Shaping Technology and Digital Wellness for Children and Families
“I translate clinical child development expertise into product strategy for software developers and corporate teams committed to ethical innovation. Drawing on 25+ years of clinical practice, I help organizations navigate the intersection of digital design and healthy development. My consulting focuses on optimizing platform architecture, safety policy, and workplace wellness programs—advocating for staged access and mental health support to move beyond simple engagement metrics and prioritize long-term digital wellbeing and parental trust.”
Strategic Guidance for the Digital Age
If you are ready to move beyond traditional engagement metrics and build tools that support healthy development, let’s connect.
Dr. Pletter is available for:
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Corporate Workshops: Equipping your teams with the developmental science behind user behavior.
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Product Strategy Consulting: Integrating ethical design and staged access into your development roadmap.
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Leadership Sessions: Navigating the complex intersection of mental health, policy, and digital safety.
Speaking Topics
Digital Wellness & Healthy Childhoods
How technology shapes children’s attention, relationships, and overall growth.
Bridging Families and Tech
Translating insights from clinical practice into practical guidance for families and software teams.
Corporate Wellness & Policy
Supporting employees’ families with intentional digital design and effective workplace policies.
Product Development & Beta Testing
Hands-on consultation to integrate child development insights into apps, platforms, and features.
Engagement Formats
Tailored sessions to meet the needs of your company team, school, or community.
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Keynotes: High-impact presentations for corporate, school, or professional summits. I translate clinical insights into actionable strategies for navigating the intersection of child development and digital culture.
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Workshops: Deep-dive, interactive sessions for product teams, HR, or educators. These are fully customizable to align with your organization’s internal goals and team challenges.
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Webinars: Scalable, remote sessions tailored for distributed teams or global communities, focusing on practical, evidence-based approaches to digital health.
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Small-Group Consulting: Targeted, high-level sessions with leadership and product teams. I provide direct input on product roadmaps, safety policies, and beta-testing feedback to ensure your tools prioritize ethical, developmental design.
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Trusted Voice & Expertise
I am grateful to have Dr. Pletter within our local community. As a principle-centered restaurant company, we recognize the importance of prioritizing the health and well-being of our diners and our employees. A healthy work environment is crucial for achieving success. During his initial speaking engagement with us, Dr. Pletter emphasized the critical significance of mental health, equating it to physical health, and presented practical solutions to enable our community to access a range of mental health services. Healthy employees create healthy businesses, and Dr. Pletter’s message is both foundational and paramount. He has my full endorsement as a speaker and leader, and he’s great at talking with employees and leaders alike.
During the development of our parental control learning app, we sought guidance from Dr. Adam Pletter to better understand child psychology and the motivations around behavior. Our goal was to create an app that made screen time more enriching for kids while still ensuring they had fun. Dr. Pletter’s contributions went beyond the academic. He lent both his expertise and his passion for elevating the screen time experience. He helped us form a value proposition that resonates with parents and educators while empowering kids to have agency over their digital interactions.
Dr. Pletter and his iparent101.com team serve as tremendous resources for us. Dr. Pletter works closely with kids and parents every day and his “on the ground” perspective is always insightful.
Notable Speaking Events
November 18, 2026 The RIC (Regional Interdisciplinary Collaborative) annual Regional Human Trafficking and Child Exploitation Summit
July 2026 AAUW Falls Church Area Chapter (American Association of University Women) (Webinar)
April 27, 2026 Parenting in the Digital World: A Guide to Teen Online Safety Bender JCC of Greater Washington (in person)
May 8, 2025 Parenting Through the Noise – SGA Wealth Strategies/Divorce Solutions, Rockland County, NY (webinar)
October 8, 2024, Screen Smart Parenting– K.N.O.W. 2 Prevent, Westchester County, NY (webinar)
May 22, 2024, Screen Smart Parenting – Operation Parent, Louisville, KY (webinar)
•August 2, 2023 Farmers Restaurant Group Washington, DC
•September 3, 2020 Association Management Strategies Washington, DC (Webinar)
•September 7, 2020 Guest Speaker; CORE 105 and 106 iGen Reboot American University Washington, DC (Webinar)
•July 18, 2018 Farmers Restaurant Group Washington, DC
•October 4, 2016 The Advisory Board Company Washington, DC
Continuing Education Seminars
February 27, 2026 iPractice 101; Grand Rounds Cognitive & Behavioral Consultants, White Plains, NY (webinar)
•October 21, 2023 Keynote Speaker The Promise and Perils of Technology for Our Students WEG Conference (Webinar)
• January 5, 2022 Screen Time and Mental Health in Youth The Ross Center Washington DC (Webinar)
• February 21, 2020 iPractice 101™ Working with Families in the Digital World Alvord, Baker & Associates Rockville, Md
• November 19, 2017 iPractice 101™ Working with Families in the Digital World Association of Practicing Psychologists Silver Spring, MD
• September 23, 2016 iPractice 101™ Working with Families in the Digital Age NVCP Tysons Corner, VA
• January 27, 2020 Field of Memes: A Guide to Problematic Screen Use Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Society of Greater Washington Washington, DC
• March 20, 2018 iPractice 101™ Consultation & Treatment in the Digital World JSSA Rockville, MD