Ebook: Wired child: reclaiming childhood in a digital age

1. Build the strong family your child needs -- 2. Boost children's self-control -- 3. Promote kids' academic success -- 4. Protect children from video game/internet addiction -- 5. Tackle the unique tech problems faced by boys and girls -- 6. Be the loving, strong guide your child needs -- 7. Nurture young children's brain development -- 8. Keep your kids close -- 9. Give sensation-seeking teens the help they need -- 10. Achieve the elusive: kids' productive use of technology.;Kids' obsessive use of video games, social media, and texting is eclipsing their connections with family and school--the two most important contributors to their well-being. The result: a generation of kids who suffer from soaring rates of emotional and academic problems, with many falling prey to an epidemic of video game and internet addictions. Wired Child offers concrete parenting strategies that will help you create the strong family kids need and encourage their school success. You'll also learn how to protect kids from destructive tech addictions, and instead guide them to use technology productively as a positive force for their future. --Cover.