Spoiled Right: Delaying Screens and Giving Children What They Really Need - Softcover

Owenz, Meghan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1946665509 ISBN 13: 9781946665508

Publisher: Praeclarus Press, 2021

Synopsis

"We highly recommend this book!"

—Barbara Nicholson and Lysa Parker, founders, Attachment Parenting International

“Spoiled Right allows you to cut through the noise so you can provide kids the childhoods they deserve. Get this book!”

—Richard Freed, psychologist and author of Wired Child

"I am so glad this book exists. As a parent, educator, and screentime consultant aware of the modern challenges presented by excess screen use, I am constantly searching for research-based strategies to apply in my own home and in my work with clients. Dr. Owenz's book is not only chock full of the research we need to support child-centered developmental choices, but it also provides parents and caregivers with practical and tactical 'to-do's' to put intention into (research-backed) action. It's not about 'less screens'; it's about more of the high-quality life experiences that truly contribute to healthy development. Dr. Owenz approaches the challenge of screentime with empathy, warmth, and personal experience to show that less screentime is not only possible, it's preferable in the long run. It is easy to tell parents 'do less screentime,' but to have a resource that actually maps out the five key ingredients (her S.P.O.I.L. method) for raising healthy and happy children is truly awesome. This book will be a go-to resource for me for a long time!"

—Emily Cherkin, MA Ed, and The Screentime Consultant

From the author of popular parenting blog, Screen-Free Parenting.

If kids are supposed to be spending less time on screens, what should they be doing instead? This book answers that question and gives parents and those who work with them, a science-backed, developmentally appropriate system for emphasizing alternative activities of childhood that can incidentally reduce screen time and minimize the negative effects. It’s the much needed “what to do” answer in response to the heavy-handed “what not to do” mandates about children’s screen time. Dr. Owenz suggests caregivers do not need another thing to avoid, and instead should be focusing on what children need more of, like social time, play opportunities, outdoor experiences, chores, and a strong relationship with reading.

Meghan Owenz, PhD is an author, parent, counseling psychologist, and professor at Penn State University, Berks. She is the co-founder and writer of the popular parenting website, Screen-Free Parenting. She is a regular speaker on the topic of children’s screen time and uses her expertise to advocate for science-backed changes to policies and practices that affect children’s well-being. She also created the board game, Starting Lines, to fight creative decline and reward children’s out-of-the-box thinking. She lives in Pennsylvania with her husband and two children who are thriving with very limited screen time.

About this title

About the Author

Dr. Meghan Owenz is the author of the book, Spoiled Right: Delaying Screens and Giving Children What They Really Need, which applies goal science to incidentally reduce screen time by providing a science-backed, developmentally appropriate system for emphasizing alternative activities of childhood. Meghan is also a parent and university professor. Her doctorate degree is in Counseling Psychology from the University of Miami. She is the co-founder and writer of the popular parenting website, Screen-Free Parenting. She is a regular speaker on the topic of children's screen time and uses her expertise to advocate for science-backed changes to policies and practices that affect children's well-being.

From the Back Cover

If kids are supposed to be spending less time on screens, what should they be doing instead? This book answers that question and gives parents and those who work with them, a science-backed, developmentally appropriate system for emphasizing alternative activities of childhood that can incidentally reduce screen time and minimize the negative effects. It's the much needed "what to do" answer in response to the heavy-handed "what not to do" mandates about children's screen time. Dr. Owenz suggests caregivers do not need another thing to avoid, and instead should be focusing on what children need more of, like social time, play opportunities, outdoor experiences, chores, and a strong relationship with reading.

From the Inside Flap

Editorial Reviews:

"Spoiled Right - what a great philosophy! Who doesn't want to indulge our children with the best this world has to offer-loving relationships, nature, luscious healthy foods, the joy of working and playing together.We hope that parents who read this book will remember the joy they felt when running and playing outdoors or reading a favorite book. Let's make sure our children have those same memories to pass down~We highly recommend this book!" -Barbara Nicholson and Lysa Parker, founders, Attachment Parenting International

"Devoted mom, leading researcher, and gifted communicator Meghan Owenz provides "Aha!" moments on page after page in her book. Spoiled Right allows you to cut through the noise so you can provide kids the childhoods they deserve. Get this book!" - Richard Freed, psychologist and author of Wired Child

"I am so glad this book exists. As a parent, educator, and screen time consultant aware of the modern challenges presented by excess screen use, I am constantly searching for research-based strategies to apply in my own home and in my work with clients. Dr. Owenz's book is not only chock full of the research we need to support child-centered developmental choices, but it also provides parents and caregivers with practical and tactical 'to-do's' to put intention into (research-backed) action. It's not about 'less screens'; it's about more of the high-quality life experiences that truly contribute to healthy development. Dr. Owenz approaches the challenge of screen time with empathy, warmth, and personal experience to show that less screen time is not only possible, it's preferable in the long run. It is easy to tell parents 'do less screen time,' but to have a resource that actually maps out the five key ingredients (her S.P.O.I.L. method) for raising healthy and happy children is truly awesome. This book will be a go-to resource for me for a long time!" --Emily Cherkin, MA Ed, and The Screentime Consultant

Edition details

• Publisher: Praeclarus Press
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1946665509
• ISBN 13: 9781946665508
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 289