Childhood Unplugged

0,00 

Psychology

Self-help

Katherine Martinko

New Society Publisher

Language of origin

Publication date

Infos :

Paperback
176 pp
Format:6x9in

Practical Advice to Get Kids Off Screens and Find Balance

Ditch the devices and bring back the magic of being a kid

Screens are everywhere. Kids spend an average of 7.5 hours on digital devices every day, not including when they’re in school. The impacts of this are profound, and yet cutting screen time can seem impossible in today’s world.

Childhood Unplugged serves up a wealth of practical solutions for creating healthy boundaries around the use of digital media within the home. Drawing on her own experience as a mother of three, plus interviews with digital minimalist families, educators, and child development experts, author Katherine Martinko presents:

Meticulously researched analysis of the impact of excessive screen time on children’s physical, neurological, emotional, and social development
The benefits of reduced screen exposure, including more time spent outdoors, higher levels of physical activity, increased confidence, self-esteem, and empathy, and more creative play

Inspiration for caregivers who may find it challenging to deviate from cultural norms and are overwhelmed by the thought of severing ties with the digital babysitter Age-appropriate advice for fundamental change regardless of where one lives, with specific sections for babies and toddlers, school-aged children, and adolescents.

Taking a nonjudgmental approach, Childhood Unplugged is a lifeline for parents, caregivers, educators, and anyone who questions the role of digital media and yearns for the young people in their life to experience the profound beauty and magic of childhood.

SELLING POINTS

Established Author – Katherine Martinko has been a prominent writer in the parenting space since 2012; she is a senior editor at Treehugger.com. Her work has been featured on Discovery Network.

Practical experience- A professional working mother of three children, Martinko has firsthand experience raising children in the digital world.

Informed by experts – Through her writing on Treehugger.com, the author has worked with developmental and educational experts. The book includes numerous interviews with “digital minimalist” families, educators, and child development experts.

Award-winning public speaker – Public speaking is one of the author’s passions, and she speaks four languages.

Twitter influencer – Author has over 3400k highly curated followers on Twitter.

Differs from the competition – Proposes a bolder model of getting kids offline for the majority of their time; takes a deeper dive into the link between time spent online and the damage this does to other activities; provides specific ideas for engaging children in other creative play.

Katherine Martinko

Katherine Martinko is a sustainable living advocate who writes extensively about free- range children and low-impact living. She is a senior editor at Treehugger, an internationally respected green lifestyle site. Katherine previously wrote for Discovery Network's Parentables website and maintained a popular parenting blog. Many of the thousands of articles she has written over the years explore the importance of raising "offline" kids, teaching them to become resilient and independent, and being wary of the profound effects of too much screen time on developing brains. Katherine is an honors graduate of the University of Toronto, where she studied English literature and history. She speaks several languages, is a classically trained violinist, an award-winning public speaker, and a community leader who spearheaded a major refugee resettlement effort in her own small town. Katherine lives with her husband and three children in Port Elgin, Ontario.
Agence Schweiger

Agence Schweiger