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A road map to free your kids from the harms of digital technology and to recover the beauty, wonder, and true purpose of childhood—by a leading tech policy expertIt’s no secret that addictive digital technologies like smartphones and social media apps are harming a generation of kids socially, mentally, and even physically. But a workable solution seems elusive. After all, don’t kids need phones, and won’t they be vulnerable or socially isolated without tech?Clare Morell, fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center and director of its Technology and Human Flourishing Project, argues that the answer is no. She exposes the lies parents have been sold about managing the dangers of tech through parental controls and screen-time limits, and demonstrates that another way is possible—even if your children are already using smartphones or social media.The Tech Exit maps a doable pathway to freedom from digital technology for families, local communities, and society. Drawing on dozens of interviews with experts and with families who have gone tech-free, as well as Morell’s own work as a policy expert, The Tech Exit shows how digital technology is anything but necessary for children to live happy, healthy, and socially full lives.The Tech Exit is essential reading for any parent who has felt stuck between an awareness of the dangers of digital technology for kids and the feeling that tech is necessary and inevitable. Clare Morell’s message is simple and compelling: You and your family can be free. The life you want for your children is within reach.

From the noted business and foundation leader, a bold new argument for harnessing brain science to make sure all children thrive At nine, a boy named Sixto Cancel was adopted by a woman who kept a lock on her refrigerator and was verbally abusive. Meanwhile, extended and loving family members lived just an hour away--and would have taken him in if a public system had made an effort to find them. Sixto moved in and out of broken households for years, one of the hundreds of thousands of young Americans who lack the relationships essential to succeeding in adulthood. A major new book for parents and policymakers alike, Thrive argues that how we understand the unequal experiences of adolescence holds the key to ensuring that all children have an equal chance of becoming successful adults. Drawing on her deep engagement with public systems and youth at the Annie E. Casey Foundation, author Lisa M. Lawson condenses a broad range of brain science, exploring the personal and institutional structures every child needs, as well as the shocking gaps in our systems for disadvantaged children. Arguing that we all have a shared stake in helping young people navigate the road to adulthood, Lawson lays out the ways that families, government, nonprofits, and business can draw lessons from science--and take steps to help all young people thrive.

Bestselling author and advocate Dr. Monique Couvson makes a personal, compelling case for how investing in all girls leads to a better world for us all Girls, Unlimited is an insider-informed blueprint that weaves the author's thirty-plus years of notes from the field--excerpts from interviews with girls and key stakeholders working with girls around the world--with her personal experience to expose how all girls, but especially girls of color, have been underserved. This groundbreaking book provides an illuminating guide to fostering strategies that prioritize the well-being and liberation of all girls in the United States, offering practical insights into how such efforts can catalyze a more sustainable and democratic society. Girls, Unlimited examines what is required to move past the "pocket change"-level of giving to girls and young women and, instead, incite a more sincere engagement in the cultivation of conditions to abundantly resource girls--financially and otherwise--at the intersections of their identity. By reimagining how we invest in girls, we can shape a new landscape of opportunity, ensuring that every girl can thrive.

Text Messages to My Sons offers a simple, heartfelt way for parents to foster deeper connections with their children through daily messages of love, wisdom, and mindfulness—perfect for today’s fast-paced, tech-driven world.In today’s fast-paced, technology-driven world, meaningful communication between parents and children can feel more elusive than ever. Tammy J Cohen, a mother of three sons, found a unique way to bridge that gap by sending her sons daily text messages filled with wisdom, love, and life lessons. Text Messages to My Sons offers insight, practical advice, and space for personal reflection.This deeply personal collection of heartfelt messages inspires readers to create stronger connections with their loved ones. Through themes such as gratitude, mindfulness, resilience, leadership, and personal growth, Tammy shows how a simple morning text can become a powerful tool for encouragement and guidance and reflections on modern-day challenges in parent-child communication.Whether you’re a parent looking to build better relationships with your children or someone wanting to communicate more meaningfully with loved ones, this book will inspire you to connect deeply in a world of devices.

Craft beer, vinyl, trendy trainers, vintage bikes: it's not a midlife crisis, it's a state of mind

Parents today are terrified on behalf of their kids, and for good reason. In the blink of an eye, our kids will be adults facing more serious threats than we ever did - climate change, gun violence, political polarization, and disinformation, to name a few. We're not going to be able to solve all the intractable problems of the world before our kids grow up - so how are we to prepare them for an impossibly shitty future?Award-winning science journalist Melinda Wenner Moyer battled insomnia night after night, her thoughts spiralling around this exact problem. So she decided to do what she does best - learn from parenting experts and find the solution. Just as she did in her breakout book, How to Raise Kids Who Aren't Assholes, Moyer again interviewed researchers across multiple fields - from psychology to education, information literacy, business and even addiction. What she discovered: even in a world full of assholes, we can still teach our kids how to take care of themselves, fight for what they believe in, manage uncertain times and even bridge divides most adults aren't equipped to do.In Hello, Cruel World!, Moyer provides those exact comprehensive, science-backed tools to help our children handle the world they will inherit. By using the three core attributes children need to succeed in our flawed world - coping mechanisms, connection techniques, and cultivation practices - our kids can learn to set boundaries, take responsibility for their actions, build healthy relationships in turbulent times and much more. By being activists in our parenting, we can set our kids up to not just survive a shitty environment, but give them a fighting chance to make it a better world for future generations.

The difficulty of raising kids in America is well-known-no federally supported parental leave, a lack of mental health support, a crushing combination of workplace pressure and aspirational parental perfection, and the fresh hell that is the playgroup Facebook page. But what if there was another way?The simple fact is that parenting, and specifically motherhood, looks wildly different across nations. Please Yell at My Kids is an around the world journey and a practical guide to rethinking parenting. What can we learn from Brazilian birth parties, Singaporean grandparents, and Danish babies sleeping soundly outside of coffee shops? And how can that be integrated into the lives of American readers, even if we can't hop on a plane and wing our way to the land of paid parental leave? Journalist Marina Lopes travels around the globe, interviewing and learning from parents in Singapore, France, Mozambique, Indonesia, Japan, Sweden and more to provide practical, actionable ways to reimagine parenting in America.At the heart of many global approaches to parenting lies one simple, and not so simple thing: community. In America, parenting is, at best, a dual mission, perhaps with one partner playing the role of sidekick and occasional comic relief. But globally parenthood is more often a team sport, played in the center of a community that helps, supports, and occasionally drives you up the wall. From guiding caregivers through how to define their own non-negotiable values, to navigating tricky conversations with their in-laws, Please Yell at My Kids provides readers with the inspiration and practical tools to build a community of care in their own lives and reimagine parenthood in a joyful new way.

In this poignant reflection and memoir, Patton Dodd wrestles with the gap between the idealized father he yearned for and the distant father he got. Dodd's story will resonate for those with their own dad-sized gaps and wounds: those who struggle with the fathers they got, the fathers they wish they had, and the fathers they hope to be.

A definitive and super-expert guide to feeding your child and understanding their behaviour around food, from 0-5 years.