Growing Up Social, Gary Chapman
Growing Up Social, Gary Chapman
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Growing Up Social
Raising Relational Kids in a Screen-Driven World

Author: Gary Chapman, Arlene Pellicane

Narrator: Chris Fabry

Unabridged: 6 hr 25 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Oasis Audio

Published: 09/01/2014

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

Is technology bringing your family closer together or driving you farther apart?Children today are no longer playing hide-and-seek outside or curling up with a good book — instead they’ve been introduced to a world of constant digital entertainment through television, video games, and mobile devices. And while technology has the potential to add value to our lives and families, it can also erode a sense of togetherness and hinder a child’s emotional and social development.In Growing Up Social, Gary Chapman and Arlene Pellicane will empower you with the necessary tools to make positive changes . . . starting today. Through stories, wit, and wisdom, you’ll discover how to take back your home from an overdependence on screens. Plus, you’ll learn to teach the five A+ skills that every healthy child needs to master: affection, appreciation, anger management, apology, and attention.Equip your child to be relationally rich in a digital worldReplace mindless screen time with meaningful family timeEstablish simple boundaries that make a huge differenceDiscover what’s working for families that have become screen savvyLearn healthy ways to occupy your child while you get things doneNow is the time to equip your child to live with screen time, not for screen time. No phone, tablet, or gaming device can teach your child how to have healthy relationships — only you can.

About The Author

Gary Chapman—author, speaker, and counselor—has a passion for people and for helping them form lasting relationships. He is the bestselling author of The 5 Love Languages® series and the director of Marriage and Family Life Consultants, Inc. Gary travels the world presenting seminars, and his radio programs air on more than 400 stations. For more information, visit 5lovelanguages.com.Arlene Pellicane is a speaker and author of 31 Days to Becoming a Happy Wife and 31 Days to a Happy Husband. She has been featured on The Today Show, The 700 Club, and Family Life Today and formerly served as the associate producer for Turning Point Television with Dr. David Jeremiah. Arlene lives in Southern California with her husband, James, and their three children. Find out more at ArlenePellicane.com.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Lisa

First let me say I love Gary Chapman, the co-author of this book. But this book, like all recent books on kids/teens and social media, leaves me a bit cold. Maybe it's because I think my household is doing a pretty darn good job on integrating technology. But these books always make me feel - despit......more

Goodreads review by Jocelyn

Growing Up Social is the best book for parents I've read in at least a year. It is NOT anti-technology, it does NOT impose unreasonable rules and principles. Instead, it acknowledges that we live in a screen-driven world, and makes the reader aware of what that means for children, and then shares wh......more

4,5! Good reminder of the importance of limiting screen time not just for children but or parents. A must read for everyone. It felt like a cross between his book 5 Love Languages for Children and the book Tech Wise Family by Andy Crouch. Such good good reminders. Our kids and families and friends a......more