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Author Brooks, Mike, 1968- author.

Title Tech generation : raising balanced kids in a hyper-connected world / Mike Brooks and Jon Lasser.

Publication Info. New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2018.

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 Avon Free Public Library - Adult Department  649.1 BROOKS    DUE 01-29-24 Billed
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Description xii, 314 pages ; 22 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [269]-305) and index.
Summary "Tech Generation: Raising Balanced Kids in a Hyper-Connected World guides parents in teaching their children how to reap the benefits of living in a digital world while also preventing its negative effects. Mike Brooks and Jon Lasser, psychologists with extensive experience working with kids, parents, and teachers, combine cutting-edge research and expertise to create an engaging and helpful guide that emphasizes the importance of the parent-child relationship"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents Technology in our lives -- Is our technology making us any happier? -- The pull of our screens -- The effects of technology on children and families -- Foundations of the relationship -- Building the relationship -- The green light level: prevention -- The yellow light level: addressing emerging concerns -- The red light level: when strong intervention is necessary -- Parenting, technology, and schooling -- Summary -- Appendix 1: Family assessment of screen time (FAST) -- Appendix 2: Quick-reference guide to strategies for a tech happy life -- Appendix 3: FAQs for a tech happy life -- Appendix 4: Tech happy life: resources.
Subject Technology and children.
Computers and families.
Internet and families.
Child rearing.
Child rearing. (OCoLC)fst00854588
Computers and families. (OCoLC)fst01728116
Internet and families. (OCoLC)fst01747232
Technology and children. (OCoLC)fst01145252
PSYCHOLOGY / Clinical Psychology.
PSYCHOLOGY / Developmental / General.
Added Author Lasser, Jon, 1970- author.
ISBN 9780190665296 (hardcover)
0190665297 (hardcover)
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