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Totally Wired: What Teens and Tweens Are Really Doing Online
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Totally Wired: What Teens and Tweens Are Really Doing Online
by Anastasia Goodstein

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"A must read for parents (and future parents) of teenagers. Consider Anastasia Goodstein as the daughter you totally 'get' - explaining all the behaviors of the daughter you totally don't 'get.' Consider this a parent/teen dictionary. Brilliant and...
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Into the Minds of Babes: How Screen Time Affects Children from Birth to Age Five
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Into the Minds of Babes: How Screen Time Affects Children from Birth to Age Five
by Lisa Guernsey

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As a mother, Lisa Guernsey wondered about the influence of television on her two young daughters. As a reporter, she resolved to find out. What she first encountered was tired advice, sensationalized research claims, and a rather draconian mandate from...
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The Big Turnoff: Confessions of a TV-Addicted Mom Trying to Raise a TV-Free Kid
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The Big Turnoff: Confessions of a TV-Addicted Mom Trying to Raise a TV-Free Kid
by Ellen Currey Wilson

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Like most parents, Ellen Currey-Wilson and her husband aspire to do a better job of child-rearing than their own parents. Currey-Wilson spent far too much of her childhood watching The Beverly Hillbilliesand Hawaii Five-O; maintained intimate long-term...
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Fifty Nights of Family Fun (Parenting)
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Fifty Nights of Family Fun (Parenting)
by Mark Whitlock

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In this book, you'll find fifty ideas for laughing, learning, and loving. They're cheap! They're simple! They're fun! What are you waiting for? Turn off the TV and turn up the laughs! - Be intentional about interacting with your kids. - Embed spiritual...
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What in the World Are Your Kids Doing Online?: How to Understand the Electronic World Your Children Live in
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What in the World Are Your Kids Doing Online?: How to Understand the Electronic World Your Children Live in
by Barbara Melton and Susan Shankle

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Texting. Blogging. I.M.'ing. Technology that has become second nature to our children remains uncharted territory for many parents. What in the World Are Your Kids Doing Online? tells you everything you need to know to navigate the parenting issues...
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Packaging Girlhood : Rescuing Our Daughters From Marketers' Schemes (06 Edition)
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Packaging Girlhood : Rescuing Our Daughters From Marketers' Schemes (06 Edition)
by Sharon Lamb

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Winner of the Books for a Better Life Award  Every parent who cares about empowering her daughter should own a copy." - Rachel Simmons, author of Odd Girl Out:  The Hidden Culture of Aggression in Girls “...a must-read for parents...
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How Computer Games Help Children Learn
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How Computer Games Help Children Learn
by David Williamson Shaffer

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This book looks at how particular video and computer games (such as Digital Zoo, The Pandora Project, SodaConstructor, and more) can help teach our children and students to think like doctors, lawyers, engineers, urban planners, journalists, and...
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Spongeheadz: U & Media
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Spongeheadz: U & Media
by Lynn Ziegler

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There is no other book on family television viewing quite like this one. SPONGEHEADZ: U & MEdia presents facts and trends in an engaging format--it offers activities, Web sites, resources, quotes from kids and other V.I.P.s, and info to make watching TV...
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Kidnapped: How Irresponsible Marketers Are Stealing the Minds of Your Children
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Kidnapped: How Irresponsible Marketers Are Stealing the Minds of Your Children
by Daniel S Acuff

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"Ive been waiting a long time for someone inside youth marketing to expose the industry for its unethical and manipulative practices. Kidnapped does that and more: The scope of the ground it covers is encyclopedic; it captures the vulnerabilities of each...
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Disconnected: Parenting Teens in a MySpace World
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Disconnected: Parenting Teens in a MySpace World
by Chap Clark

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Parents worry they don???t have the understanding or training to be able to care for their kids in a world that is increasingly superficial, politicized, and performance driven. Disconnected makes the concepts and strategies described in the bestselling...
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To Catch a Predator: Protecting Your Kids from Online Enemies Already in Your Home
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To Catch a Predator: Protecting Your Kids from Online Enemies Already in Your Home
by Chris Hansen

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Based on the popular "Dateline" series, this book shares the true stories of families who have been targeted by online predators, revealing the tactics they use to manipulate their victims and why even cautious families can be vulnerable to these attacks....
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Dr. Dave's Cyberhood: Making Media Choices That Create a Healthy Electronic Environment for Your Kids
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Dr. Dave's Cyberhood: Making Media Choices That Create a Healthy Electronic Environment for Your Kids
by David Allen Walsh

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You wouldn't let your children wander off into an unfamiliar neighborhood alone -- nor should they be left to explore the vast world of electronic media by themselves. You may have read about the effects violent television shows and video games can have...
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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Webkinz (Complete Idiot's Guides)
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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Webkinz (Complete Idiot's Guides)
by Marcia Layton Turner

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A guide for parents on the latest kid craze. Wildly popular, Webkinz are the must-have toy for every five- to twelve-year old. Presented in a highly intuitive, handbook-style organization, here is the first guide on this sought after stuffed animal. It...
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MySpace, MyKids: A Parent's Guide to Protecting Your Kids and Navigating Myspace.com
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MySpace, MyKids: A Parent's Guide to Protecting Your Kids and Navigating Myspace.com
by Jason Illian

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Boasting more that 75 million users, the MySpace online community is the second most visited site on the Internet. It has become a haven for teens and young adults, a virtual hangout where friends (and strangers) share thoughts, pictures, music, video...
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The Plug-in Drug
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The Plug-in Drug
by Marie Winn

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In The Plug-In Drug, Marie Winn demonstrates with devastating persuasiveness (The Washington Post) that television has a negative impact on child development, school achievement, and family life. But rather than focusing on program improvement as a...
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E-Parenting: Keeping Up with Your Tech-Savvy Kids
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E-Parenting: Keeping Up with Your Tech-Savvy Kids
by Sharon Miller Cindrich

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Podcast. IM. Downloadable ring tone. It's the language of the future and chances are, your kids are already fluent. Are you? For all those "tech-challenged" parents out there, E-Parenting will teach you about various technologies and explain...
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Generation MySpace: Helping Your Teen Survive Online Adolescence
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Generation MySpace: Helping Your Teen Survive Online Adolescence
by Candice M. Kelsey

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Does it seem like your teen can't tear herself away from friends on the computer screen (except to text them on her cell phone)? That's because MySpace, Facebook and YouTube are your son or daughter's life, not just another passing diversion. All...
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Cyber-Safe Kids, Cyber-Savvy Teens: Helping Young People Learn to Use the Internet Safely and Responsibly
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Cyber-Safe Kids, Cyber-Savvy Teens: Helping Young People Learn to Use the Internet Safely and Responsibly
by Nancy E. Willard

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Essential strategies to keep children and teens safe online As our children and teens race down the onramp to the Information Superhighway, many parents feel left behind in the dust. News stories about online sexual predators, child pornography...
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