Children and Screens: 10 Principles for a Balanced Relationship with Technology

Jean Twenge, PhD, award-winning Professor of Psychology and author of the much-discussed book iGen – The Internet Generation, returns with an understandable guide to raising happy and mentally resilient children in the age of smartphones and social media.

Nowadays, parenting often feels like an uphill battle, as technology invades every aspect of our children's lives. From high rates of social media addiction to increasing mental health problems in teenagers, parents struggle to find ways for their children to have a balanced relationship with technology.

After decades of research, award-winning psychology professor Jean Twenge offers the invaluable guide parents have been looking for. Through ten simple and practical principles that demonstrably lead to raising independent and balanced children, you will, among other things, be able to:

• decide what your child's first phone will be (and when you will give it to them),
• protect your children from social media until they are ready to access it,
• effectively set up parental controls and give your children freedoms in the real world.

Concise, informative, and timely, this book equips parents with the necessary tools not only to combat the most immediate threats, such as cyberbullying, but also to cultivate valuable life skills in their children.