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Screen Kids: 5 Relational Skills Every Child Needs in a Tech-Driven World Paperback – October 6, 2020
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Has Technology Taken Over Your Home?
In this digital age, children spend more time interacting with screens and less time playing outside, reading a book, or interacting with family. Though technology has its benefits, it also has its harms.
In Screen Kids Gary Chapman and Arlene Pellicane will empower you with the tools you need to make positive changes. Through stories, science, and wisdom, you’ll discover how to take back your home from an overdependence on screens. Plus, you’ll learn to teach the five A+ skills that every child needs to master: affection, appreciation, anger management, apology, and attention. Learn how to:
- Protect and nurture your child’s growing brain
- Establish simple boundaries that make a huge difference
- Recognize the warning signs of gaming too much
- Raise a child who won’t gauge success through social media
- Teach your child to be safe online
This newly revised edition features the latest research and interactive assessments, so you can best confront the issues technology create in your home. Now is the time to equip your child with a healthy relationship with screens and an even healthier relationship with others.
- Print length208 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherNorthfield Publishing
- Publication dateOctober 6, 2020
- Dimensions5.5 x 0.42 x 8.5 inches
- ISBN-100802422209
- ISBN-13978-0802422200
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"Whether you are a parent, grandparent, neighbor, or friend, Screen Kids is a must-read! The electronic age has brought us the amazing miracles of television and computer technology, but it has also brought risks to the social and intellectual development of our children. This book will inform you, and perhaps even alarm you, but then it will show you how children can enjoy screens without becoming addicted to them."
—MEL CHEATHAM, MD, clinical professor of neurosurgery
"As a mom of six children, I see now more than ever how important real connections with real people are. For those of us who grew up with corded phones and letter writing pen-pals, it’s easy to worry about how the screen-driven world impacts our children. Thankfully Arlene Pellicane and Dr. Gary Chapman have provided sound advice for parents in how to train children in important relational skills, while setting realistic boundaries for electronic entertainment. Need help in teaching your children communication, care, and empathy for others? This is the book you’ve been looking for! Great research, sound advice, and steps to success—what could be better than that?"
—TRICIA GOYER, USA Today bestselling author of 40 books, including Lead Your Family Like Jesus
"The advent of the digital world is a technology that has created an enormous challenge for parents. It is causing our children to spend more time in front of a computer screen or smartphone than in healthy social contact, and the consequences on children’s emotional health is frightening. Research here is very clear: we are rewiring the human brain in ways that will have longterm detrimental effects. Screen Kids is absolutely correct in its identification of the risks facing our children. It offers practical guidance and scientifically validated techniques for protecting them from the damaging consequences of prolonged digital engagement. It has my full recommendation."
— ARCHIBALD D. HART, author of The Digital Invasion: How Technology is Shaping You and Your Relationships
"How do you raise children thoughtfully in a screen-centric world? It’s one of the most urgent questions of our time, and Growing Up Social is a full of smart, practical answers. Any parent seeking to nurture their family’s spiritual life in this connected age, no matter their faith or philosophy, will benefit from reading it."
—WILLIAM POWERS, author, Hamlet’s BlackBerry
"It’s not too late! You can rescue your children from their technology and help them learn why and how to be social. Without social skills, they’ll be miserable, lonely, confused, angry, misled, depressed, unfulfilled. You know it’s a huge issue today and I’m glad you’re concerned. In Screen Kids, Chapman and Pellicane share ideas that will equip you to have instructive conversations with your kids and make realistic and significant changes so they willingly decrease their screen time and confidently increase their friend time."
— KATHY KOCH, founder and president of Celebrate Kids, Inc., and author of Finding Authentic Hopeand Wholeness and How Am I Smart? and coauthor of No More Perfect Kids
"If you think your child is immune to an overdependence on screens, think again.Written by my trusted friends Gary Chapman and Arlene Pellicane this book is a reality pill that many modern day parents need to swallow."
—DR. KEVIN LEMAN, New York Times bestselling author of Have a Happy Family by Friday
"Finally a book that educates on the very real effects screen time has on our children and daily home life.Screen Kids is packed withpractical wisdom and brilliant suggestions to effectively and intentionally pull families trapped in isolation away from their screens to reestablish God intended family time! Gary and Arlene, count me a raving fan of this much needed guide book for parents!"
— TRACEY EYSTER, founder of FamilyLife’s MomLifeToday.com, author of Be the Mom and Beautiful Mess
"A timely and practical book that tackles one of parenting’s biggest dilemma: how do we navigate this new world of technology? This book will equip parents to confidently set boundaries and create an atmosphere that uses technology in a healthy way."
