Wired Child: Reclaiming Childhood in a Digital Age
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Author: Richard Freed
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Paperback:
ISBN 10: 150321169X
ISBN 13: 978-1503211698
A practical guide to building your child’s bond with family and fostering school success amid the allure of digital screens
Kids’ obsessive use of video games, social media, and texting is eclipsing their connections with family and school—the two most important contributors to their well-being. The result: a generation of kids who suffer from soaring rates of emotional and academic problems, with many falling prey to an epidemic of video game and internet addictions.
In Wired Child, learn why a bevy of social media friends won’t keep teens from feeling empty inside and turning to cutting for relief. See how our kids have become smartphone experts who struggle in reading, math, and the other educational basics that colleges consider in deciding admissions. And discover how many “child-friendly” technologies are depriving kids of joy in the real world, putting them at risk for device addictions.
Wired Child gives you the confidence and skills you need to safely navigate your children through a rapidly shifting media landscape. Dr. Freed offers concrete parenting strategies that will help you create the strong family kids need and encourage their school success. You’ll also learn how to protect kids from destructive tech addictions, and instead guide them to use technology productively as a positive force for their future.
Review
“Before you buy a piece of technology for your child—or think of offering tech rewards to him or her—read this book.”—Jim Trelease, author of The Read-Aloud Handbook
“Dr. Freed has crafted something here that is sensible, impeccably researched, fairly presented and most of all a message of hope.”—Kim John Payne, M.Ed., author of Simplicity Parenting and The Soul of Discipline
“This is an amazing book! A superb piece of scholarship and writing.”—Lt. Col. Dave Grossman, author of On Combat and On Killing, coauthor of Stop Teaching Our Kids to Kill
“In Wired Child, psychologist Richard Freed combines facts, real-life stories, and tips into a highly readable, timely, and much-needed resource for parents and anyone who cares about children’s health and well-being.”—Susan Linn, Ed.D., instructor in psychiatry, Harvard Medical School; author of Consuming Kids
“An important book! .... Freed's insights spark a critical conversation on InfoTech myths and how kids can benefit from wise use of technology.”—Raffi Cavoukian, singer, founder of Centre for Child Honouring, author of Lightweb Darkweb
“Every parent needs to read this book…. Get it. You might get mad, and that may be a good thing.”—Gloria DeGaetano, author of Parenting Well in a Media Age, coauthor of Stop Teaching Our Kids to Kill
About the Author
Richard Freed, Ph.D., is a child and adolescent psychologist and a leading authority on raising children in the digital age. Dr. Freed is a regular contributor to the Huffington Post, and his insights have been featured in The New York Times, The Atlantic, on NPR, and other media platforms. He speaks internationally to groups of parents, teachers, and health care providers. Dr. Freed lives in Walnut Creek, California and is the father of two girls, ages 10 and 14.
