10 rules for raising kids in a high-tech world
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
Jean M. Twenge. Atria, $27 (224p) ISBN 978-1-6680-9999-5
This informative guide from psychologist Twenge (Generations) seeks to help parents raise kids to have a healthy relationship with technology. Twenge argues that parents should set strict boundaries with their children when it comes to phone and laptop use, considering that legal protections to keep kids from accessing inappropriate content online are flimsy at best. She encourages setting firm screen-time limits backed by parental control software to ensure that technology use doesn’t interfere with activities like socializing and exercising, and she proposes that parents should wait to give kids smartphones until they’re old enough to drive, pointing to studies that show delaying smartphone use improves mental health outcomes. One positive, tech-free way to help kids enjoy increased independence as they grow up, she suggests, is to promote real-world experiences, citing the example of a U.K. journalist who sent her teen sons on an unsupervised campout without their smart
How to raise happy and resilient kids in the age of overwhelming technology
From the rise of social media addiction to the growing mental health crisis, parents today are grappling with how they can help their children have a balanced relationship with technology.
Until now. Drawing on decades of original research from the world-leading expert on the impact of technology on mental health, this is the science-backed guide parents have been waiting for.
Offering 10 clear, actionable rules, you’ll find out:
- When to give your child their first phone
- How to keep kids from accessing social media (before they are ready to)
- Ways to set up effective parental controls on devices
- Advice on giving kids real-world freedom
Empowering and grounded in first-of-its-kind evidence, this book is essential reading for all parents of children and teens.
About Jean Twenge
DR JEAN M TWENGE is an award-winning professor of psychology at San Diego State University and the author of more than 190 scientifi
10 Rules for Raising Kids in a High-Tech World - by Jean M Twenge (Hardcover)
About the Book
Twenge "seeks to help parents raise kids to have a healthy relationship with technology. [She] argues that parents should set strict boundaries with their children when it comes to phone and laptop use, considering that legal protections to keep kids from accessing inappropriate content online are flimsy at best. She encourages setting firm screen-time limits backed by parental control software to ensure that technology use doesn't interfere with activities like socializing and exercising, and she proposes that parents should wait to give kids smartphones until they're old enough to drive, pointing to studies that show delaying smartphone use improves mental health outcomes"--
Book Synopsis
Jean Twenge, PhD, award-winning professor of psychology and author of the "lavishly informative" (The New York Times) Generations, returns with a concrete and accessible guide to raising resilient, successful, happy children in a time of overwhelming technological intrusion.Parenting today often feels like an uphill battle, with technology invading every corner of our kids' li
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 Lives10 Rules for Raising Kids in a High-Tech World: How Parents Can Cease Smartphones, Social Media, and Gaming From Taking Over Their Children's Lives
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Current format, Book, 20250902, , On command. Offered in 0 more formatsJean Twenge, PhD, award-winning professor of psychology and author of the "lavishly informative" ( The Modern York Times ) Generations , returns with a concrete and accessible guide to raising resilient, successful, happy children in a time of overwhelming technological intrusion.
Parenting today often feels like an uphill battle, with technology invading every corner of our kids' lives. From the rise of social media addiction to the growing mental health crisis among children and teens, parents are grappling with how they can create a fit, balanced relationship with technology for their kids.
Bestselling author Jean T
Parenting today often feels like an uphill battle, with technology invading every corner of our kids’ lives. From the rise of social media addiction to the growing mental health crisis among children and teens, parents are grappling with how they can create a healthy, balanced relationship with technology for their kids.
10 Rules is the much-needed playbook parents have been asking for. Drawing on her decades as a psychologist studying the impact of technology and mental health and her personal experience as the mother of three teenagers, Dr. Twenge offers ten actionable rules for raising independent and well-rounded children. From setting “No Social Media Until 16” boundaries to creating no-phone zones like bedrooms and family dinners, these rules are grounded in evidence yet simple enough to incorporate into any family routine.
Short, empowering, and timely, this book equips parents with the tools to combat not just immediate harms like online dangers but also helps nurture essential life skills, preparing kids and teens to become autonomous adults. 10 Rules is a concrete and accessible guide to raising resilient, successful, happy children in a time of overwhelming te