Thu 6 Aug 2026 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Toowoomba Grammar School, together with The Glennie School and Fairholme College, invites families from our school communities to an evening with Madonna King.
As parents, we all want to raise kind and curious, clever and independent children. So what is hampering that, and how do we get around it?
Screens.
Not just social media, but computer games and streaming, AI and algorithms are all changing our children’s lives, from toddlers through to their late teens.
What do you really need to know before they head into the high school years, and how can you help your child flourish?
Madonna King has interviewed hundreds of children, parents, teachers, psychologists, scientists, paediatricians and researchers to bring you the most up-to-date and practical advice. This is suitable for most parents, primarily for parents in Years 3 - 8.
Join us at Toowoomba Grammar School to learn tips and strategies to help bring back the family dinner table, delay the introduction of screens and navigate the challenges facing young people today. Madonna will also answer questions and sign books following the presentation.
This event is being offered exclusively to families from Toowoomba Grammar School, The Glennie School and Fairholme College.
Event details
- Thursday, 6 August 2026
- 5:30pm - Arrival
- Books available for purchase
- Light supper and drinks available
- 6:00pm - Presentation by Madonna King on key issues facing children and adolescents
- 7:00pm - Presentation concludes, followed by book signing
- This is a free event with limited capacity. Early reservations are recommended.
About the book
Screen Wise is the new book from award-winning journalist, parenting commentator and bestselling author Madonna King.
Screen Wise draws on hundreds of interviews conducted throughout 2025 and 2026 with parents, teachers, principals, psychiatrists, neuroscientists, police, academics, the eSafety Commissioner and children themselves.
Rather than fearmongering, Screen Wise offers a calm, practical and solutions-focused roadmap for families navigating the realities of modern childhood.
This is a major conversation for Australian families, schools and policymakers and one likely to dominate headlines throughout the second half of 2026.