—TED CUNNINGHAM, pastor and author of several books including Trophy Child
"This book will help parents navigate the slippery slope of electronics in a way that emphasizes family bonding, social relating, and maintaining a healthy balance of electronic and non-electronic activities. A most welcome addition to the library of any intentional parent."
—TODD CARTMELL, child psychologist and author of Project Dad and Raising Flexible Kids
"In this unprecedented age of technology and its accessibility, I cannot think of a more needed or more important resource for parents than Screen Kids. While this book recognizes the positive contributions of technology, it serves as an important handbook for educating parents on the effects of too much screen time in our lives. It offers creative alternatives and encouragement to take back our home from the digital invasion and I highly recommend it!"
—KRISTEN WELCH, author of Rhinestone Jesus and blogger at We Are THAT Family
"As a mom, I have often felt outnumbered in my own home: Laptop, iPod, smartphone, Xbox, tablet: 5 vs. Mom and Dad: 2. Besides living in a wireless bunker, what’s a parent to do? Screen Kids will help you reclaim your home and your family. More than a media manifesto, this book gives a commonsense, real world approach to building relationships and helping our kids who are screen savvy become socially savvy."
— KATHI LIPP, author of I Need Some Help Here: Hope for When Your Kids Don’t Go According to Plan and 21 Ways to Connect with Your Kids
"Screen Kids is a must-read for wisdom to maximize the positives and minimize the negatives of life and love in the ever-changing digital world."
— PAM AND BILL FARREL, co-directors of Love-Wise; authors of Men Are Like Waffles, Women Are Like Spaghetti and 10 Best Decisions a Parent Can Make
"Imagine this: A two-year-old picks up his mother’s phone and swipes his finger across the screen. Not hard to imagine, is it? What’s wrong with that picture? What’s right? Arlene Pellicane and Dr. Gary Chapman will help you answer both of those questions. Screen Kids is a must-read for today’s parents and grandparents too!"
— KENDRA SMILEY, author of Journey of a Strong-Willed Child and Be the Parent (and mother of three, grandmother of nine and counting)
About the Author
ARLENE PELLICANE is a speaker, podcaster, and author of several books including Parents Rising, 31 Days to a Happy Husband and Calm, Cool, and Connected. She is the host of the Happy Home podcast, and has been featured on the Today Show, Fox & Friends, Wall Street Journal, and Focus on the Family. She and her husband James have three children. To learn more and for free family resources visit www.ArlenePellicane.com.
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- Publisher : Northfield Publishing (October 6, 2020)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 208 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0802422209
- ISBN-13 : 978-0802422200
- Item Weight : 8.8 ounces
- Dimensions : 5.5 x 0.42 x 8.5 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #461,757 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #540 in Internet & Telecommunications
- #1,600 in Christian Social Issues (Books)
- #1,926 in Christian Family & Relationships
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Gary Chapman—author, speaker, and counselor—has a passion for people and for helping them form lasting relationships. He is the bestselling author of The 5 Love Languages® series and the director of Marriage and Family Life Consultants, Inc. Gary Travels the world presenting seminars, and his radio programs air on more than 400 stations.
For more information, visit 5lovelanguages.com or connect with Gary on his social platforms:
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Arlene Pellicane is a speaker and author of several books including Screen Kids, Parents Rising, 31 Days to Becoming a Happy Mom, and Calm, Cool and Connected: 5 Digital Habits for a More Balanced Life. Arlene has been featured on the Today Show, Wall Street Journal, Fox & Friends, Focus on the Family, and FamilyLife Today. She's the host of the Happy Home Podcast and regular contributor to Proverbs 31 Ministries.
Arlene lives in San Diego with her husband James and their three children. You too can have a happy home - Arlene's books will show you how.
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Do you have a happy home? To take Arlene's free happy home quizzes, visit:
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Many of us already know that excessive screen time is bad for our kids. Adults frequently post about needing our own social media breaks and phone-free time. How much more difficult is for children who do not possess the self control or self awareness of even needing a break? This book is a good guide for parents needing a reset for their children in terms of the amount of technology use in their homes.
The aim of Ms. Pellicane and Mr. Chapman is to bring parents practical, science- and psychology-based strategies to help parents steer children away from their dependence on screens and foster real-life transferable skills.
They examine up-to-date research of the harmful nature of excessive screen use. It is quite convicting to read the statistics and makes me hesitate before handing a screen to a child to keep them quiet in the car. For example, the author asks the reader to imagine the difference between an episode of Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood and an episode of SpongeBob SquarePants. It is easy to see why children expect to be entertained at every moment and become grumpy when told to hand over their screens.
There are many handy lists in the book such as “Warning Signs of Screen Time” and tips for loving a child well, such as “5 Tech-Free Ways to Speak the Love Languages.” The 5 Skills discussed in Part Two could be its own book. The five skills cannot be well-developed when a child is staring at a screen.
