Media moms & digital dads
Subtitle: a fact-not-fear approach to parenting in the digital age
By: Yalda Uhls
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 238
ISBN-13: 9781629560847
Subjects: Social media; COMPUTERS / Social Aspects / General; PSYCHOLOGY / Developmental / Child; Parenting; Social aspects; FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Parenting / General; Child rearing
Other titles: Media moms and digital dads
Description: In Media Moms & Digital Dads, former film producer turned child psychologist Yalda Uhls cautions parents not to be afraid of the changing state of media but to deal with the realities of how our kids engage with it. The truth is children today spend more time with media than they do with parents or in schools. And as parents, many of us did not have early exposure to the Internet, mobile phones, and gaming, making the world of our children somewhat foreign to us. The key, says Uhls, is to understand the pros and cons of media so that parents can make informed decisions about cause and effect, boundaries and exposure. Uhls debunks the myths around media by delving into the extensive body of social science research, proving that our kids are all right, and that parents can and must adapt to help their children thrive in the digital age. The author explores critical questions: Do kids learn better from paper versus screens? Why do tween girls post videos of themselves online asking if they are ugly? Do children really learn from video games? Is the era of the selfie creating self-obsessed children? Does the endless stream of information and multitasking lead to distraction? Do kids learn the same things about the world when they look at faces on screens versus in real life? Is the brain changing? This ground-breaking book will draw back the curtain and reveal the truth - often surprising and counterintuitive, and other times reassuring - in order to help guide the conversation about our digital age and the future of childhood"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-222) and index.
Table of contents: title: Foreword by James P. Steyer, founder and CEO, Common Sense Media; title: Introduction; title: Part one: The basics. Parenting in the digital age ; Screen time for babies and toddlers ; The mobile era ; The digital brain; title: Part two: Social media. Social media and social lives ; Fame, FOMO, and selfies; title: Part three: Learning. Learning in the digital age ; Education in the digital age ; Video games and learning; title: Epilogue.