Description |
372 pages ; 25 cm |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
Summary |
"Does every conversation with your child or teen about screen time blow up into a fight? Or maybe you avoid bringing up the topic but silently harbor worry and frustration. How can you better understand what you?re up against ? and most importantly, ensure the healthiest screen time possible? In Parenting in the Screen Age, award-winning filmmaker, and mental health advocate Dr. Delaney Ruston distills more than a decade of communications research into a definitive guide for today?s parents. Packed with evidence-based insights on screen time from researchers, input from kids and teens, and solutions drawn from Dr. Ruston?s own messy parenting struggles, this guide shows you how to start ? and sustain ? productive family talks about technology. You?ll learn how to: Bring up screen time without making your child or teen defensive; Talk through difficult issues like online social cruelty, sexting, and mental health; Engage your child in creating boundaries around Netflix, video gaming, and social media; Have screen time limits that actually work ? with less of the sneaking or arguing. During the COVID pandemic or after, this book will help you lead your child to become more tech-wise and life balanced ? empowering them to build a healthier relationship with our digital world, now and into their future"--Amazon.com |
Subject |
Technology and children.
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Technology and youth.
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Internet and children.
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Internet and youth.
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Parenting.
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Child rearing.
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ISBN |
9781735639604 (paperback) |
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1735639605 (paperback) |
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