1st Edition

Becoming a Digital Parent A Practical Guide to Help Families Navigate Technology

By Carrie Rogers Whitehead Copyright 2021
204 Pages
by Routledge

204 Pages
by Routledge

204 Pages
by Routledge

Becoming a Digital Parent is a practical, readable guide that will help all parents have confidence to successfully navigate technology with their children. It accessibly presents evidence-based guidance to offer an overview of the digital landscape, empowering parents to embrace opportunities whilst keeping children responsible and safe online. Covering a range of topics including... Read more

Preface  1. Parenting Is Not What It Used to Be: Technology Trends  2. Prevention Science and Technology  3. Generation Alpha: Parenting Around Tech in Young Children  4. The Tween Years: Puberty + Peers + Tech  5. Digital Identities: Teens and Technology  6. Screen Time: The Real Facts and Research  7. Gaming: A Potential Pitfall or Positive  8. Resources and Apps: What to Use at Different Developmental Stages Appendix Resources

 

Biography

Carrie Rogers-Whitehead is the founder of Digital Respons-Ability, a mission-based company training thousands of parents, students, and educators on digital citizenship. She is the author of Digital Citizenship: Teaching Strategies and Practice from the Field and other academic works. Carrie is also a mother and continuously strives to be a better digital parent.