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Practical Advice on Smartphones, Gaming and Social Media in Just 40 Pages

The Simple Parenting Guide to Technology cover

Synopsis:

EVER WORRY THAT DEVICES HAVE TAKEN OVER YOUR KID'S LIFE?

The Simple Parenting Guide to Technology is a short, step-by-step guide that will teach you how to set healthy limits on your kid’s screen time. Whether it’s smartphones, gaming or social media, this guide will lay out everything you need to say and do. It’s for every parent who finds themselves thinking, “Please, just tell me what to do!”

You will learn:

- How much screen time is right for their age

- How to calmly set and enforce limits (with word-for-word scripts)

- How to create a simple, effective "Family Tech Agreement" (template provided)

- Appropriate consequences for violating the rules

- When and how to utilize parental controls

You’ll also learn specific tools to troubleshoot:

- Devices Intruding on Family Time

- Porn

- Cyberbullying

- What to do When They Refuse to Put Devices Away

- Balancing Tech for School vs. Personal Use

- Talking to Strangers

You’ll be able to read this book in less than an hour and know exactly what to do to help your kid be a healthy, wise digital citizen.

Even your kids will thank you...someday.

Review:

If you are looking for a quick, easy to read, and easy to USE book on getting the kids off of technology 24/7, THIS is the book for you! In simple, easy to relate to writing, Wayne gives parents ideas like how to get kids off their devices bit by but, with more family activities, then slowly reducing the hours they are using their devices, and to finally making a technology contract, WITH your kids, to set firm rules for it's use, AND misuse. The last part is the key- getting kids to help set their own punishment, especially for tweens and teens, helps them to feel ownership, and help to learn self-regulation! I really loved how he also offered sample conversation starters and responses to popular come backs from kids. We've all been there, but Wayne helps us, and our kids, ease into a better, media free, life!

About the Author:

Since 1996, Joshua Wayne he has worked with kids in just about every setting imaginable: drug and alcohol treatment, with at-risk foster youth, community mental health, private practice and as a Director of Special Education at District of Columbia Public Schools.

He helps teens face the challenges before them, and build the skills & confidence needed to find the path in life that is right for them. He also teaches parents, teachers and other caring adults how to best love and support them through this process.

He has trained and consulted across the country for police departments, school districts, state and local governments, and youth organizations on how to work effectively with youth and their families.

Joshua holds a Masters Degree in Counselor Education from Northeastern Illinois University in Chicago and is a Nationally Certified Counselor. He has been featured as a Life Coach on the Style Network and is the co-creator with Josh Shipp of the One Caring Adult online community. He lives with his family in Washington, D.C.