Screenwise Heitner Devorah

Screenwise offers a realistic and optimistic perspective on how to thoughtfully guide kids in the digital age. Media expert Devorah Heitner, however, believes that technology offers huge potential to our children-if parents help them. Many parents feel that their kids are addicted, detached, or distracted because of their digital devices.

Screenwise is a guide to understanding more about what it is like for children to grow up with technology, and to recognizing the special challenges-and advantages-that contemporary kids and teens experience thanks to this level of connection. Using the foundation of their own values and experiences, parents and educators can learn about the digital world to help set kids up for a lifetime of success in a world fueled by technology. In it, Heitner presents practical parenting "hacks": quick ideas that you can implement today that will help you