Screenwise: Helping Kids Thrive (and Survive) in Their Digital World

Screenwise: Helping Kids Thrive (and Survive) in Their Digital World

by Devorah Heitner
Screenwise: Helping Kids Thrive (and Survive) in Their Digital World

Screenwise: Helping Kids Thrive (and Survive) in Their Digital World

by Devorah Heitner

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Overview

Screenwise offers a realistic and optimistic perspective on how to thoughtfully guide kids in the digital age. Many parents feel that their kids are addicted, detached, or distracted because of their digital devices. Media expert Devorah Heitner, however, believes that technology offers huge potential to our children-if parents help them. Using the foundation of their own values and experiences, parents and educators can learn about the digital world to help set kids up for a lifetime of success in a world fueled by technology. Screenwise is a guide to understanding more about what it is like for children to grow up with technology, and to recognizing the special challenges-and advantages-that contemporary kids and teens experience thanks to this level of connection. In it, Heitner presents practical parenting "hacks": quick ideas that you can implement today that will help you understand and relate to your digital native. The book will empower parents to recognize that the wisdom that they have gained throughout their lives is a relevant and urgently needed supplement to their kid's digital savvy, and help them develop skills for managing the new challenges of parenting. Based on real-life stories from other parents and Heitner's wealth of knowledge on the subject, Screenwise teaches parents what they need to know in order to raise responsible digital citizens.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781629561455
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Publication date: 10/13/2016
Edition description: New Edition
Pages: 256
Sales rank: 237,897
Product dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Devorah founded Raising Digital Natives for parents and educators seeking advice on how to help children thrive in a world of digital connectedness.

Devorah is an experienced speaker, workshop leader, and consultant, and a professional development resource for organizations wishing to cultivate a culture of responsible digital citizenship.

Since earning her Ph.D. in Media/Technology and Society from Northwestern University, she has been working with excellent public and independent schools across the United States and beyond.

She is delighted to be raising her own digital native.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1

Chapter 1 Raising Digital Natives 7

Chapter 2 The Kids Are Alright 29

Chapter 3 Assessing Your Own Digital Literacy 45

Chapter 4 Becoming a Tech-Positive Parent 63

Chapter 5 Empathy Is the App 83

Chapter 6 Family Life in the Digital Age 107

Chapter 7 Friendship and Dating in the Digital Age 135

Chapter 8 School Life in the Digital Age 167

Chapter 9 Growing Up in Public 189

Conclusion Digital Citizenship for the Next Generation 215

Acknowledgments 221

Notes 225

References 231

Index 235

About the Author 245

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