Raising a digital child : a digital citizenship handbook for parents /

Ribble, Mike,

Raising a digital child : a digital citizenship handbook for parents / [print] Mike Ribble. - first edition. - Eugene, Or. : HomePage Books, (c)2009. - vii, 167 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.



"As a parent, do you ever wonder how you can possibly keep up with all the new technologies your children take for granted? Cell phones, online games, instant messaging, social networking, and other technologies have all become so important in the daily of lives of young people. The kids view this new digital culture as a normal way of life, even though as parents you may feel overwhelmed by all the unfamiliar challenges. Cyber bullies, stalkers, identity theft, intellectual property theftits hard to know just what you can do to confront the risks. You want your children to enjoy all the benefits a technological society has to offer, but at the same time, you want them to stay safe and act as responsible members of society. Raising a Digital Child is your guide to many of the newest and most popular technologies, in parent-friendly language, along with discussions of the risks each might harbor, and the types of behaviors that every child should learn in order to become good a citizen in this new digital world."



9781564842503

2008050444


Computers and children.
Internet and children.
Education--Parent participation.

QA76 QA76.R483.R357 2009