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Reset Your Child's Brain
by Victoria Dunckley • 2015
Kids' screen time mimics ADHD, bipolar, and autism. Removing it for a month heals the damage.
4.08
823
Reset Your Child's Brain Summary
Reset Your Child's Brain 91%
Kids' screen time mimics ADHD, bipolar, and autism. Removing it for a month heals the damage.
by Victoria Dunckley 2015
4.08
823 ratings
La fábrica de cretinos digitales
by Michel Desmurget • 2019
A neuroscientist's radical screen rules: zero before six, thirty minutes a day after.
4.09
770
La fábrica de cretinos digitales Summary
La fábrica de cretinos digitales 91%
A neuroscientist's radical screen rules: zero before six, thirty minutes a day after.
by Michel Desmurget 2019
4.09
770 ratings
Digital Detox
by Molly Defrank • 2022
The two-week family screen reset that restores calm, creativity, and connection.
4.42
244
Digital Detox Summary
Digital Detox 91%
The two-week family screen reset that restores calm, creativity, and connection.
by Molly Defrank 2022
4.42
244 ratings
10 Rules for Raising Kids in a High-Tech World
by Jean M. Twenge • 2025
Ten rules for stopping screens from stealing your child's sleep, safety, and sanity.
4.30
706
10 Rules for Raising Kids in a High-Tech World Summary
10 Rules for Raising Kids in a High-Tech World 90%
Ten rules for stopping screens from stealing your child's sleep, safety, and sanity.
by Jean M. Twenge 2025
4.30
706 ratings
The Anxious Generation
by Jonathan Haidt • 2024
A global teen mental health crisis started in 2012. The culprit fits in a pocket.
4.30
207k+
The Anxious Generation Summary
The Anxious Generation 90%
A global teen mental health crisis started in 2012. The culprit fits in a pocket.
by Jonathan Haidt 2024
4.30
207k+ ratings
The Tech-Wise Family
by Andy Crouch • 2017
Daily, weekly, and yearly tech fasts that recover sleep, conversation, and family worship.
4.25
9k+
The Tech-Wise Family Summary
The Tech-Wise Family 89%
Daily, weekly, and yearly tech fasts that recover sleep, conversation, and family worship.
by Andy Crouch 2017
4.25
9k+ ratings
Digitale Demenz. Wie wir uns und unsere Kinder um den Verstand bringen
by Manfred Spitzer • 2012
Screen time shrinks the brain’s capacity for deep focus, trading it for permanent distraction.
3.70
2k+
Digitale Demenz. Wie wir uns und unsere Kinder um den Verstand bringen Summary
Digitale Demenz. Wie wir uns und unsere Kinder um den Verstand bringen 89%
Screen time shrinks the brain’s capacity for deep focus, trading it for permanent distraction.
by Manfred Spitzer 2012
3.70
2k+ ratings
Cyberkrank! Wie das digitalisierte Leben unsere Gesundheit ruiniert
by Manfred Spitzer • 2015
From addiction to sleeplessness: a neuroscientist's clinical case against the smartphone era.
3.78
203
Cyberkrank! Wie das digitalisierte Leben unsere Gesundheit ruiniert Summary
Cyberkrank! Wie das digitalisierte Leben unsere Gesundheit ruiniert 89%
From addiction to sleeplessness: a neuroscientist's clinical case against the smartphone era.
by Manfred Spitzer 2015
3.78
203 ratings
iGen
by Jean M. Twenge • 2017
Teens are safer than ever and lonelier than ever. The smartphone connects both dots.
3.78
6k+
iGen Summary
iGen 89%
Teens are safer than ever and lonelier than ever. The smartphone connects both dots.
by Jean M. Twenge 2017
3.78
6k+ ratings
Young People, Ethics, and the New Digital Media
by Carrie James • 2009
Young people face five ethical tests online every day. No one is teaching them the answers.
3.53
112
Young People, Ethics, and the New Digital Media Summary
Young People, Ethics, and the New Digital Media 89%
Young people face five ethical tests online every day. No one is teaching them the answers.
by Carrie James 2009
3.53
112 ratings
Playborhood
by Mike Lanza • 2012
Free play has vanished from childhood. The fix begins in your own front yard.
3.91
158
Playborhood Summary
Playborhood 89%
Free play has vanished from childhood. The fix begins in your own front yard.
by Mike Lanza 2012
3.91
158 ratings
Bad Therapy
by Abigail Shrier • 2024
Therapy promised healthier kids. It gave us the most medicated, least resilient generation yet.
