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Title:
Screen-smart parenting : how to find balance and benefit in your child's use of social media, apps, and digital devices / by Jodi Gold.
Author:
Gold, Jodi.
Publication Information:
New York ; London : The Guilford Press, 2015.
Call Number:
HQ784 .I58 G65 2015
Abstract:
"Even for today's most tech-savvy parents, managing kids' technology use is a huge challenge fraught with uncertainties. What kinds (and amounts) of screen time boost learning and development--and what kinds may be harmful? What is the right age for a game console or a smartphone? How can kids and teens be protected from cyberbullying and learn to be good digital citizens? What impact do parents' technology habits have? In her busy psychiatry practice--and while raising her own kids--Jodi Gold sees every day both the mind-boggling benefits and the serious downsides of technology. In a positive, accessible style, she gives parents a wealth of practical strategies for navigating the digital frontier and creating realistic, doable rules and expectations for the whole family"-- Provided by publisher.
ISBN:
9781462515530

9781462517947
Physical Description:
xi, 314 pages ; 23 cm
Contents:
Introduction: Throw Away the Rule Book -- I. The Brave New World -- 1. Understanding Your Family's Digital Habitat: Cultivating Online Resilience and Digital Citizenship -- 2. Digital Milestones: The Facts Behind How Technology Affects Your Child's Development -- 3. The Digital Landscape: What You Need to Know about the Tech Terrain -- 4. From the iPotty to Facebook Fame: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of the Digital Debates -- II. Growing Up Digital -- 5. Downloading in Diapers: Managing Your Child's Digital World before Preschool -- Ages 0-2 -- 6. Digitods and Technotots: Everything You Need to Know about the Digital World You Learned in Kindergarten -- Ages 3-5 -- 7. Digital Magic Years: The Calm before the Digital Storm of Middle School -- Ages 6-8 -- 8. Welcome to the Frequent Flyer Club: Equipped with a Digital Boarding Pass and Ready to Take Off -- Ages 8-10 -- 9. Tweens and the Texting Revolution: Digital Media Use at Its Peak -- Ages 11-14 -- 10. Just Digital: Rewriting the Rules on Independence, Dating, Friends, and School -- Ages 15-18 -- III. One Size Does Not Fit All -- 11. The Digitally Challenging Child: Rewriting the Rules for Kids with ADHD, Anxiety, or Depression -- 12. Don't Take Away the Phone! The Nuts and Bolts of Your Family Digital Technology Agreement -- Resources.
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