The Parent's Guide to the Modern World: The indispensable book for every parent of teens or soon to be teens

by Richard Daniel Curtis

Overview

For parents the modern world is scary!

 

In this book, behaviour expert Richard Daniel Curtis gives parents, carers and professionals practical advice about how to steer their teenager or preteen through the minefield that is the modern world.

 

Starting with an overview of the life-altering changes in the brain during puberty, this book takes you on a tour of the biggest causes of stress and worry for parents, concluding with some tips for helping your child have the skills they need as an adult in tomorrow’s world.

Covering:

· Having difficult conversations

· Peer pressure

· Gangs and weapons

· Sexuality and gender identity

· Terrorism, radicalisation and grooming

· Phones

· The dark web

· Trolling and online bullying

· Social media

· Immersive technology

 

It’s like a shopping list of things every parent needs to know.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781912010134
Publisher:	TKC Ltd
Publication date:	07/22/2018
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	262
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Richard Daniel Curtis is respected internationally for his understanding of psychology, behaviour and mental health. He is known as The Kid Calmer and his work is said to have influenced over half a million children's lives. He has written several books, including A.W.O.L.: The missing teenage brain and the companion to this book The Young Person's Guide to the Modern World.

Table of Contents

Foreword    1
Introduction    7
Part One - Brain development    13
The Brain    15
Prior to birth    18
The Early Years And Childhood    19
Pre-adolescence    20
During Adolescence    21
After Adolescence    23
Social And Emotional Development    25
Self-identity    26
Recognising The Rights Of Others    33
Interacting With Others    39
Recognising The Needs Of Others    41
Reforming Sense Of Identity    43
Having Difficult Conversations    47
Information Giving Conversations    49
Problem Solving Conversations    51
Part Two – The Parent’s Guide to the Modern World    55
Social Lives, Community And The Wider World    57
Peer Pressure    57
Gangs    62
Knives And Weapons    67
Drugs    73
Gender    87
Sexuality    91
Terrorism    95
Radicalisation    99
Phones    103
Smartphones    105
Instant Messaging And Chat    112
Instant Broadcasting (Livecasting)    118
The Internet    123
Blogs    124
Collaborative Sites    128
Pornography    130
Hacking    135
Pirated Software, Music And Films    141
The Dark Web    144
The Internet of Things    147
Social Media    151
Trolling And Online Bullying    153
Facebook    158
MySpace    163
Twitter    166
Pinterest and Instagram    170
Immersive Technology And Experiences    173
Virtual Reality    173
3D Printing    177
Brain-Computer Interfaces    180
Interactive Eyewear    183
Speech Recognition    187
Gesture Recognition    191
Gaming    195
Holograms    202
Robots    205
Artificial Intelligence    210
Drones    213
Part Three – Helping Your Child To Succeed In The Future    217
General Rules For Technology    221
Skills For Tomorrow’s World    223
Education    224
Jobs    226
Self-Awareness    228
Finances    230
Attitude To Technology    231
Interacting With Others    233
Key Points    235
Part Four – Glossary    237
About the Author    247