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Slaying digital dragons : tips and tools for protecting your body, brain, psyche, and thumbs from the digital dark side / Alex J. Packer.
"This frank and humorous guide helps teens learn how to lead a safe and healthy digital life, join the resistance, and protect themselves from Big Tech's attempted takeover of their brain, body, emotions, privacy, and future"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781631985966
- ISBN: 1631985965
- Physical Description: x, 397 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
- Publisher: Minneapolis, MN : Free Spirit Publishing Inc., [2021]
- Copyright: ℗♭2021.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 383-384) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Start screen : joining the resistance -- Your screen scene : decoding your digital life -- Gathering intel : exploring the Valley of Appland -- Protect your body : how screen time affects your body and health -- Protect your brain : how screen time can rewire and mess up your brain -- Protect your relationships : how screen time affects your social skills, relationships, and "street smarts" -- Protect your privacy, safety, and reputation : how big tech steals your data and puts you at risk -- Protect your psyche : how social media can crush your heart, seize your soul, and hack your identity -- Protect your life balance : how big tech hijacks your attention, your autonomy, and your time -- Life in the fast lane refreshing your digital spirit -- Give yourself an app-endectomy : taking charge of your digital life -- Great things you can do online (and off!) : making your screen scene a force for good. |
| Target Audience Note: | Ages 11 Free Spirit Publishing Inc. |
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Alex J. Packer, Ph.D., is an educator, psychologist, and award-winning author of numerous books for parents and teenagers including How Rude! The Teen Guide to Good Manners, Proper Behavior, and Not Grossing People Out. Alex is sought after by the media for his provocative commentary on manners, child-rearing, and substance abuse prevention, and has led workshops and lectured widely across the United States and around the world. He received his Ph.D. in educational and developmental psychology from Boston College and his master’s degree in education from Harvard.