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xi, 314 pages ; 23 cm |
| Summary |
"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. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 292-296) and index. |
| 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: Modifying the Rules for Kids with ADHD, Anxiety, and Depression -- 12. Don't Take Away the Phone! The Nuts and Bolts of Your Family Digital Technology Agreement -- Resources. |
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Internet and children.
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Parenting.
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Social media.
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PSYCHOLOGY / Psychotherapy / Child & Adolescent.
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MEDICAL / Psychiatry / Child & Adolescent.
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FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Parenting / General.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Work.
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Internet and children. (OCoLC)fst00977226
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Parenting. (OCoLC)fst01053407
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Social media. (OCoLC)fst01741098
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| ISBN |
9781462517947 hardcover |
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9781462515530 (paperback) |
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1462515533 (paperback) |
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1462517943 |
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