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3) Hold tight
Author
Language
English
Description
Mike held his son's hand and told him to "hold tight," and he could feel the little hand dig into his but the crush got bigger and the little hand slipped from his and Mike felt that horrible panic, as if a wave hit them at the beach and it was washing his baby out with the tide. The separation lasted only a few seconds, ten at the most, but Mike would never forget the spike in his blood and the terror of those brief few moments. Tia and Mike Baye...
Author
Publisher
Altea
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
Español
Description
Utilizando ejemplos de la cultura popular, describe siete formas en que las personas pueden ponerse en peligro al usar las redes sociales y brinda consejos para prevenir estas situaciones, recuperarse de ellas si ocurren y usar las redes de manera segura.
Using examples from popular culture, outlines seven ways in which people may endanger themselves while using social media, and provides advice for preventing these situations, recovering from them...
Author
Publisher
ReferencePoint Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Screen addiction is a behavioral addiction that can cause a variety of problems. Mental health professionals found increases in screen time accompanied increases in the number of teens reporting anxiety, depression, and suicidal thinking. Digital technologies can expose children to bullying; contribute eating disorders; trade off with sleep and exercise; encourage children to negatively compare themselves to others; and can lead to depression and...
6) Play again
Publisher
Bullfrog Films
Pub. Date
c2010.
Language
English
Description
One generation from now most people in the U.S. will have spent more time in the virtual world than in nature. At a time when children play more behind screens than outside, Play again explores the changing balance between the virtual and natural worlds. This moving and humorous documentary follows six teenagers who, like the average American child, spend five to fifteen hours a day behind screens. Play again unplugs these teens and takes them on...
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Renowned media scholar Sherry Turkle investigates how a flight from conversation undermines our relationships, creativity, and productivity--and why reclaiming face-to-face conversation can help us regain lost ground,"
Preeminent author and researcher Sherry Turkle has been studying digital culture for over thirty years. Long an enthusiast for its possibilities, here she investigates a troubling consequence: at work, at home, in politics, and in...
Author
Publisher
Atria Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Dr. Jean Twenge offers a portrait of a new generation that is growing up more slowly and more anxious -- but also more tolerant and more safe -- than any generation in history. They stay away from grown-up temptations like alcohol and sex, but they also avoid grown-up responsibilities, like learning to drive, moving out of the house, and gaining financial independence. They're open-minded, forward-thinking, and prudent in ways that previous generations...
10) InRealLife
Publisher
First Run Features
Pub. Date
[2014?]
Language
English
Description
It takes us on a journey from the world of Silicon Valley to the bedrooms of British teenagers in order to ask an important question: What exactly is the internet doing to our children? This revealing documentary examines how children are adapting to the technological world we live in, and how free and open connectivity can have alienating and addictive side-effects, especially on the youngest minds using it.
Author
Publisher
HarperAlley, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"Allison is drowning under the weight of her manipulative stage magician father. When he brings home the family's first computer, she escapes into a thrilling new world where she meetings Samir, a like-minded new online friend who has just agreed to run away from home with her. After moving to a new town and leaving all of his friends behind, Richard receives a mysterious note in his locker with instructions on how to connect to 'Evol BBS,' a dial-in...
Author
Publisher
HarperAlley, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Welcome to Evol House. It may look to the unwitting outsider like a broken-down ranch house in the suburbs--but to those in the know, Evol House is the sanctuary of truant teens, punk rockers, nerds, and outcasts. At least, that's what it's supposed to be. Lately, it feels like everything's falling apart. In this thrilling sequel to Incredible Doom: Volume 1, Samir finds that life as a runaway isn't all he thought it would be; Allison spirals trying...
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