I would recommend this book to parents who feel that screens are dominating their kids’ (and their own) daily lives.
Screen Kids may be marketed as a parenting tool but frankly I believe it contains information that is suitable, adaptable and applicable for any human being who is exposed to some form of technology.
Chapman and Pellicane have come together, yet again, as a power-team of writers, parents, and researchers who are also very relatable and practical in their teaching and approach. These authors have collaborated on several other projects. They noticed a lot has changed in the world, specifically in the tech world, since the 2014 release of their book, Growing Up Social. Based on significant research over the last five years, Chapman and Pellicane updated and rebranded Growing Up Social into Screen Kids in hopes to empower families to take back their homes from an overdependence on screens.
Screen Kids is strategically divided into three parts:
1.) Kids on Tech: This section is heavily rooted in research and statistics while examining behavior resulting from tech-use
2.) The A+ Social Skills: This section is the “work” portion of the book that motivates individuals to take action against the negative effects of technology
3.) Restart Your Home: This section ties the previous sections together and encourages personal assessment and application
Screen Kids will encourage you to evaluate personal technology use along with examining how technology is affecting those you love. The A+ Social Skills section is the antidote against technology dependence pr addiction and will teach the reader how to develop the traits of affection, appreciation, anger management, apology, and attention.
This book is raw and real and exposes the gritty truth most people gloss over – technology is taking over our lives and its addictiveness is robbing children of their youth while also stealing precious time, energy and focus/attention away from anyone who uses a screen. We spend so much life behind a screen but screens can never replace authentic emotions or relationships. They can, however, remove empathy and replace it with indifference and loneliness (not to mention other damaging side effects).
Likewise, Screen Kids is interactive by including assessments, challenges, questions, and quizzes that will inspire you to apply what you learn to your daily life. There is a Q&A at the end of the book that is valuable as well – addresses some commonly asked questions targeting struggles you may encounter while implementing the skills taught throughout this book.
One thing I found very refreshing was the constant reminder that what is best isn’t always easy. In fact, several times in this book the authors tell it like it is and recognize it may not be what you want to hear. I really respected their boldness and appreciated their love for the reader’s wellbeing over their “like” for applause, praise or a pat on the back. The truth spoken in love is the only way our souls can receive the nourishment needed to thrive in this world.
There is no doubt that Screen Kids will equip you to take back your home from an overdependence on technology, but you must take the initiative.
Reviewed in the United States on October 6, 2020
Screen Kids may be marketed as a parenting tool but frankly I believe it contains information that is suitable, adaptable and applicable for any human being who is exposed to some form of technology.
Chapman and Pellicane have come together, yet again, as a power-team of writers, parents, and researchers who are also very relatable and practical in their teaching and approach. These authors have collaborated on several other projects. They noticed a lot has changed in the world, specifically in the tech world, since the 2014 release of their book, Growing Up Social. Based on significant research over the last five years, Chapman and Pellicane updated and rebranded Growing Up Social into Screen Kids in hopes to empower families to take back their homes from an overdependence on screens.
Screen Kids is strategically divided into three parts:
1.) Kids on Tech: This section is heavily rooted in research and statistics while examining behavior resulting from tech-use
2.) The A+ Social Skills: This section is the “work” portion of the book that motivates individuals to take action against the negative effects of technology
3.) Restart Your Home: This section ties the previous sections together and encourages personal assessment and application
Screen Kids will encourage you to evaluate personal technology use along with examining how technology is affecting those you love. The A+ Social Skills section is the antidote against technology dependence pr addiction and will teach the reader how to develop the traits of affection, appreciation, anger management, apology, and attention.
This book is raw and real and exposes the gritty truth most people gloss over – technology is taking over our lives and its addictiveness is robbing children of their youth while also stealing precious time, energy and focus/attention away from anyone who uses a screen. We spend so much life behind a screen but screens can never replace authentic emotions or relationships. They can, however, remove empathy and replace it with indifference and loneliness (not to mention other damaging side effects).
Likewise, Screen Kids is interactive by including assessments, challenges, questions, and quizzes that will inspire you to apply what you learn to your daily life. There is a Q&A at the end of the book that is valuable as well – addresses some commonly asked questions targeting struggles you may encounter while implementing the skills taught throughout this book.
One thing I found very refreshing was the constant reminder that what is best isn’t always easy. In fact, several times in this book the authors tell it like it is and recognize it may not be what you want to hear. I really respected their boldness and appreciated their love for the reader’s wellbeing over their “like” for applause, praise or a pat on the back. The truth spoken in love is the only way our souls can receive the nourishment needed to thrive in this world.
There is no doubt that Screen Kids will equip you to take back your home from an overdependence on technology, but you must take the initiative.