Does every conversation with your child or teen about screen time blow up into a fight? Or maybe you avoid bringing up the topic but silently harbor worry and frustration. How can you better understand what you're up against — and most importantly, ensure the healthiest screen time possible?
In Parenting In the Screen Age, award-winning filmmaker, and mental health advocate Dr. Delaney Ruston distills more than a decade of communications research into a definitive guide for today's parents. Packed with evidence-based insights on screen time from researchers, input from kids and teens, and solutions drawn from Dr. Ruston's own messy parenting struggles, this guide shows you how to start — and sustain — productive family talks about technology.
You'll learn how to:
- Bring up screen time without making your child or teen defensive
- Talk through difficult issues like online social cruelty, sexting, and mental health
- Engage your child in creating boundaries around Netflix, video gaming, and social media
-Have screen time limits that actually work — with less of the sneaking or arguing
This book will help you lead your child to become more tech-wise and life balanced — empowering them to build a healthier relationship with our digital world, now and into their future.
Larry Rosen, PhD, Professor of Psychology
I truly enjoyed Parenting in the Screen Age for many reasons but mostly how Delaney peppers each chapter with solutions to whatever concept had been introduced whether it was the importance of sleep amidst engaging and distracting technology or staying mentally and emotionally healthy in a tech environment that promotes--according to much of the solid research including my own work--anxiety, stress and depression.
Katie Small
Dr. Ruston’s book “Parenting in the Screen Age: A Guide for Calm Conversations” is a must read for parents especially now more than ever with the increased focus on social media and screen time during the pandemic. Dr. Ruston offers practical suggestions for ways to navigate the issues around screen time in a down to earth way that will resonate for all readers. While my kids are now adults, we still benefitted from the suggestions Dr. Ruston offers to create a healthier relationship with screen time within a family setting. As a result of this book, we have been on our screens a bit less and talking more.
Shannon Dishman
As a Head of School and mother of three teenagers, I highly recommend Delaney Ruston's book, Parenting in the Screen Age, for all parents and educators to have in your toolbox. I consider her work a powerful and informative roadmap for navigating these critical conversations with our children.
Kristelle Michel
Must Read for Tween Parents
Adrianne
Practical, nonjudgemental and science-based - highly recommend!