3.95
16k+
Bad Therapy Summary
Bad Therapy 89%
Therapy promised healthier kids. It gave us the most medicated, least resilient generation yet.
by Abigail Shrier 2024
3.95
16k+ ratings
Kindness Wins
by Galit Breen • 2015
Your kids know the safety rules. Here is how to teach them the kindness ones.
4.73
111
Kindness Wins Summary
Kindness Wins 89%
Your kids know the safety rules. Here is how to teach them the kindness ones.
by Galit Breen 2015
4.73
111 ratings
Amusing Ourselves to Death
by Neil Postman • 1985
Television didn't just entertain us. It rewired how we think, argue, and vote.
4.17
40k+
Amusing Ourselves to Death Summary
Amusing Ourselves to Death 88%
Television didn't just entertain us. It rewired how we think, argue, and vote.
by Neil Postman 1985
4.17
40k+ ratings
Simplicity Parenting
by Kim John Payne • 2009
Halve the toys, limit screens, build rhythms: the formula for a calmer, more creative child.
4.22
16k+
Simplicity Parenting Summary
Simplicity Parenting 88%
Halve the toys, limit screens, build rhythms: the formula for a calmer, more creative child.
by Kim John Payne 2009
4.22
16k+ ratings
Stolen Focus
by Johann Hari • 2022
You touch your phone 2,617 times a day. That's not a habit. It's a business model.
4.22
80k+
Stolen Focus Summary
Stolen Focus 88%
You touch your phone 2,617 times a day. That's not a habit. It's a business model.
by Johann Hari 2022
4.22
80k+ ratings
Until the Streetlights Come On
by Ginny Yurich • 2023
The childhood your kids actually need: more boredom, more dirt, fewer screens, less you.
4.30
4k+
Until the Streetlights Come On Summary
Until the Streetlights Come On 88%
The childhood your kids actually need: more boredom, more dirt, fewer screens, less you.
by Ginny Yurich 2023
4.30
4k+ ratings
Reclaiming Conversation
by Sherry Turkle • 2015
Texts and posts replaced real conversation, and we lost something irreplaceable in the trade.
3.80
5k+
Reclaiming Conversation Summary
Reclaiming Conversation 88%
Texts and posts replaced real conversation, and we lost something irreplaceable in the trade.
by Sherry Turkle 2015
3.80
5k+ ratings
The Importance of Being Little
by Erika Christakis • 2016
Preschool looks like grade school now. An early childhood educator on what young kids need instead.
3.71
3k+
The Importance of Being Little Summary
The Importance of Being Little 88%
Preschool looks like grade school now. An early childhood educator on what young kids need instead.
by Erika Christakis 2016
3.71
3k+ ratings
Superbloom
by Nicholas Carr • 2025
Communication's speed and abundance were supposed to unite us. Instead, they fragment and enrage.
4.04
2k+
Superbloom Summary
Superbloom 88%
Communication's speed and abundance were supposed to unite us. Instead, they fragment and enrage.
by Nicholas Carr 2025
4.04
2k+ ratings
Moral Combat
by Patrick M. Markey • 2017
Crime fell as gaming rose. The evidence never held, and the outrage is a recycled panic.
4.18
173
Moral Combat Summary
Moral Combat 88%
Crime fell as gaming rose. The evidence never held, and the outrage is a recycled panic.
by Patrick M. Markey 2017
4.18
173 ratings
99 Ways to Get Kids to Love Reading
by Mary Leonhardt • 1997
Free-choice reading beats assigned classics. Ninety-nine ways to make your home a reader's nest.
3.26
385
99 Ways to Get Kids to Love Reading Summary
99 Ways to Get Kids to Love Reading 88%
Free-choice reading beats assigned classics. Ninety-nine ways to make your home a reader's nest.
by Mary Leonhardt 1997
3.26
385 ratings
The End of Absence
by Michael Harris • 2014
The last generation to know life before the internet reveals what constant connection has hidden.
3.63
2k+
The End of Absence Summary
The End of Absence 88%
The last generation to know life before the internet reveals what constant connection has hidden.
by Michael Harris 2014
3.63
2k+ ratings
Assassination Generation
by Dave Grossman • 2016
Your child's favorite game uses the same conditioning that trains soldiers to kill.
3.71
351
Assassination Generation Summary
Assassination Generation 88%
Your child's favorite game uses the same conditioning that trains soldiers to kill.
by Dave Grossman 2016
3.71
351 ratings
Alone Together
by Sherry Turkle • 2011
Robots comfort the elderly, screens raise children. What we lose when machines mediate intimacy.
