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Protecting Childhood and Family Relationships in the Digital Age
Harper
August 2013
On Sale: August 13, 2013
384 pages
ISBN: 0062082426
EAN: 9780062082428
Kindle: B009NF6GT2
Hardcover / e-Book
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Non-Fiction
Have iPads replaced conversation at the dinner table?
What do infants observe when their parents
are on their smartphones? Should you be your
child's Facebook friend? As the focus of family
has turned to the glow of the screen—children constantly
texting their friends, parents working online around the
clock—everyday life is undergoing a massive transformation.
Easy availability to the Internet and social media has
erased the boundaries that protect children from the
unsavory aspects of adult life. Parents often feel they are
losing a meaningful connection with their children. Children
are feeling lonely and alienated. The digital world is here
to stay, but what are families losing with technology's
gain? As renowned clinical psychologist Catherine
Steiner-Adair explains, families are in crisis around this
issue, and even more so than they realize. Not only do
chronic tech distractions have deep and lasting effects, but
children desperately need parents to provide what tech
cannot: close, significant interactions with the adults in
their lives. Drawing on real-life stories from her clinical
work with children and parents, and her consulting work with
educators and experts across the country, Steiner-Adair
offers insights and advice that can help parents achieve
greater under-standing, authority, and confidence as they
come up against the tech revolution unfolding in their
living rooms. We all know that deep connection with
the people we love means everything to us. It's time to look
with fresh eyes and an open mind at the disconnection we are
experiencing from our extreme device dependence. It's never
too late to put down the iPad and come to the dinner table.
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