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    SOS! The Technology Guidebook for Parents of Tweens and Teens: Get the Answers You Need, Keep Them Safe and Enjoy Your Kids Again
    SOS! The Technology Guidebook for Parents of Tweens and Teens: Get the Answers You Need, Keep Them Safe and Enjoy Your Kids Again
    SOS! The Technology Guidebook for Parents of Tweens and Teens: Get the Answers You Need, Keep Them Safe and Enjoy Your Kids Again
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    SOS! The Technology Guidebook for Parents of Tweens and Teens: Get the Answers You Need, Keep Them Safe and Enjoy Your Kids Again

    By Sheryl Gould

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    SOS! The Technology Guidebook for Parents of Tweens and Teens is Sheryl Gould’s guidebook for parents who seek to keep their children safe online—away from inappropriate content, strangers, and cyberbullying—by equipping them to have the important conversations. 

    With over fifteen years of experience coaching parents and working with families, Sheryl Gould understands how overwhelming and stressful it can be to monitor a child’s internet usage for their safety and mental wellbeing. She created the organization Moms of Tweens and Teens as a way to support parents as they implement effective parenting strategies and reconnect with their children. 

    In SOS! The Technology Guidebook for Parents of Tweens and Teens, Gould’s approach works through common conflicts about screen time as it leads parents away from nagging and arguing with their children and creates more opportunities for “face-to-face time.” In this guidebook, parents will find:

    • Answers to common parenting questions, challenges, and frustrations
    • Steps to personalize limitations and rules to a child’s needs and development 
    • Practical advice for navigating tough conversations
    • Strategies for getting a child to “buy-in” to screen time limits
    • Programs to manage time children spend on devices and content they can access (apps, YoutTube channels, websites, etc.)
    • Suggestions for balance and quality time as a family 

    Restore sanity, get on the same page and rebuild relationship with YOUR tween or teen with SOS! The Technology Guidebook for Parents of Tweens and Teens! 

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMorgan James Publishing
    Release dateMay 9, 2023
    ISBN9781636980225
    SOS! The Technology Guidebook for Parents of Tweens and Teens: Get the Answers You Need, Keep Them Safe and Enjoy Your Kids Again
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    Sheryl Gould

    Sheryl Gould is a parenting educator and author who has been coaching mothers for over 15 years. She is the founder of Moms of Tweens and Teens, an international organization supporting mothers and helping them to grow in self-awareness, become effective parents, and build stronger connections with their adolescents and families. Sheryl loves supporting moms through her online community, local and online interactive workshops, Inner Circle membership, public speaking, and writing. Her mission for Moms of Tweens and Teens is to provide all mothers with a non-judgmental and compassionate place to share the struggles and triumphs of raising teens and tweens. She speaks to parents on a wide range of topics related to parenting adolescents, helping them to build healthier relationships and empowering their kids to thrive. You can learn more, or connect with Sheryl, at www.momsoftweensandteens.com.

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      SOS! The Technology Guidebook for Parents of Tweens and Teens - Sheryl Gould

      SOS! The Technology Guidebook for Parents of Tweens and Teens

      In this pragmatic, empathetic, and helpful guide Sheryl Gould has distilled excellent advice from her work with thousands of parents. Once you understand your kid’s tech use more clearly, including by using technology with them, you can guide and support them in building crucial skills in navigating technology. With this book in hand, you’ll get along better and reduce the fighting over screen time.

      - Devorah Heitner, PhD, Author of Screenwise: Helping Kids Thrive and Survive in Their Digital World

      "If you want to ditch nagging and gain tools to work through conflicts about screen time, this resource is for you! The Technology Guidebook for Parents of Tweens and Teens is a stunning blend of research and practical wisdom to help parents navigate technology use in their homes. It unpacks parents’ common concerns and provides practical answers to keep kids safe, find more balance, and build a stronger relationship between parents and their children with them in the process."

      - Michele Mitchell, Parenting Educator, Author, Speaker

      This guidebook is exactly what every parent raising tweens and teens needs. It has every detail about what to say, how to say it, and how to structure technology to set up your kids for success and avoid the daily conflict that technology often causes. The guide that we have all been waiting for has finally arrived!

      - Dr. Sheryl Ziegler, Psy.D., Clinical Psychologist and Author of Mommy Burnout

      This book is an exceptional tool in the arsenal of today’s parent on a complex and highly charged topic. Her practical wisdom, educational tips, and relationship-building strategies are powerful confidence boosters for parents yet surprisingly acceptable to teens. Sheryl Gould for the Win-Win!

