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
(2025)
Nonfiction
Book
Call Numbers:
NEW PARENTING
Availability
Details
PUBLISHED
New York : Atria Books, 2025
EDITION
First Atria Books hardcover edition
DESCRIPTION
215 pages : illustrations, charts ; 22 cm
ISBN/ISSN
9781668099995, 1668099993 :, 1668099993, 9781668099995
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
A practical, research-based guide offering ten clear strategies to help parents raise resilient, independent kids amid today's tech-driven world, addressing social media, screen time, and mental health with simple and effective rules for fostering balanced and healthy development
CONTENTS
Introduction : the need for rules --
Rule 1 : you're in charge --
Rule 2 : no electronic devices in the bedroom overnight --
Rule 3 : no social media until age 16, or later --
Rule 4 : first phones should be basic phones --
Rule 5 : give the first smartphone with the driver's license --
Rule 6 : use parental controls --
Rule 7 : create no-phone zones --
Rule 8 : give your kids real-world freedom --
Rule 9 : beware the laptop, and the gaming console, and the tablet, and... --
Rule 10 : advocate for no phones during the school day --
Conclusion : you've got this