Risk, digital media, and parenting in a digital age -- Communication in families: expressive empowerment and respectful connectedness -- How parents are mediating the media in middle class and in less advantaged homes -- Media rich and time poor: the emotion work of parenting in…
In The Parent App, Lynn Schofield Clark provides what families have been sorely lacking: smart, sensitive, and effective strategies for coping with the dilemmas of digital and mobile media in modern life. Clark set about interviewing scores of mothers and fathers, identifying no…
New technologies offer new ways for families to connect, access ideas and entertainment, and manage the risks faced by children and teens, but they also bring more responsibilities, choices and challenges. 'The Parent App' explores these differences and provides the kind of guid…
Ninety-five percent of American kids have Internet access by age 11; the average number of texts a teenager sends each month is well over 3,000. More families report that technology makes life with children more challenging, not less, as parents today struggle with questions pre…
Written by two professionals who have "been there and done that with their own sons, this guide empowers parents to help their sons with ADHD find success in school and beyond.
Written by two professionals who have "been there and done that" with their own sons with ADHD, Raising Boys With ADHD empowers parents to help their sons with ADHD find success in school and beyond. The book covers topics not often found in other parenting guides such as the pr…
Featuring easy-to-read checklists, bullet points, and charts, the guide is organized chronologically from infancy and preschool through the transition from high school to college or work, with advice on diagnosis, dealing with teachers and schools, and disability laws. The guide…
Written by two professionals who have "been there and done that with their own sons, this guide empowers parents to help their sons with ADHD find success in school and beyond.
The right start on a child's food journey is necessary for good health, motor skills, and even cognitive and emotional development. Fernando and Potock show you how to expand your family's food horizons, avoid the picky eater trap, identify special feeding needs, and put joy bac…
Teen drug use is a critical and timely health issue that deeply affects adolescent development in a number of important areas, including social, cognitive, and affective functioning, as well as long-term health and wellbeing. Trends indicate that drug use is starting at an earli…
