| Description |
236 pages ; 22 cm |
| Contents |
Machine generated contents note: 1. A Brave New World? -- Not a Technophobe -- The Digital Invasion -- The Bright Side of Technology -- The Not-So-Bright Side -- Digital Natives and Digital Immigrants -- The Digital World and Our Spirituality -- Parents and Educators CAN Make a Difference -- What We Can Do about It -- Discussion Questions -- 2. Awaken to Your Relationship with Technology -- Where Has All the Time Gone? -- We All Have a Relationship with Technology -- More Socially Connected, but More Disconnected -- Living in the Shallows -- Wake-Up Call to Parents -- Wake-Up Call to Teachers and Educators -- Questions for Teachers to Reflect On -- A Rainbow in the Dark Skies of Learning -- Wake-Up Call to Pastors and Chaplains -- Digital Addiction in the Military -- What Pastors and Chaplains Can Do about It -- Discussion Questions -- 3. The Rewiring of Our Brains -- Are Our Brains Changeable? -- Does the Brain Have Any Limitations? -- Brain Systems That Could Be Affected by Our Hyper-Tech World. |
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System One The Brain's "Pleasure System" -- System Two The Brain's "Tranquility System" -- System Three The Brain's "Memory System" -- System Four The Brain's "Learning System" -- Ten Ways to Improve Sleep Quality -- System Five The Brain's "Attachment System" -- System Six The Brain's "Spiritual System" -- What We Can Do about It -- Discussion Questions -- 4. The Multitasking Myth -- Uncovering the Truth about Multitasking -- Do Computers Really Multitask? -- Human Limitations in Multitasking -- Why Is Multitasking Such a Challenge? -- Multitasking and Learning -- Test for Multitasking Addiction -- Multitasking and "Attention Deficit Trait" -- Dos and Don'ts for Parents of Multitasking Teenagers -- Teaching Our Children to "Pay Attention" -- Effective Cyber Learning -- What We Can Do about It -- Five Free Apps That Can Help You Reclaim Your Time -- Discussion Questions -- 5. Relationships and Social Media -- We Are Created for Connection -- The Narcissism Epidemic -- Why Do We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other? -- Twelve Ways to Improve Communication. |
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Rise of Online Dating -- Being Smart about Online Dating -- A Lonely Future? -- Facebook and Twitter Comparisons -- Facebook Depression -- Facebook Addiction Disorder -- Facebook Affairs -- Steps to Preventing Facebook Affairs -- The Digital Impact on Marriage -- Signs You Are Headed for a Facebook Affair -- Ten Questions to Discuss with Your Spouse about Facebook -- Repairing Marriage after a Facebook Affair -- What We Can Do about It -- Discussion Questions -- 6. More Serious Cyber Problems -- Destructive Consequences from Internet Pornography -- Breaking Free -- Cybersex and Cyber-Affairs -- Sexting -- Cyberstalking -- Cyberbullying -- Internet Gambling -- Internet Video Gaming Addictions -- Gaming Risk Addiction -- Addiction Risk for Video Games -- Virtual Worlds -- What Does the Future Hold? -- What We Can Do about It -- Discussion Questions -- 7. Overcoming Digital Addictions -- The Digital Addiction Heist -- Clarifying Addiction -- The Reality of Digital Addictions -- Components and Consequences -- What Do ALL Addictions Have in Common? |
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How Does an Internet Addiction Form? -- Why Is Texting So Prone to Addiction? -- Texting Tips for Parents -- How Addicted Are You or Your Children? -- Symptoms of Internet Addiction -- Teenage Digital Addiction Test -- Adult Digital Addiction Test -- Overcoming an Internet Addiction -- Digital Addiction Treatment Plan -- What We Can Do about It -- Discussion Questions -- 8. Intentional Living in a Digital World -- How Digitally Engaged Are You? -- Digital Use Assessment Quiz -- Guarding Your Well-Being -- Estimated Current Digital Use -- Five Ways to Restore Your Pleasure Center -- Establishing Digital Boundaries -- Intentional Strategies to Help You Thrive in Your Real Life -- Ten Steps to Digital Well-Being -- Where Have All Our Manners Gone? -- Ten Core Rules of Internet Netiquette -- Setting Intentional Limits on Technology -- The Digital Fast Challenge -- What We Can Do about It -- Discussion Questions -- 9. A Parent's Digital Protection Plan -- Parents' Fears about the Digital World -- Step 1 Lay a Foundation of Trust. |
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Step 2 Stay Informed about the Digital World -- Step 3 Love Enough to Set Limits on Using Digital Devices -- Step 4 Protecting Your Children's Social Skills -- Step 5 Set Up a Digital Contract -- Step 6 Keep the Internet Safe -- Internet Access Safety Tips -- Step 7 Stay Involved in Your Children's Digital Lives -- The Stealth American Plague -- What We Can Do about It -- Ten Tough Technology Tips -- Discussion Questions -- 10. Protecting Your "Godspace" -- Freeing Up Space for God -- See Your Godspace as Sacred -- Cultivating the Place -- Protecting Your Godspace -- Exploring Spiritual Disciplines -- Seven Ways to Cultivate Silence and Solitude -- Think Like Jesus-Christian Mindfulness -- Creating a Sacred Space for Your Godspace -- Sanctifying Our Technology -- Discussion Questions. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-236) and index. |
| Summary |
In the world of technology, there are just two kinds of people: digital natives and digital immigrants. Digital natives are those born after the advent of the internet. They are comfortable with swift technological change and take the presence of technology in their lives almost completely for granted. They have "digital DNA" flowing through their bodies. On the other hand, digital immigrants are those born before the advent of the internet. Their comfort level with our technology-soaked world is more variable. But they are affected by the digital invasion just as much as their native children. With the latest research supporting them, Dr. Archibald Hart and Dr. Sylvia Hart Frejd uncover both the subtle and the dramatic ways digital technology is changing us from within, focusing their expose on the impact on the spiritual life of individuals. Through insights from neuroscience and psychology, they offer readers therapeutic and biblical strategies for handling the digital invasion in order to become good stewards of their digital lives. Parents, educators, students, counselors, and pastors will especially appreciate this cultural wake-up call. |
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Internet -- Social aspects.
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Internet -- Moral and ethical aspects.
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Information technology -- Social aspects.
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Information technology -- Moral and ethical aspects.
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Social media.
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| ISBN |
9780801015298 (pbk.) |
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0801015294 (pbk.) |
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