The New Childhood, Jordan Shapiro
The New Childhood, Jordan Shapiro
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The New Childhood
Raising Kids to Thrive in a Connected World

Author: Jordan Shapiro

Narrator: Jordan Shapiro

Unabridged: 9 hr 15 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/31/2018

Synopsis

A provocative look at the new, digital landscape of childhood and how to navigate it.

In The New Childhood, Jordan Shapiro provides a hopeful counterpoint to the fearful hand-wringing that has come to define our narrative around children and technology. Drawing on groundbreaking research in economics, psychology, philosophy, and education, The New Childhood shows how technology is guiding humanity toward a bright future in which our children will be able to create new, better models of global citizenship, connection, and community.

Shapiro offers concrete, practical advice on how to parent and educate children effectively in a connected world, and provides tools and techniques for using technology to engage with kids and help them learn and grow. He compares this moment in time to other great technological revolutions in humanity's past and presents entertaining micro-histories of cultural fixtures: the sandbox, finger painting, the family dinner, and more. But most importantly, The New Childhood paints a timely, inspiring and positive picture of today's children, recognizing that they are poised to create a progressive, diverse, meaningful, and hyper-connected world that today's adults can only barely imagine.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Lili on January 20, 2019

I will preface this by saying I’m not too into “screen time,” though I believe a limited amount is fine. I’ve also recognized that I need to limit my own screen time, which has led me to taking my son out to more places and engaging in creative tasks. I know, Jordan Shapiro argues that we can do all......more

Goodreads review by Judy on October 21, 2018

Video games and the digital world are not going to go away. They are part of our lives, whether we like it or not. The New Childhood made me think. In my opinion balance and guidance when dealing with children and the digital world is best. The hard part is figuring out what that balance should be.......more

Goodreads review by Vader on January 01, 2023

5 star - Perfect 4 star - i would recommend 3 star - good 2 star - struggled to complete 1 star - could not finish I am glad that Mr. Shapiro method may work for him as a parent and for his children. However I do not feel that his "facts" and ideas are accurate. Rather he would present a true and better......more

Goodreads review by Sabrina on February 09, 2019

Required reading for every technophobe parent. A lot of valid points and the significance of historical cultural traditions. I found it very informative on how to help mentor & guide kids rather than shun technology because of a fear & distrust of something parents cannot relate to or understand. A......more

Goodreads review by Katarzyna on February 28, 2021

Nie zgadzam się z podejściem autora. Zwłaszcza w zakresie jego fiksacji na punkcie gier komputerowych oraz bagatelizacji "uzależnienia od internetu" (cudzysłów oryginalny!). Ale nie mogę przejść obojętnie obok stwierdzeń, że "wpuściliśmy dzieci w cyfrowy świat bez mapy" oraz, że "nie pokazujemy naszy......more

Quotes

"Timely, essential, and thought-provoking, The New Childhood is the must-read parenting guide for raising 21st century, digitally driven kids. Instead of raising a white flag and giving in to social media and the Internet, Jordan Shapiro tells parents how to embrace technology, stay involved in their children's lives, and prepare them for their future. Read it! I promise you'll rethink your parenting. I couldn't put it down"—Michele Borba, EdD, author of UnSelfie: Why Empathetic Kids Succeed In Our All-About-Me World

"For those who lament what the 'app generation' may lack, Jordan Shapiro offers a timely, reassuring scenario."—Howard Gardner

"The New Childhood is a must-read for parents and educators! It's an incredible resource for developing healthy families and kids in today's technology-enabled world, and pushes us beyond clinging to rules, traditions, and practices developed for a different era."—Wendy Kopp, CEO and co-founder of Teach For All and founder of Teach For America

Placing modern child-rearing in the context of the long story of human cultural adaption, this manual makes the challenges of screens more approachable, and the adult role in meeting them clearer."—Publishers Weekly

"[The New Childhood] offers bearings to parents floundering in the new digital landscape and suggests clear actions they can take to help their children to thrive both in childhood and later life."—Forbes

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