Thomas Kersting
1) Raising Healthy Teenagers: Equipping Your Child to Navigate the Pitfalls and Dangers of Teen Life
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Our kids are experiencing an unprecedented sense of isolation, interacting virtually in a world that seems ever more fearful with each news cycle. They absorb and internalize the stress and anxiety they see on their parents' faces and on the phone, laptop, tablet, and TV screens that are ever before their eyes. Not surprisingly, their mental and physical health are suffering. As parents, we want to know how we can help.
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There's no denying the clear connection between overuse of devices-smartphones, computers, and video games-and the growing mental health crisis, especially in our children. Too much screen time has a real, measurable effect on kids' brains, self-esteem, emotional development, and social skills. We aren't controlling our devices anymore-they're controlling us.
In Disconnected, psychotherapist and parenting expert Thomas Kersting offers a comprehensive...
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According to the latest research, the average 13-year-old spends 8 hours per day, seven days a week, glued to a screen. Yes, this is problematic but to every problem there is a solution. Kersting explores the devide-dependent world our children live in and how it is affecting their mental and emotional wellbeing. Research show that too much time in the cyber world is re-wiring kid's brains, affecting their ability to flourish in the real world as...