We see it everywhere: at the park, in restaurants, and inside our homes
and cars - kids connected to handheld devices and disconnected from the
world around them. According to the latest research, the average
13-year-old spends eight hours per day, seven days a week, glued to a
screen. Yes, this is problematic, but for every problem there is a
solution.
In Disconnected, renowned psychotherapist and longtime school
counselor Tom Kersting explores the device-dependent world our children
live in and how it is impacting their mental and emotional well-being.
Research shows that too much time in the cyber world is re-wiring kids'
brains, affecting their ability to flourish in the real world as
anxiety, depression, and attention issues soar.
Thankfully, it is not too late to save our children. Kersting provides
simple strategies to help reduce screen time as well as a host of
meditative and mindfulness techniques to help our kids reclaim their
brains, and their lives.