Table of Contents
Introduction vii
Part I Life through a Selfie Stick: How Technology has Transformed Parenting
1 That Was Then, This Is Now 3
2 What Is This New Digital Space and Why Do We Need It? 16
3 Rules and Contracts for Using Social Media and Cell Phones 35
4 Social Media Basics: Tips, Hacks, and Everything You Need to Know 59
Part II Family and Home Life
5 The Family Structure 101
6 Make House Rules, Stick to Them, and Don't Abuse Them 117
7 Becoming the Loving Enforcer and Parenting on the Same Page 125
8 Being Honest and Safe in a World of Digital Fakery 137
9 The Family Responsibilities 162
10 The Family Squad 177
Part III Friendship and Community
11 Kids, Friends, and Bullies 209
12 You've Got to Have Friends 235
13 The Digital Teeter-Totter 251
Acknowledgments 263