| Description |
x, 251 pages ; 23 cm |
| Summary |
"Screens are seductive. We see it in our toddlers, begging for tablets. We see it in our pre-teens, leading double lives on Tumblr. We see it in ourselves, too, as much of our time gets sucked into news feeds and emails. From a parenting vantage, technology has been the holy grail, allowing us to outsource the unpleasant tasks and give ourselves a break. No clean-up after painting when it's done on a tablet. No complaints of "I'm bored" on a road trip when there's a game-loaded smartphone. No screams when you have to take a call if the kids are absorbed in a screen rather than running around the house. But, as many parents have guessed from their distracted, sedentary, and incessantly anxious-about-what-might-be-going-on-without-them kids, there some things you just can't out-source: you have to be the parent."--Jacket. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: Screen time -- What we don't know can hurt us -- Babies aren't meant to be Einsteins -- Are you preparing your child for school or Las Vegas? -- Drop the call ... and the phone while you are at it -- The price of internet access is eternal vigilance -- Think American education can't get worse? Put iPads in the classroom -- Just say no -- Less technology, more independence. |
| 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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Digital media -- Social aspects.
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Mass media and children.
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Mass media and youth.
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Parenting.
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Digital media -- Social aspects.
(OCoLC)fst01766776
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Internet and children. (OCoLC)fst00977226
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Internet and youth. (OCoLC)fst01762578
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Mass media and children. (OCoLC)fst01011332
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Mass media and youth. (OCoLC)fst01011384
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Parenting. (OCoLC)fst01053407
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Technology and children. (OCoLC)fst01145252
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Technology and youth. (OCoLC)fst01145278
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| Genre/Form |
Nonfiction.
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| ISBN |
9781599474823 (hardcover) |
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1599474824 (hardcover) |
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