3.62
6k+
Alone Together Summary
Alone Together 88%
Robots comfort the elderly, screens raise children. What we lose when machines mediate intimacy.
by Sherry Turkle 2011
3.62
6k+ ratings
The Extinction of Experience
by Christine Rosen • 2024
The price of a seamless life: you lose patience, presence, and the ability to read a face.
3.65
2k+
The Extinction of Experience Summary
The Extinction of Experience 88%
The price of a seamless life: you lose patience, presence, and the ability to read a face.
by Christine Rosen 2024
3.65
2k+ ratings
Born Digital
by John Palfrey • 2008
When childhood happens online, identity is public, privacy erodes, and creativity becomes remix.
3.62
1k+
Born Digital Summary
Born Digital 88%
When childhood happens online, identity is public, privacy erodes, and creativity becomes remix.
by John Palfrey 2008
3.62
1k+ ratings
There's No Such Thing as Bad Weather
by Linda Åkeson McGurk • 2017
A Swedish mother's argument for raising healthier kids: daily outdoor play, no matter the forecast.
4.11
12k+
There's No Such Thing as Bad Weather Summary
There's No Such Thing as Bad Weather 88%
A Swedish mother's argument for raising healthier kids: daily outdoor play, no matter the forecast.
by Linda Åkeson McGurk 2017
4.11
12k+ ratings
The Shallows
by Nicholas Carr • 2010
Every click and scroll physically restructures your brain, and deep thought is the casualty.
3.89
33k+
The Shallows Summary
The Shallows 88%
Every click and scroll physically restructures your brain, and deep thought is the casualty.
by Nicholas Carr 2010
3.89
33k+ ratings
Grown Up Digital
by Don Tapscott • 2008
Eight traits of the internet generation are quietly remaking school, work, and government.
3.80
1k+
Grown Up Digital Summary
Grown Up Digital 88%
Eight traits of the internet generation are quietly remaking school, work, and government.
by Don Tapscott 2008
3.80
1k+ ratings
How to Raise a Healthy Gamer
by Alok Kanojia • 2024
Video games meet real psychological needs. A clinical guide to replacing screen battles with trust.
4.13
1k+
How to Raise a Healthy Gamer Summary
How to Raise a Healthy Gamer 88%
Video games meet real psychological needs. A clinical guide to replacing screen battles with trust.
by Alok Kanojia 2024
4.13
1k+ ratings
Generation Sleepless
by Heather Turgeon MFT • 2022
Five percent of seniors sleep enough. Biology, not laziness, is the culprit. The no-nagging fix.
4.05
170
Generation Sleepless Summary
Generation Sleepless 88%
Five percent of seniors sleep enough. Biology, not laziness, is the culprit. The no-nagging fix.
by Heather Turgeon MFT 2022
4.05
170 ratings
Einstein Never Used Flash Cards
by Kathy Hirsh-Pasek • 2003
Why play beats flashcards: the science of real learning and what parents should do instead.
3.94
2k+
Einstein Never Used Flash Cards Summary
Einstein Never Used Flash Cards 88%
Why play beats flashcards: the science of real learning and what parents should do instead.
by Kathy Hirsh-Pasek 2003
3.94
2k+ ratings
Boys Adrift
by Leonard Sax • 2005
Why are so many smart boys unmotivated? A physician traces the crisis to its surprising sources.
4.18
8k+
Boys Adrift Summary
Boys Adrift 88%
Why are so many smart boys unmotivated? A physician traces the crisis to its surprising sources.
by Leonard Sax 2005
4.18
8k+ ratings
Balanced and Barefoot
by Angela J. Hanscom • 2016
Outdoor play is not optional. Without it, children's bodies and brains fail to wire correctly.
4.17
6k+
Balanced and Barefoot Summary
Balanced and Barefoot 88%
Outdoor play is not optional. Without it, children's bodies and brains fail to wire correctly.
by Angela J. Hanscom 2016
4.17
6k+ ratings
Raise a Smarter Child by Kindergarten
by David Perlmutter • 2006
First five years: a neurologist's playbook for adding 30 IQ points with food, play, and environment.
3.75
216
Raise a Smarter Child by Kindergarten Summary
Raise a Smarter Child by Kindergarten 88%
First five years: a neurologist's playbook for adding 30 IQ points with food, play, and environment.
by David Perlmutter 2006
3.75
216 ratings
Program or Be Programmed
by Douglas Rushkoff • 2010
Digital tools have biases. If you can't read their code, someone else writes your behavior.
3.72
2k+
Program or Be Programmed Summary
Program or Be Programmed 88%
Digital tools have biases. If you can't read their code, someone else writes your behavior.
by Douglas Rushkoff 2010
3.72
2k+ ratings
Filterworld
by Kyle Chayka • 2024
Your Netflix queue reshapes what artists make: the global aesthetic is now algorithm-friendly.
