The Big Disconnect Protecting Childhood and Family Relationships in the Digital Age

Catherine Steiner-Adair, EdD., Teresa H. Barker

eBook - 2013

Wall Street Journal Best Nonfiction Pick; Publisher's Weekly Best Book of the YearClinical psychologist Catherine Steiner-Adair takes an in-depth look at how the Internet and the digital revolution are profoundly changing childhood and family dynamics, and offers solutions parents can use to successfully shepherd their children through the technological wilderness.As the focus of the family has turned to the glow of the screen—children constantly texting their friends or going online to do homework; parents working online around the clock—everyday life is undergoing a massive transformation. Easy access to the Internet and social media has erased the boundaries that protect children from damaging exposure to excessive marketing and... the unsavory aspects of adult culture. Parents often feel they are losing a meaningful connection with their children. Children are feeling lonely and alienated. The digital world is here to... more