Face to Face: Cultivating Kids' Social Lives in Today's Digital World Paperback - 2014

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A MUST READ for every adult who cares about kids! The message in "Face to Face" is simple yet profound: Increase actual face-to-face connection and keep childhood real so children will be resilient, healthy, and happy. Major focuses of the book include how digital technology is influencing children's lives and how resiliency and other social/emotional skills need special attention as parents navigate this new terrain. Authored by a team of pediatricians and educators (including the authors of the popular "Raising Our Daughters" and "Raising Our Sons" books), this book is a goldmine of neuroscience-based information: - How children's brains grow - Recommendations for being mindful about screen time and reducing busy-ness - Parenting with social/emotional learning (SEL) in mind - How to support children in building healthy friendships as well as in managing social group dynamics - Latest research on the key importance of connection and empathy in curtailing and reducing the harm of bullying - Best practices for fostering resiliency The recurring themes in each of "Face to Face's" 7 chapters are: Stay Connected, Cultivate Empathy, Create Safe Havens, Walk the Talk, Take the Time, and Play/Create. These are the "touchstones" "Face to Face" recommends parents use to help kids navigate learning to master the art of face-to-face connection. ADVANCE REVIEWS "A timely, practical, and easy-to-read resource for parents. It's geared to exactly what today's families struggle with. I want every parent I know to read this remarkable guide." -- WILLIAM DOHERTY, PhD, Author of "The Intentional Family" "There's nothing more important than giving our children a childhood and "Face to Face" is an invaluable resource for doing just that." -- KIM JOHN PAYNE, Author of "Simplicity Parenting" & "Beyond Winning" "Today's young people are growing up in a time when digital media is their preferred mode of communication. But at what cost? "Face to Face" is an invaluable resource for any adult working with today's youth." -- CHARISSE NIXON, PhD, Penn State Assoc. Prof. of Psychology