Parenting for the digital age
Subtitle: the truth behind media's effect on children, and what to do about it
By: Bill Ratner
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Familius LLC
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Sanger, California]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 169
ISBN-13: 9781939629050; 9781939629005
Subjects: Technology and children; Mass media and children; Parenting
Description: From how to deal with cyberbullying to the strange, true stories behind Barbie and G.I. Joe, media insider Bill Ratner takes an inside look at our wired-up world in a fascinating book--part memoir, part parenting guide--for the digital age. Landing his first job in advertising at age fourteen, Ratner learned early that the media doesn't necessarily have our best interests at heart. His career as one of America's most popular voiceover artists and his life as a parent and educator gives readers a first-hand look at the effects of digital media on children and what you can do about it.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: I. Challenges. The TV broke, Daddy; title: How we came to this; title: The brotherhood of radio stations; title: Betty Crocker- meeting th myth; title: My Dad's big speech; title: Barbie; title: TV cartoon bonanza: the G.I. Joe Chronicles; title: TV promo world; title: The scorching lure of the media; title: Cyber manners; title: Okay, I'll be honest; title: II. Solutions. How to start a babysitting co-op; title: TV cartoon scandals- media awareness for children; title: What the shrink said; title: The moth; title: Families talk.