Speaking

Invite Dr. Richard Freed to Speak at Your Event

Dr. Freed is a sought-after and entertaining speaker on raising kids in the digital age, the health effects of kids' tech use, and what science tells us kids need most for a healthy childhood and adolescence. He reinforces the essential role of children’s and teens’ real-world connections with parents, educators, and other caring adults in a world taken with screens.

Endorsements

“Dr. Freed’s dynamic presentations are always among the most popular and best-received at our national summits on media and marketing to kids. Engaging and interactive with his audience, he is great not only at diagnosing our media-related ills, but also at offering clear advice and solutions.”

Josh Golin

Executive Director, Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood

“Dear Richard–Thank you again for providing such a thought-provoking and informative talk for our parent community. We hope to keep this conversation going and thank you for getting it started.”

Traci Huahn

Author of "The Read-Aloud Handbook"

“Dr. Freed’s dynamic presentations are always among the most popular and best-received at our national summits on media and marketing to kids. Engaging and interactive with his audience, he is great not only at diagnosing our media-related ills, but also at offering clear advice and solutions.”

Josh Golin

Executive Director, Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood

“Dear Richard–Thank you again for providing such a thought-provoking and informative talk for our parent community. We hope to keep this conversation going and thank you for getting it started.”

Traci Huahn

Author of "The Read-Aloud Handbook"

Selected Prior Speaking Engagements

  • Princeton Common Ground, Princeton, NJ
  • Screen Time Action Network Conference, Brookline, MA
  • Youth4Youth Summit by LookUp and The Social Dilemma Virtual Conference
  • Children and Screens-The Power of Persuasion & Emerging Technologies
  • Becca Schmill Foundation-Social Media and Our Youth Virtual Forum
  • Kaiser Permanente-National Alliance on Mental Illness Conference, Oakland, CA
  • The Athenian School, Danville, CA
  • UC Berkeley Work/Life Parenting Speaker Series, Berkeley, CA
  • Palo Alto Schools, Palo Alto, CA
  • Helping Girls Navigate Adolescence, Downers Grove, IL
  • Danville Schools, Danville, CA
  • Campaign for Commercial-Free Childhood Summit, Boston, MA
  • Halton Waldorf School, Burlington, Ontario, Canada
  • 2019 Regional ADHD Conference, Kaiser Permanente, Berkeley, CA
  • Crossroads Academy, Lyme, NH
  • Kids and Screens Conference, Screen Strong, Charlotte, NC
  • San Diego Unified Schools, San Diego, CA
  • Physician Wellness, Kaiser Permanente, Yosemite, CA
  • Orchard Valley Waldorf School, Montpelier, VT
  • Lafayette Schools, Lafayette, CA
  • Albany Library and Schools, Albany, CA
  • Princeton Common Ground Educators, Princeton Academy of the Sacred Heart, Princeton, NJ
  • Escuela Bilingue Internacional, Emeryville, CA
  • Frederick County Schools, Frederick, MD
  • San Ramon Valley Mental Health Advisory Council, San Ramon, CA
  • Shining Mountain Waldorf School Podcast, Boulder, CO
  • Duveneck Elementary, Palo Alto, CA
  • Subject panel, Screenagers, Stanley Middle School, Lafayette, CA
  • St. Philip Neri School, Alameda, CA
  • Saratoga High School, Saratoga, CA
  • Upper Valley Waldorf School, Quechee, VT
  • Jordan Middle School, Palo Alto, CA
  • San Francisco Waldorf School, San Francisco, CA
  • ADHD Champions Conference, Kaiser Permanente, Fremont, CA
  • Las Lomitas School District, Atherton, CA
  • Bentley School, Lafayette, CA
  • Waldorf School of Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA
  • Suncoast Waldorf School, Palm Harbor, FL
  • The Classical Academies, San Diego, CA
  • Santa Cruz Waldorf School, Santa Cruz, CA
  • Ecole Bilingue, Elementary and Middle Schools, Berkeley, CA
  • Kaiser Permanente Mental Health, Roseville, CA
  • Seven Hills School, Walnut Creek, CA
  • Grand Rounds, Kaiser Permanente, Oakland Medical Center, Oakland, CA
  • Children’s Hospital & Research Center, Oakland, CA
  • The Saklan School, Moraga, CA
  • Stanley Middle School, Lafayette, CA
  • Archdiocese of San Francisco Conference, San Mateo, CA

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