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As Janell Burley Hofmann, mother of five, wrapped her 13-year-olds iPhone on Christmas Eve, she was overwhelmed by questions: Will my children learn to sit and wonder without Googling? Should I know their passwords for online accounts? Will they experience the value of personal connection without technology? To address her concerns, she outlined boundaries and expectations in a contract for her son to sign upon receiving his first cell phone. When Hofmanns editor at The Huffington Post posted the contract, now known as iRules , it resonated on a massive scale and went viral, resulting in a tsunami of media coverage and requests. It quickly became apparent that people across the country were hungry for more. In iRules , Hofmann provides families with the tools they need to find a balance between technology and human interaction through a philosophy she calls Slow Tech Parenting. In the book, she educates parents about the online culture tweens and teens enter the minute they go online, exploring issues like cyberbullying, friend fail, and sexting, as well as helping parents create their own iRules contracts to fit their families needs. As funny and readable as it is prescripti

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Author

Hofmann, Janell Burley

Publisher

Rodale Books

Published

2014

Language

EN

ISBN

9781623363536

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Computer Science, Gender Studies, Fiction

Rating

3.79 / 5 (97 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14