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Screenwise offers an encouraging perspective on how to thoughtfully guide kids
in the digital age. Many parents and educators worry that kids are addicted, detached, or distracted because of their digital devices. Digital Citizenship expert Devorah Heitner, however, believes that technology offers huge potential to our children--if parents help them. 
Screenwise helps parents recognize that the social wisdom they have gained throughout their lives is a relevant and urgently needed supplement to their kid's digital savvy. These skills can help set kids up for a lifetime of success in a world fueled by technology.

The core message of the book is that kids need mentoring, not (just) monitoring, and that kids deserve more empathy from adults about growing up in the digital age. Texting, gaming and social media are social spaces requiring social skills. The book offers advice on helping kids navigate friendship and identity issues that are common among new texters, gamers and social media users.

Screenwise is a guide to understanding what it is like for children to grow up with
technology, and to recognizing the special challenges--and advantages--that contemporary kids and teens experience thanks to this level of connection. Children's school experiences, family life and friendships are all shaped by digital connection. Educators and school leaders looking to engage parents around educational technology and wishing to create a culture of digital citizenship will benefit from this volume. Screenwise helps parents and educators move beyond discussions of "screentime" to evaluate different kinds of engagement with technology.

Screenwise presents practical parenting "hacks": quick ideas that you can implement today that will help you understand and relate to your digital native. The book empowers parents to recognize ways that wisdom that they have gained throughout their lives is a relevant and urgently needed supplement to their kid's digital savvy.Based on real-life stories from families, the latest research, and Dr. Heitner's experience working with schools, Screenwise teaches parents what they need to know in order to raise responsible and empathetic kids in the digital age.
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Acknowledging the impossibility of fully sheltering children from the world of digital media, Heitner provides guidance for parents navigating this ever-changing landscape. She covers common concerns about children of different ages, from preschool to young adult, and even looks at how the digital world influences adults. She pairs examples from what she has found working with families in her consulting firm with research in the field, such as into the ways kids use social media. This book provides useful advice for the parents of children of all ages and will serve well as a guide to help the different generations communicate, in person or online. (Publisher's Weekly)


When you hand your child their first phone, you also need to support them with guidance about apps, games, group texts, sexting, porn, predators, geotagging and more. If that sounds overwhelming, get your hands on Devorah Heitner's Screenwise: Helping Kids Thrive (and Survive) in their Digital World. It's a reassuring, tech-positive book full of practical advice for parents to help kids manage their digital lives. (Dr. Laura Markham, AHA Parenting, Bestselling Author of Peaceful Parent, Happy Kid) "Heitner has done something significant and brave in taking on this wave of technology that so many of us assume we have no control over. We do have control, and we all have a lot to learn in this realm."(Mayim Bialik, Actor, Neuroscientist, Founder of GrokNation)
"For all parents who feel like they can't keep up with today's technology, Devorah Heitner has come to the rescue. Screenwise doesn't judge or preach. It is full of empathy and insight, providing gems of guidance
based on years of deep research and real talk with real kids. A pleasure to
read."--Lisa Guernsey, director, Learning Technologies Project New America and; author of Tap, Click, Read and Screen Time


"Find your way from 'screenworried' to 'screenwise.' It's time to get over
your techno-guilt and become a more competent and confident media
mentor--an enthusiastic tour guide and mindful role model--for your
child in the digital age."--Chip Donohue, PhD, director, Technology in Early Childhood (TEC) Center at Erikson Institute
"A must-read for twenty-first century parents! Empowered by Dr. Heitner's timely book, I feel infinitely more prepared to guide my son and daughter through the advantages and perils of modern-day connectedness. Issues like trust, relationships, security, and
balance are handled deftly by an expert who clearly knows the territory
and shares her knowledge in a relatable way. Every modern-day parent
should read this book. Highly recommended."--Mary O'Donohue, author of When You Say "Thank You," Mean It: And 11
Other Lessons for Instilling Lifelong Values In Your Children


"Devorah has tackled the challenging, modern issue of raising kids in
today's digital world head-on. Screenwise gives practical ideas and advice
for parents struggling with this issue and really enables them to turn what
could be a problem into an opportunity. Screenwise will help
not only the parents in our district, but also the teachers when it comes
to ideas and strategies for truly helping kids thrive in their digital world."
--Carl Hooker, Director of Innovation, Eanes ISD, Author of the Mobile Learning Mindset book series
"Grounded in the latest research, it will help parents develop theirresourcefulness in navigating what can seem like a worrying new world."---Sonia Livingstone, author of The Class: Living and Learning in the Digital Age)

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"Screenwise is a comprehensive exploration of a timely and important topic studded with practical tips for parents."
--Wendy Mogel, PhD, clinical psychologist, New York Times best-selling
author of The Blessing of a Skinned Knee

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Bibliomotion; 1st edition (September 6, 2016)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 240 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1629561452
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1629561455
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 1 year and up
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 13.3 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.43 x 0.58 x 8.5 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
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Dr. Devorah Heitner is the author of Growing Up in Public (Penguin Random House, September 12, 2023) and Screenwise: Helping Kids Thrive (and Survive) in Their Digital World. Navigating tech with kids can be overwhelming. Devorah Heitner offers pragmatic, research-informed approaches to navigating digital milestones with kids.

Dr. Heitner’s work has appeared in the New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, and CNN Opinion. She has a Ph.D. in Media/Technology & Society from Northwestern University and has taught at DePaul and Northwestern. She is delighted to be raising her own teenager and she lives with her family in Chicagoland. You can follow her on Twitter @Devorahheitner and on Instagram @devorahheitnerphd.

