The New Childhood

Raising Kids to Thrive in a Digitally Connected World

By: Jordan Shapiro

Narrated by: Jordan Shapiro

It's time for a new approach to screen time.

Jordan Shapiro believes we need to rethink parental attitudes to technology. There's a damaging orthodoxy that presents screen-time as the ultimate modern parenting evil and the only acceptable response to is restriction. Shapiro, psychologist, educational pioneer and father of two, draws on cutting-edge research in education, philosophy, neuroscience and psychology to show we've let fear and nostalgia stand in the way of our children's best interests.

In his optimistic, inspiring and practical guide to the new, digital frontier of childhood, he reframes gaming, social media and smartphones to offer fresh, evidence-based advice on how to take a more progressive approach.

©2019 Jordan Shapiro (P)2019 Hodder & Stoughton Limited

Critic reviews

"Timely, essential, and thought-provoking, The New Childhood is the must-read parenting guide for raising 21st century, digitally driven kids. Instead of raising a white flag and giving in to social media and the Internet, Jordan Shapiro tells parents how to embrace technology, stay involved in their children's lives, and prepare them for their future. Read it! I promise you'll rethink your parenting. I couldn't put it down." (Michele Borba, EdD, author of UnSelfie: Why Empathetic Kids Succeed in Our All-About-Me World)

The fact that it offers a new aproach to a problem or an issue that has been treated as threat so far.

A very interesting read. Is contains ideas regardin the technologies that our kids use today that are new but still are grounded in research in child rearing that we still hold valuable. I would not rush to apply all the ideas in the book but still i will take away 2 important ideas: it’s pointles ti be afraid and reject new technologies (they will stick around and be accepted eventualy why not be amoung the first to embrace it) and the fact that it’s not important weather we play monopoly or minecrad with our kids as long as wee take the opportunity to engaje with them. Happy reads to all!!!

too academic

perfect for a masters thesis. quite bad as a guide to real parents. bought on impulse because the author was having a Tedx talk, but didn't see the actual talk.