10 Rules for Raising Kids in a High-Tech World

How Parents Can Stop Smartphones, Social Media and Gaming from Taking Over Their Children's Lives

'If you can apply even a few of these ten rules, you'll have a happier family and healthier kids.' – Jonathan Haidt, bestselling author of The Anxious Generation

From social media addiction to the mental health crisis, parents are facing unrelenting challenge as technology invades every corner of family life. How can we create a healthy, balanced relationship with technology for our kids – especially when apps and devices are designed to draw them in?

In 10 Rules for Raising Kids in a High-Tech World, bestselling author Jean Twenge draws on her expertise as a psychologist as well as her experience as a mother to offer a no-nonsense guide to raising resilient, digitally aware children. Gone are vague calls for 'digital literacy'. Instead, Twenge gives you ten actionable rules to safeguard your children's mental wellbeing while fostering meaningful family connections.

Grounded in evidence, yet practical and simple, 10 Rules for Raising Kids in a High-Tech World is the much-needed solution to how we protect our children's futures, without sacrificing their present happiness.

About Jean Twenge

Jean Twenge, Professor of Psychology at San Diego State University, is the author of more than 190 scientific publications and seven books, including Generations, iGen and Generation Me. She has been featured in Time, Newsweek, the New York Times and USA Today, amongst others.
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  • Imprint: Vermilion
  • ISBN: 9781785046407
  • Length: 224 pages
  • Price: £16.99
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