Left to their Own Devices
Confident Parenting in a World of Screens
Katharine Hill(Author)
Kilfinan Press
3rd Edition
Published on 1. June 2024
Book
Paperback/Softback
208 pages
978-1-914553-32-5 (ISBN)
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Description
Communications technology is advancing at such speed, heralding a world of choice and opportunity, that we sometimes struggle to navigate each new turn. And yet, with technology, as with life, we need to equip our children to make good choices and to deal with all the hidden dangers, as well as to take hold of the positive opportunities. Fully revised and updated to keep pace with this quickly changing digital world, Katharine Hill's clear, informative book explores the impact of the digital world on teenagers and younger children. Offering encouragement, wisdom and practical advice on topics such as screen time, social media and consumer culture, as well as how to tackle some of the more serious issues of online bullying, grooming and pornography, this book is a lifeline for parents, carers and teachers in an age of digital confusion. Whether you are a new parent or living with teenagers, a stranger to Snapchat or have 500 followers on Twitter, this book is for mums and dads who want to confidently parent in a world of screens.
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Edition
3rd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Muddy Pearl
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
30 black and white line drawings
Dimensions
Height: 214 mm
Width: 139 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
302 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-914553-32-5 (9781914553325)
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Persons
Katharine Hill LLB JP is UK Director at Care for the Family. She speaks and writes on family matters, is a regular author for The Huffington Post, and the author of several books. Katharine also leads on Care for the Family's policy agenda representing the organisation at government level, and has practised as a family lawyer. She is married to Richard and they have four grown-up children and seven grandchildren.
Content
Foreword
Acknowledgements
Prologue
Chapter 1 : Living in a Digital World
Chapter 2 : A Resource to Embrace
Chapter 3 : Parenting Styles
Chapter 4 : Too Much Screen Time?
Chapter 5 : No Face-to-Face Contact?
Chapter 6: 'Everything They Do is Online!'
Chapter 7 : Gaming
Chapter 8 : Social Media, Identity and Digital Footprint
Chapter 9 : Pornography
Chapter 10 : Sexting
Chapter 11 : Online Bullying
Chapter 12 : Grooming
Chapter 13 : Internet Addiction
Chapter 14 : Consumer Culture
Chapter 15 : All Kinds of Families - All Kinds of Issues
Chapter 16 : 'Sharenting' and Role Models
Chapter 17 : Teaching Them to Learn to Discern
Epilogue
Appendix
Acknowledgements
Prologue
Chapter 1 : Living in a Digital World
Chapter 2 : A Resource to Embrace
Chapter 3 : Parenting Styles
Chapter 4 : Too Much Screen Time?
Chapter 5 : No Face-to-Face Contact?
Chapter 6: 'Everything They Do is Online!'
Chapter 7 : Gaming
Chapter 8 : Social Media, Identity and Digital Footprint
Chapter 9 : Pornography
Chapter 10 : Sexting
Chapter 11 : Online Bullying
Chapter 12 : Grooming
Chapter 13 : Internet Addiction
Chapter 14 : Consumer Culture
Chapter 15 : All Kinds of Families - All Kinds of Issues
Chapter 16 : 'Sharenting' and Role Models
Chapter 17 : Teaching Them to Learn to Discern
Epilogue
Appendix