Glow Kids: How Screen Addiction Is Hijacking Our Kids-and How to Break the Trance

Nicholas Kardaras, a startling argument that technology has profoundly affected the brains of childrenand not for the better.We’ve all seen them: kids hypnotically staring at glowing screens in restaurants, in playgrounds and in friends' housesand the numbers are growing. Nicholas Kardaras will examine how technologymore specifically, age-inappropriate screen tech, with all of its glowing ubiquityhas profoundly affected the brains of an entire generation. Kardaras will dive into the sociological, psychological, cultural, and economic factors involved in the global tech epidemic with one major goal: to explore the effect all of our wonderful shiny new technology is having on kids. From addiction expert Dr. Glow Kids also includes an opt-out letter and a "quiz" for parents in the back of the book.. Most shocking of all, recent brain imaging studies conc

Astonishing and life altering Dr. Doug This book provides a thoughtful and in depth presentation of the problem we are all facing today as parents. If you had any doubt about whether your common sense observation is correct about the fact your kid could have a tech addiction; this book presents indisputable evidence that your gut feeling is correct.Dr. Kardaras presents an evidenced based case citing scientific study after scientific study to prove the point that we, as a society, are already deep inside the rabbit hole. We have been systemically and purposely deceived by sometimes well . Technology is not bad, but it's hauntingly dangerous. When I filed for a divorce some Technology is not bad, but it's hauntingly dangerous. PapaBear615 When I filed for a divorce some 4+ years ago, it was a very challenging time. My daughters at the time were 5 and 2, and there was a fundamental difference in outlook in terms of raising the girls. While at the core the girls are fully loved by me and their mother, right from wrong and foundational components are at polar opposite ends of the spectrum.I read voraciously, and I encourage the same of my now 9 and 6 year olds--and it's working I order several books each month to keep up with their reading habits. They prefer the outdoors to the indoors. + years ago, it was a very challenging time. My daughters at the time were 5 and 2, and there was a fundamental difference in outlook in terms of raising the girls. While at the core the girls are fully loved by me and their mother, right from wrong and foundational components are at polar opposite ends of the spectrum.I read voraciously, and I encourage the same of my now 9 and 6 year olds--and it's working I order several books each month to keep up with their reading habits. They prefer the outdoors to the indoors. BRAVO Dr. Kardaras! Last week, I spoke to a Parent Group on "How To Be A Good Digital Parent" - a program sponsored by the Family Online Safety Institute (FOSI).At the end of the presentation, I provided the audience with a recommended list of readings. Dr. Kardaras' "Glow Kids" was high on the list. So many of the other reviewers have said it perfectly - "Glow Kids" is a must-read for all parents! If there are any doubters out there, I would ask parents to remember this - "The degree of access or exposure to or consumption of anything is a predictor to the degree of c

He is a Clinical Professor at Stony Brook Medicine, has taught neuropsychology at the doctoral-level, is the author of How Plato and Pythagoras Can Save Your Life (Conari, 2011), and is a frequent contributor to Psychology Today and Fox News. . NICHOLAS KARDARAS is one of the country’s foremost addiction experts and Executive Director of the Dunesone of the world’s top rehabs. DR

With the rigor of an investigative journalist and the insight of an addiction specialist, Kardaras manages to make a complex and uncomfortable topic both palatable and accessible. For parents, educators and anyone who wants to ensure that this generation of children will have the opportunity to grow up to become healthy adults, this book an invaluable resource and a wake up call about the risks they face when we allow unfettered access to 'screen time.'" Pedro A. Nicholas Kardaras combines his clinical experience working with patients addicted to digital media, peer-reviewed research, and clinical acumen to compile a critical book all must read. Drawing on extensive research and his experience as a therapist, Karadas warns us of the dangers we are exposing many of our children to, and what can be done to address it. Kardaras makes a compelling case that screens are the drug of the new millennium and that kids are b