      - Dennis Trittin, CFA and Author of Parenting for the Launch and What I Wish I Knew at 18

      "This is the guidebook parents have been waiting for! In The Technology Guidebook for Parents of Tweens and Teens, Sheryl Gould, tackles a complex—and often overwhelming—aspect of parenting and breaks it all down into manageable pieces. As a parenting expert (who is a parent herself), she understands the questions, concerns, and fears parents have around teens and their use of technology. Through practical advice and smart strategies, Gould equips parents to help their kids navigate the digital world. Her approach is positive and empowering, all while prioritizing the parent-teen relationship. This is a must-read for parents!"

      - Becky Baudouin, Speaker and Author of Enjoy Every Minute and Other Ridiculous Things We Say to Moms

      Sheryl Gould is a trusty navigator into the world of teen/tween culture and technology. She gives us an inside look at what our kids are facing and how they’re thinking, so we can parent from a place of wisdom rather than fear. I so appreciate her insight and encouragement to those of us who are in the throes of monitoring screen time and social media. This book is a must for every parent’s toolbox.

      - Becky Kopitzke, Author of The Cranky Mom Fix: How to Get a Happier, More Peaceful Home by Slaying the Momster in All of Us

      I parented my five children (now grown) in a time when ‘tech’ as we know it now was just coming onto the scene. How I wish my husband and I had had this insightful and practical book to guide us! It’s full of wisdom, information, and practical how-tos to initiate screentime guidelines for your family, help keep your kids safe online, and strengthen (not strain) your relationship with them in the process. I highly recommend this for parents, grandparents, and teachers—anyone whose life includes a tween or teen!

      - Arlyn Lawrence, Author of Parenting for the Launch and Prayer-Saturated Kids

      "SOS! is the guidebook parents need to change the way they are helping their tweens and teens manage technology. This is the first generation of kids to be Web-enabled at every juncture, and it’s been challenging for parents to find the balance. I don’t know a mom or dad that isn’t exasperated with their teen’s screentime and isn’t searching for a way to reduce the tension over tech use. I love that this book doesn’t solely focus on getting children off devices, but instead encourages parents to have important conversations about technology in general. We have to do more than just simply telling adolescents to put their phone down, and fortunately Sheryl gives us the tools to keep our kids safe, teach them an important life skill, and build a stronger relationship."

      - Whitney Fleming, Author and Founder of Playdates on Fridays

      Technology might be the most significant battlefield we face as parents when raising children in popular culture today. Thankfully, Sheryl Gould has written this guidebook to help moms and dads proactively lead their children regarding screen use. As a mom of six, I appreciated how Sheryl walked us through setting our family tech rules around our core values. Her book also contains helpful questions, tips, tools, and resources and is a must-read for all parents of tweens and teens.

      - Amy Carney, Author of Parent on Purpose

      GET THE ANSWERS YOU NEED,

      KEEP THEM SAFE AND

      ENJOY YOUR KIDS AGAIN

      NEW YORK

      LONDON • NASHVILLE • MELBOURNE • VANCOUVER

      SOS! The Technology Guidebook for Parents of Tweens and Teens

      Get the Answers You Need, Keep Them Safe and Enjoy Your Kids Again

      © 2023 Sheryl Gould

      All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means—electronic, mechanical, photocopy, recording, scanning, or other—except for brief quotations in critical reviews or articles, without the prior written permission of the publisher.

      Published in New York, New York, by Morgan James Publishing. Morgan James is a trademark of Morgan James, LLC. www.MorganJamesPublishing.com

      Proudly distributed by Ingram Publisher Services.

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      To the first generation of steadfast parents who are feeling overwhelmed navigating their kid’s technology—seeking to provide balance and guidance, keep them safe, and stay connected to their hearts:

      This book is for you.

      TABLE OF CONTENTS

      Introduction

      Chapter 1 The 5 Most Common Mistakes We Make

      Chapter 2 What We Need to Understand First

      Chapter 3 Setting Limits

      Chapter 4 Establishing Ground Rules

      Chapter 5 Keeping Them Safe

      Chapter 6 Understanding the Risks

      Chapter 7 Gaming

      Chapter 8 FaceTime versus Screen Time

      Resource Section

      Should I Read My Kids’ Texts?

      Protecting Your Kids Online

      Recommended Resources

      Family Cell Phone Contract

      Acknowledgments

      About the Author

      INTRODUCTION

      At what age should I allow my kids to get a smartphone?

      How much screen time is okay for my kid(s)?

      How do I manage their usage?

      What should my tech rules and limits be?

      How can I keep them safe from inappropriate content and dangerous apps?

      How should I feel about Fortnite?

      What do I do if I find out my kid is looking at pornography?

      How do I talk to them so they won’t constantly argue and will cooperate with my rules?

      The list of questions goes on!

      If you are reading this, you know full well—the struggle is real! We are the first generation to navigate all of this technology with our kids. We have our feet in both worlds: we remember a life without technology and now we live in the digital world. No wonder we feel overwhelmed!

      Whether it’s smartphones,

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