Table of Contents
Foreword vii
To the Parents and Professionals Reading This Book ix
To the Teens Reading This Book xi
Section I De-Friending Your Devices
Activity 1 Do I Really Have a Problem with Social Media? 2
Activity 2 Living in the Present or on Your Feed? 6
Activity 3 Social Media Culprits 11
Activity 4 Daily Tracking Log 14
Activity 5 Stages of Change 18
Activity 6 Goal Setting for Change 22
Activity 7 Creating Family Change 26
Activity 8 Tapping Your Tech-Free Tribe 31
Activity 9 Setting Boundaries to Save Your Sanity 36
Activity 10 Pros and Cons 39
Section II Applicable Survival Skills
Activity 11 Social Media Stress Management 42
Activity 12 Dealing with Device Distress 46
Activity 13 When Cyberbullying Strikes 51
Activity 14 Getting Bored on Purpose 55
Activity 15 Distracting Yourself…without Devices 59
Activity 16 Reading Books, Not Screens 64
Activity 17 Sleep and Blue Lights 68
Activity 18 Journaling Instead of Tweeting 72
Activity 19 Exercising without Earbuds 77
Activity 20 Tech Time Management 82
Activity 21 Self-Care for Social Media Overload 85
Activity 22 Nourishing Your Body 90
Activity 23 Nourishing Your Soul 95
Section III Going Tech-Free
Activity 24 Virtual World to Real World 100
Activity 25 Making Time for Friends 103
Activity 26 Self-Harm and Social Media 108
Activity 27 Tech-Free Weekends 114
Activity 28 "Smart" vs, "Dumb" Phones 118
Activity 29 Developing Self-Compassion 122
Activity 30 Looking Ahead 125
Activity 31 Making a Pledge 129
Conclusion 133
References 135