Reset your child's brain A four-week plan to end meltdowns, raise grades, and boost social skills by reversing the effects of electronic screen-time

Victoria L. Dunckley, 1970-

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Published
Novato, California : New World Library [2015]
Language
English
Main Author
Victoria L. Dunckley, 1970- (-)
Physical Description
372 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographic references and index.
ISBN
9781608682843
  • Introduction: Something Wicked This Way Comes
  • Part 1. Is Your Child's Brain at Risk?: The Inconvenient Truth about Electronic Screen Media
  • Chapter 1. Electronic Screen Syndrome: An Unrecognized Disorder
  • Chapter 2. All Revved Up and Nowhere to Go: How Electronic Screen Media Affects Your Child's Brain and Body
  • Chapter 3. Insidious Shape-Shifter: How ESS Mimics a Wide Variety of Psychiatric, Neurological, and Behavioral Disorders
  • Chapter 4. The Brain Liberated: How Freedom from Electronic Screens Can Change the Brain in Days, Weeks, and Months - and for Years to Come
  • Part 2. The Reset Solution: A Four-Week Plan to Reset Your Child's Brain
  • Chapter 5. Week 1: Getting Ready: Set Your Child Up to Succeed
  • Chapter 6. Weeks 2-4: The Electronic Fast: Unplug, Rejuvenate, and Reset the Nervous System
  • Chapter 7. Tracking and Troubleshooting: Deciding What's Working and What's Not
  • Chapter 8. Dealing with Doubt and Shoring Up Support
  • Chapter 9. Elimination vs. Moderation: A Game Plan Going Forward
  • Part 3. Beyond the Reset: Action Plans for Home, School, and Community
  • Chapter 10. Everyday House Rules and Protective Practices
  • Chapter 11. School Daze: Concerns in the Classroom
  • Chapter 12. From Grassroots to Global Awareness: Building Support for Overcoming ESS
  • Appendix A. Table of Physiological Mechanisms and Effects of Interactive Screen-Time
  • Appendix B. Electromagnetic Fields (EMFs) and Health: A "Charged" Issue
  • Appendix C. Parents' Most Frequently Asked Questions
  • Acknowledgments
  • Endnotes
  • Index
  • About the Author
Review by Publisher's Weekly Review

Integrative psychiatrist Dunckley tackles the hot issue of the effects that electronic devices such as cellphones, computers, and e-readers are having on children's brains. The effects, she believes, are profound, potentially dangerous, but also reversible. Dividing the book into three parts, she begins by outlining symptoms of and problems developing from Electronic Screen Syndrome (ESS). Parts two and three explain how to "reset" the brain with a three-week electronic fast, and then how to decide whether to reintroduce electronics. Dunckley includes plenty of case studies, which make for interesting reading. Justin's teacher and dad thought he had ADHD; however, when he eliminated screen time, his symptoms gradually disappeared. A three-year-old girl's tics-eye-blinking and throat-clearing-vanished when her parents took away her smartphone. Dunckley's ideas for moderating screen time, such as mandating equal amounts of exercise time, should appeal to parents. Readers will also feel relieved to have such a helpful guide to teaching children that there is more to life than staring at a screen. Agent: Deirdre Mullane, Deirdre Literary. (Aug.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.

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Review by Library Journal Review

Look out, mom and dad. That smartphone might just be the root of all your kid's problems (along with the Nintendo, Xbox, TV, and iPad). Many parents won't want to hear this, but child psychiatrist Dunckley makes a compelling case for an "unrecognized disorder" she terms Electronic Screen Syndrome (ESS). From kids who melt down without cause, refuse to look people in the eye, are "wired but tired," or otherwise just hole up in their rooms all day, Dunckley's research identifies the common thread of dysregulation owing to screen use and orders an immediate electronic "fast." Showing how ESS affects brain chemistry, arousal, sleep, and behavior, to name but a few outcomes, the author moves into a four-week step-by-step plan to "reset" a child's brain, resulting in better focus and organization, improved compliance, and more mature social interactions. VERDICT Decreasing childhood use of electronics often results in better behavior, but whether that's because parent and child find new ways of communicating and spending time together or because the electronics are creating long-term damage is still up for debate. © Copyright 2015. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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