Title:
The mediatrician's guide : a joyful approach to raising healthy, smart, kind kids in a screen-saturated world / Michael Rich, MD, MPH with Teresa Barker.
ISBN:
9780785255727
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Publication Information:
[Nashville, Tenn.] : Harper Horizon, [2024]
©2024
Physical Description:
xxiv, 403 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Contents:
Introduction: growing up digital, and parenting those who do -- Raising children well in a world of screens: model, mentor, monitor -- What is digital wellness? The whole-child approach to healthy media use -- Hungry brains: wired by curiosity, driven to connect -- Lonely hearts: social and emotional development in the digital age -- What's love got to do with IT? Virtual connection, physical intimacy -- The teachable moment: all media are educational, what is your child learning? -- Insidious influencers, consuming passions: when persuasive messaging and personalities turn toxic -- A more perfect me: body image through a glass darkly -- Wirelessly wired: media influence on tobacco, vaping, alcohol, and other substance use -- Lessons in fear and loathing: violent media, aggression, and anxiety -- Virtually hooked: problematic interactive media use (PIMU) -- Queen's gambit: claim your power in the media matrix -- The art of living: curiosity and creativity as context for childhood -- Yes, you can! Finding the healthy, happy medium.
Summary:
"Dr. Michael Rich, dubbed the 'Mediatrician' thanks to his acclaimed work as a pediatrician, child health researcher, and children's media specialist, offers a science-backed approach to give parents the confidence they need to raise a child well (and to raise a well child) in the digital age." -- Publisher annotation.
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OCLC Number:
on1410767915
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