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Monday, January 14, 2008

Parenting the Net Generation

Today's generation of kids and adolescents lives in a very different world than did their parents. They prefer multi-tasking and would rather be online that outside. In his new book, "Me, MySpace and I: Parenting the Net Generation", CSU psychology professor Larry Rosen attempts to shed some light and ease some fears.

"'It's a different world now, and parents have to get used to it,' the author said in an interview. 'Kids' social life is online, now and you can't take that away from them – you have to manage it.' The book offers parents a way to do just that with simple tips such as placing computers in a common area, setting limits for time spent online and using sites like MySpace and Facebook themselves to glean a clearer understanding of what kids experience."

Rosen believes kids' online presence is a great way for them to develop their own identity, as it allows them to express themselves in a lower risk environment.

Labels: books, parenting_tips

posted by ByParents-forParents at 9:19 PM

1 Comments:

Larry Rosen
said...: Thank you for your kind words about my new book. To go into a bit more detail, in each chapter I present issues that parents face daily surrounding their children's technology use. I supply stories by real parents and kids based on four major studies that I have undertaken over the last year plus. In addition, each chapter provides helpful, down-to-earth strategies for dealing with issues such as sex and the media, Internet addiction, cyberbullying, "friending", family issues with technology and more. The final chapter details a straightforward model of parenting based on being both "proactive" (front loading kids about potential problems and their solutions) and "reactive" (dealing with problems after they have occurred. My goal is to make my book informative without being preachy. I treat each topic seriously and provide parents with a bit of psychology to understand exactly why their children are living cyberspace lives. Feel free to visit my website at http://www.Me-MySpace-and-I.com for more information.; 8:39 PM

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