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As the mother of two tween daughters, I found Devorah's advice to be incredibly relevant, useful, and applicable. I am so grateful for this book, and would highly recommend it for any parent looking to guide their tweens and teens through the world of social media and screentime.
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Faith Rogow, media literacy education maven
5.0 out of 5 stars Menoring not monitoring - YES!
Reviewed in the United States on January 18, 2017
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SCREENWISE isn’t what you’d expect from a typical media literacy book. Its advice on how to help children learn to ask relevant questions about the content of games, movies, music, or TV programs is brief and arguably too general to be all that useful. If I was judging it based on that criteria, the book would probably get a 3-4 star rating.

I give it 5 stars because SCREENWISE is a very, very good parenting text about how to help children negotiate life with cell phones and social networks. It would be a great gift for parents of children/teens who carry their own phones or tablets or ever log on to a social network or multiplayer gaming site (like Minecraft).

This highly accessible book is written as a conversation between the author and the reader, but is clearly research based with a sound understanding of child development and developmentally appropriate expectations. She skillfully distinguishes between old issues in new wrapping and new issues introduced by the constant connectivity, immediacy, and permanency unique to the digital world.

To help parents see things through their children’s eyes, Heitner includes the voices of kids (culled through her own research). She gives parents a “heads up” about the things they need to look out for and then provides practical advice about how to engage children in conversations that will build the skills they need to productively and ethically manage life with devices on their own. Her mantra is “monitoring cannot substitute for mentoring,” which is why I think this counts as a valuable addition to a media literacy library.

This is not a perfect book. As Heitner recognizes, it is entirely focused on middle and upper-middle class families. It will have limited value for those who aren’t part of that demographic. For example, it doesn’t address cultural conflicts unique to new immigrants and their American children or the challenges faced by families in homes that have sub-standard or no Internet or cloud connectivity. It assumes a parenting style that relies on negotiating with children and engaging them in conversation about sensitive issues – a practice that is not universally accepted, either because it doesn’t mesh with parents’ values or doesn’t match their skill set.

Despite the gaps, there are millions of families that are grappling with the exact issues that Heitner addresses. For them, this book is gold.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Technology is here to stay, and kids need OUR help and guidance. Get that Luddite head out of the sand... and get Screenwise!
Reviewed in the United States on September 14, 2016
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This book is truly a beacon in the darkness, both for parents who fear all screens and fruitlessly try to keep kids away from them, and for parents who may be worried by the amount or type of screen-based activities in which their kids engage, but remain hands-off and permissive because they don't know how to address it. Our family has screen-time limits for our school-aged kids, but so often these limits were leading to tantrums and power struggles because they were arbitrary. These limits lumped silly videos and games together with coding tutorials, historical research, and other far more useful online activities. In today's world, that simplistic approach just doesn't work. It makes kids feel bad about enjoying technology, when in fact we all use it multiple times a day (both for "redeeming" activities, and just for entertainment). Further, arbitrary limits set kids up to "cheat" when parents aren't looking-- and to lack the healthy awareness and guidance they need to navigate the online social world.

It has been so helpful to approach technology in a new, more supportive way: taking an interest in the games of skill that our kids enjoy; using beloved characters from videos to discuss social skills in the real world; having open conversations about language and content that make videos and sites inappropriate for kids. I haven't even finished this book yet, and already I've had an incredible conversation with my daughter about a seemingly "silly" or "dumb" series of videos she kept talking about incessantly at the dinner table. It turns out that her interest in these videos was a way of working out an issue at school that was too hard to talk about directly. Once I took an interest in her interest, we were able to get to the bottom of things.

Remember, this generation of kids is as good-hearted and hard-working as any generation in the past. Minecraft is not evil. Social media can be positive. Of course being glued to devices (or prioritizing them over real life) is not healthy, but Screenwise outlines helpful ways that parents can set a good example and get kids on the right track. The tone of this book is non-judgmental, optimistic, and so understanding toward Luddite parents like me, who have so much to learn. You don't have to be an expert in Pokémon Go or Roblox; you just have to get comfortable enough in your kids' world to guide them through it.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Mentoring vs Monitoring
Reviewed in the United States on July 4, 2019
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I began reading this in search of guidelines for more structured screentime. While this didn't really address that directly, it challenged my attitude toward technology and its place in our home and children's lives. I liked the positive outlook and questions posed which encouraged me to examine my concerns and what I am comfortable with happening in our home. It also provides excellent questions for discussion with our children as well as further resources.
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Ovire Ege Essien
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book for parents of children who love screens
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 1, 2024
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This book was very useful for a project while i was studying. It is also a great book for modern parents. It offers parents a better understanding of children's fascination with gadgets, and helps them with tips to enter that world to guide, and support their children.
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Liz
1.0 out of 5 stars No discussion around screen addiction
Reviewed in Australia on June 21, 2020
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Looking for a way to feel more positive about the constant struggles with screen time management in our home. I found this book to be superficial and avoided the real issues of screen addiction. No brain science, no reference to kids with special needs, now a huge and growing population. Realised the promoters have links to tech industry.
Helpful for parents of neurotypical kids with mild concerns possibly?
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elbriedk
5.0 out of 5 stars Screenwise Book Help Parents Raise Digital Natives
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 29, 2017
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Raising kids in a digital age can be a bit daunting, especially if you have not quite figured it out for yourself. The tech age is constantly changing with new apps, games and devices vying for our attention. Digital media is pervasive and from a very young age kids have access to so much information. Am I the only parent that says "Ask Google" when my kids ask me yet another "why" question?

Screenwise: Helping Kids Thrive (and Survive) in Their Digital World covers a broad range of topics to help kids become good digital citizens from how to navigate family life in the digital age, school life and friendships and dating, to helping parents become "tech-positive", and thinking about their kids growing up in the public online world.

I definitely recommend Screenwise as one of the books to read to help navigate the new age of parenting digital kids.
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