3.62
5k+
Filterworld Summary
Filterworld 87%
Your Netflix queue reshapes what artists make: the global aesthetic is now algorithm-friendly.
by Kyle Chayka 2024
3.62
5k+ ratings
Irresistible
by Adam Alter • 2017
The apps in your pocket are as carefully engineered for addiction as any casino game.
3.85
13k+
Irresistible Summary
Irresistible 87%
The apps in your pocket are as carefully engineered for addiction as any casino game.
by Adam Alter 2017
3.85
13k+ ratings
100 Things We've Lost to the Internet
by Pamela Paul • 2021
A hundred things the internet took: boredom, unrecorded mistakes, and the right to disappear.
3.39
3k+
100 Things We've Lost to the Internet Summary
100 Things We've Lost to the Internet 87%
A hundred things the internet took: boredom, unrecorded mistakes, and the right to disappear.
by Pamela Paul 2021
3.39
3k+ ratings
Future Minds
by Richard Watson • 2010
Every screen you own is quietly rewiring your brain. Deep thinking is the hidden casualty.
3.77
162
Future Minds Summary
Future Minds 87%
Every screen you own is quietly rewiring your brain. Deep thinking is the hidden casualty.
by Richard Watson 2010
3.77
162 ratings
Digimodernism
by Alan Kirby • 2009
The internet did not just add screens. It ended postmodernism and installed a new cultural logic.
3.49
78
Digimodernism Summary
Digimodernism 87%
The internet did not just add screens. It ended postmodernism and installed a new cultural logic.
by Alan Kirby 2009
3.49
78 ratings
How to Thrive in the Digital Age
by Tom Chatfield • 2012
Your phone rewired your brain. The repair is a humanist reset, not a detox.
3.08
598
How to Thrive in the Digital Age Summary
How to Thrive in the Digital Age 87%
Your phone rewired your brain. The repair is a humanist reset, not a detox.
by Tom Chatfield 2012
3.08
598 ratings
Last Child in the Woods
by Richard Louv • 2005
Childhood went indoors in a generation. What was lost isn't nostalgia; it's measurable and physical.
3.92
15k+
Last Child in the Woods Summary
Last Child in the Woods 87%
Childhood went indoors in a generation. What was lost isn't nostalgia; it's measurable and physical.
by Richard Louv 2005
3.92
15k+ ratings
Free-Range Kids
by Lenore Skenazy • 2009
Crime is down, but children's freedom has collapsed. The numbers that let parents finally exhale.
3.88
8k+
Free-Range Kids Summary
Free-Range Kids 87%
Crime is down, but children's freedom has collapsed. The numbers that let parents finally exhale.
by Lenore Skenazy 2009
3.88
8k+ ratings
Parenting Without Borders
by Christine Gross-Loh • 2013
Your child's sleep, eating, and play problems may not be biological. They may be cultural.
3.94
1k+
Parenting Without Borders Summary
Parenting Without Borders 87%
Your child's sleep, eating, and play problems may not be biological. They may be cultural.
by Christine Gross-Loh 2013
3.94
1k+ ratings
The Filter Bubble
by Eli Pariser • 2011
Every click surrenders your free will to an algorithm. The only fix: quit social media entirely.
3.79
5k+
The Filter Bubble Summary
The Filter Bubble 87%
Every click surrenders your free will to an algorithm. The only fix: quit social media entirely.
by Eli Pariser 2011
3.79
5k+ ratings
The Happiness Effect
by Donna Freitas • 2017
A generation learned to perform happiness online; the emotional bill is now coming due.
3.31
265
The Happiness Effect Summary
The Happiness Effect 87%
A generation learned to perform happiness online; the emotional bill is now coming due.
by Donna Freitas 2017
3.31
265 ratings
Growing an In-Sync Child
by Carol Stock Kranowitz • 2009
Screen time replaced crawl time. Movement activities to build the brains kids need for school.
4.18
121
Growing an In-Sync Child Summary
Growing an In-Sync Child 87%
Screen time replaced crawl time. Movement activities to build the brains kids need for school.
by Carol Stock Kranowitz 2009
4.18
121 ratings
Lost in a Good Game
by Pete Etchells • 2019
The research that clears video games of harm, and the surprising ways they improve our lives.
3.72
752
Lost in a Good Game Summary
Lost in a Good Game 87%
The research that clears video games of harm, and the surprising ways they improve our lives.
by Pete Etchells 2019
3.72
752 ratings
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