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Screenwise offers an encouraging perspective on how to thoughtfully guide kids in the digital age. Many parents and educators worry that kids are addicted, detached, or distracted because of their digital devices. Digital Citizenship expert Devorah Heitner, however, believes that technology offers huge potential to our children--if parents help them. Screenwise helps parents recognize that the social wisdom they have gained throughout their lives is a relevant and urgently needed supplement to their kid's digital savvy. These skills can help set kids up for a lifetime of success in a world fueled by technology. The core message of the book is that kids need mentoring, not (just) monitoring, and that kids deserve more empathy from adults about growing up in the digital age. Texting, gaming and social media are social spaces requiring social skills. The book offers advice on helping kids navigate friendship and identity issues that are common among new texters, gamers and social media users. Screenwise is a guide to understanding what it is like for children to grow up with technology, and to recognizing the special challenges--and advantages--that contemporary kids and teens experie

Who reads Screenwise : Helping Kids Thrive (and Survive) in Their Digital World?

Author

Devorah Heitner, PhD

Publisher

Taylor and Francis;Bibliomotion

Published

2016

Language

EN

ISBN

9781138410398

Category

psychology

Subjects

Education, Psychology, Gender Studies

Rating

4.25 / 5 (92 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14