Adrift in the Digital Age: A Brief Look at Parenting in the New Millennium

How much video gaming is too much?

At what age do you give a child a cell phone?

How do you teach responsible use of texting and social media?

 

 

Parenting has always been hard enough. In the age of the internet, it can seem overwhelming. There are too many decisions, and they change so rapidly that even well intentioned parents just can’t keep up. Outgunned by the pace of change, many have simply given up. They hand their children electronic devices, and hope for the best. In Adrift in the Digital Age, Dr. Mehegan argues that this is a mistake. More than ever, today’s children need guidance. Someone needs to filter the torrential flow of stimulation for this wired up generation. If parents don’t do it, then who will?

 

Starting with a review of the principles of clear and consistent behavior management, Dr. Mehegan demonstrates how parents can lay a foundation at young ages which they will be able to adapt to both the challenges of today and the variants of those challenges which are certain to be just around the corner. The internet is here to stay. It falls to parents to see that it is woven into the lives of their children in a manner consistent with the values of the family.

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Adrift in the Digital Age: A Brief Look at Parenting in the New Millennium

How much video gaming is too much?

At what age do you give a child a cell phone?

How do you teach responsible use of texting and social media?

 

 

Parenting has always been hard enough. In the age of the internet, it can seem overwhelming. There are too many decisions, and they change so rapidly that even well intentioned parents just can’t keep up. Outgunned by the pace of change, many have simply given up. They hand their children electronic devices, and hope for the best. In Adrift in the Digital Age, Dr. Mehegan argues that this is a mistake. More than ever, today’s children need guidance. Someone needs to filter the torrential flow of stimulation for this wired up generation. If parents don’t do it, then who will?

 

Starting with a review of the principles of clear and consistent behavior management, Dr. Mehegan demonstrates how parents can lay a foundation at young ages which they will be able to adapt to both the challenges of today and the variants of those challenges which are certain to be just around the corner. The internet is here to stay. It falls to parents to see that it is woven into the lives of their children in a manner consistent with the values of the family.

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Adrift in the Digital Age: A Brief Look at Parenting in the New Millennium

Adrift in the Digital Age: A Brief Look at Parenting in the New Millennium

by James Edward Mehegan
Adrift in the Digital Age: A Brief Look at Parenting in the New Millennium

Adrift in the Digital Age: A Brief Look at Parenting in the New Millennium

by James Edward Mehegan

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Overview

How much video gaming is too much?

At what age do you give a child a cell phone?

How do you teach responsible use of texting and social media?

 

 

Parenting has always been hard enough. In the age of the internet, it can seem overwhelming. There are too many decisions, and they change so rapidly that even well intentioned parents just can’t keep up. Outgunned by the pace of change, many have simply given up. They hand their children electronic devices, and hope for the best. In Adrift in the Digital Age, Dr. Mehegan argues that this is a mistake. More than ever, today’s children need guidance. Someone needs to filter the torrential flow of stimulation for this wired up generation. If parents don’t do it, then who will?

 

Starting with a review of the principles of clear and consistent behavior management, Dr. Mehegan demonstrates how parents can lay a foundation at young ages which they will be able to adapt to both the challenges of today and the variants of those challenges which are certain to be just around the corner. The internet is here to stay. It falls to parents to see that it is woven into the lives of their children in a manner consistent with the values of the family.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781733885614
Publisher: James Mehegan, Ph.D.
Publication date: 04/24/2019
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 158
File size: 807 KB

Table of Contents

Contents

 Introduction: Adrift in the Digital Age

1          Behavioral Principles – The Basics

2          The Early Years -  Sleep, Food, Tantrums, and Defiance

3          School Anxiety

4          Self Esteem

5          Bullying

6          Electronics, Social Media, and the Internet

7          Drinking, Driving, Drugs, and Sex

8          College, Letting Go, and Boomerangs

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