Teodora Pavkovic
Psychologist, Parenting Coach & Digital Wellness Consultant
Educating, engaging and empowering children, adults and organizations by helping them become emotionally smart and digitally well.
Helping you stay present, emotionally connected and focused in the Digital Age.
ABOUT ME
With clients spanning across 3 continents, I am an international psychologist, parenting coach and digital wellness consultant with over a decade of international experience helping children and adults improve their emotional and mental well-being.
The practical workshops, inspiring talks and in-depth one-on-one sessions I conduct with my clients focus on raising emotional awareness, connecting with inner strengths and learning how to use technology in mindful and intentional ways as individuals, families and communities.
I first became interested in Parenting in the Age of Technology in 2016. While living in Singapore, where I practiced as a vision therapist and a psychotherapist, I suddenly began noticing children all around me glued to screen-based devices. Whether while sitting in the bus, at the dinner table in a restaurant or while being pushed around in a stroller, the moments in which children would typically be connected either to themselves, their environment or to their parents were suddenly becoming moments in which they were connected to a screen-based device.
This got me asking: What happens to the parent-child connection when you insert a device in between?
It is still too early in this tech-connected social experiment to answer this question, but my mission has become to educate children, parents and wider communities about the vital importance of safety, connection, attention and affection in this Digital Age - these are the pillars of not just healthy child development, but any healthy relationship and society too. My approach involves utilizing the principles of emotional intelligence and positive psychology practices to help you become digitally well - whether you are a parent, school, brand or company.
I define being Digitally Well as: "using technology mindfully, intentionally and humanely in such a way, that it doesn't tarnish your psychological and emotional well-being or the psychological and emotional well-being of others."
To learn more about my professional and academic background and find out how I can help you, please explore my website and get in touch.
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American Psychological Association
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British Psychological Society
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Co-chair Parenting Professionals Working Group, Children's Screen-Time Action Network
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Board Advisor Trehaus School, Singapore
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Board Advisor Made of Millions, New York
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Board Advisor, Turning Life On
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Parent Ambassador, Children and Screens
Academic Background
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BSc Psychology
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MSc Foundations of Clinical Psychology
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Professional Diploma in Psychotherapy
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Certified in Core 100 Strategic Intervention Coaching Certificate
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Certified Digital Wellness Educator
Professional Affiliations
Workshop Themes
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Digital Wellness 1.0 and 2.0
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Emotional Intelligence training for teachers, therapists, parents and children
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Positive psychology & mindfulness training for children
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Building resilience in children: training for parents and teachers
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Adolescence: the challenges and opportunities
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Self-expression: improving authenticity, connectedness and communication
Speaking Engagements
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Big Bang Data, Art Science Museum, Singapore
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Humane Tech Conference, New York, NY
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Wellness Summit, Singapore American School, Singapore
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HUMANITECH (organizer), Virtual Digital Wellness Conference
In ACTION
SOCIAL MEDIA
SERVICES
I work one-on-one with children and parents, as well as adults with non-parenting issues. I help my clients develop digital wellness practices, parent in the age of technology and improve their emotional health and well-being.
Group Work
I deliver tailor-made workshops, talks and trainings to teams at schools, universities, workplaces and cultural institutions.
Consulting
I work with for- and non-profit businesses and organizations who want to align their product, brand and/or culture values with digital wellness and emotional intelligence principles and practices.
Individual Work
RECOMMENDED READING & FREE RESOURCES
Children & Parenting:
"The Optimistic Child," by Martin E. P. Seligman
"Brainstorm," by Daniel J. Siegel
"The Whole-Brain Child," by Daniel J. Siegel & Tina Payne Bryson
"No-Drama Discipline," by Daniel J. Siegel & Tina Payne Bryson
"Parenting from the Inside Out," by Daniel J. Siegel & Mary Hartzell
"Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child," by John Gottman with Joan Declaire
"The Empathy Effect," Helen Riess with Liz Neporent
Neuroscience:
"The Brain That Changes Itself," by Norman Doidge
"Wired to Connect," by Amy Banks with Leigh Hirschman
Positive Psychology:
"The Myths of Happiness," by Sonja Lyubomirsky
"The How of Happiness," by Sonja Lyubomirsky
"Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience," by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
"The Art of Gathering," by Priya Parker
"Mindset: The New Psychology of Success," by Carol S. Dweck
"Hector and the Search for Happiness," Francois Lelord
Self-development:
"The Person You Mean to Be," by Dolly Chugh
"Why Him? Why Her?," by Helen Fisher
"Quiet," by Susan Cain
"Man's Search for Meaning," by Viktor E. Frankl
"The Schopenhauer Cure," by Irvin D. Yalom
"When Nietzsche Wept," by Irvin D. Yalom
The Guide to Responsible Technology
All Tech Is Human, headed by tech ethicist David Ryan Polgar, is committed to informing and inspiring the next generation of responsible technologists and changemakers and has released its guide to the responsible technology field, with NYU’s Alliance for Public Interest Technology as its education partner.
I was part of the global team of 30+ volunteers who contributed to the creation of this invaluable resource, and am incredibly honored to have also been featured in the Guide in the "Collaborator Journey" section.
This document - the first of its kind - is aimed at college students, grad students, and young professionals looking for inroads into the growing responsible tech field. Pressing issues including misinformation, algorithmic bias, facial recognition and many others have heightened the need for a new crop of dynamic interdisciplinary thinkers. The guide provides a comprehensive overview of the topics, organizations, and new careers emerging in the responsible tech space, and can be accessed at ResponsibleTechGuide.com.
If you have any questions about the Guide or are interested in connecting with any of our featured collaborators or leaders, please get in touch with me via my Contact form below.
