Can Your Teen Survive—and Thrive—Without a Smartphone? - Softcover

Hempe, Melanie

 
9781732537903: Can Your Teen Survive—and Thrive—Without a Smartphone?

Synopsis

Parenting in the digital age is no easy task. Yet the answers may be closer and simpler than you think. RN by trade and mother of four, Melanie Hempe offers every parent the real solution to the smartphone dilemma. With scientific research on her side, Hempe offers a fresh perspective and innovative approach on the addictive role smartphones play in the lives of our children. Drawing on her own family's digital struggles and on her work with hundreds of families over the last seven years, Hempe’s advice empowers parents to go far beyond defining the problem to experiencing life-changing results. You’ll gain the confidence and tools to rethink your family's screen use, reclaim your kids, and reconnect your family.

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About the Author

Melanie Hempe, BSN, founder of Families Managing Media, has coached hundreds of families on the effects of screen media use, helping them achieve a healthier, more media-balanced life. With a nursing degree from Emory University, Hempe draws upon her medical background to demystify the questions of why technology has such a strong grip on our kids and why it is replacing normal childhood activities. She offers busy parents easy-to-follow scientific information and practical solutions for children of all ages, as she stresses the importance of real-life connections in a digital world. Melanie and her husband, Chris, are raising four children in a media-balanced home, where they have successfully replaced video games with sports, music, art, and good manners. They have also done the seemingly impossible by preventing social media and smartphones from controlling their kids. For more information on rethinking your screens and reconnecting your family, visit www.FamiliesManagingMedia.com

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