Raising Screen-Smart Kids: The Parent's Guide to Safe Smartphone Use, Social Media Rules, and Preventing Cyberbullying for Children and Teens

���� Raising Screen-Smart Kids
The Parent's Guide to Safe Smartphone Use, Social Media Rules, and Preventing Cyberbullying for Children and Teens
by Elsa Brandt

Once you've read this book, you'll know exactly what matters when it comes to navigating smartphones, social media, and AI with your child.

When is the right time for a child's first smartphone? How much screen time is actually healthy? Which apps should be allowed-and which ones are risky? And how can you protect your child from cyberbullying, online addiction, or AI-driven manipulation?

In today's world, digital media is part of everyday life. That's why so many parents ask: How do I support my child's tech use without being too strict or too hands-off? In Raising Screen-Smart Kids, Elsa Brandt delivers clear, practical answers. As an experienced social worker and media education expert, she shows parents how to guide their children toward healthy, age-appropriate, and mindful smartphone and social media use-focusing on communication, trust, and long-term digital literacy.

Backed by the latest research, real-world strategies, and relatable family examples, this book offers practical tools for parents, teachers, and caregivers alike. Interviews with psychologists, cybercrime experts, and kids themselves reveal an important truth: digital resilience begins at home-with patience, boundaries, and an open ear.

���� Perfect for parents of children and teens aged 8 to 16.
���� Includes tools for smartphone rules, app safety, screen time limits, cyberbullying prevention, and understanding AI.