Becoming a Digital Parent

This book is a practical, readable guide that will help all parents have confidence to successfully navigate technology with their children. It accessibly presents evidence-based guidance to offer an overview of the digital landscape, empowering parents to embrace opportunities whilst keeping children responsible and safe online.

Carrie Rogers-Whitehead is the founder of Digital Respons-Ability, a mission-based company training thousands of parents, students, and educators on digital citizenship. She is the author of Digital Citizenship: Teaching Strategies and Practice from the Field and other academic works. Carrie is also a mother and continuously strives to be a better digital parent.

Preface 1. Parenting Is Not What It Used to Be: Technology Trends 2. Prevention Science and Technology 3. Generation Alpha: Parenting Around Tech in Young Children 4. The Tween Years: Puberty + Peers + Tech 5. Digital Identities: Teens and Technology 6. Screen Time: The Real Facts and Research 7. Gaming: A Potential Pitfall or Positive 8. Resources and Apps: What to Use at Different Developmental Stages Appendix Resources