A science journalist describes the negative effects that constant connectivity has on human brains, bodies and relationships and encourages readers to identify goals and priorities in their lives and become more mindful of how they use their phones.

For young people, leading a healthy lifestyle requires education and empowerment. In Understanding Screen Addiction, readers will explore the social aspects and health effects of screen use and addiction, and ways to establish a healthy relationship with screen technology. Sidebars challenge and expand readers' thinking while relating topics to 21st Century skills and themes--from creativity and innovation to financial literacy. Book also includes...

The internet has transformed the world we live in, but it also poses new risks to our psychological well-being. This book provides an introduction to the issue of internet addiction, an increasingly common problem.All day, every day, we are connected to the internet, putting most people at some level of risk for internet addiction. Problematic internet use can take many forms, including overuse of social media and addictions to online shopping, gaming,...

"Is it possible to break free from the constant pull of our phones and social media? Author and founder of the online 40-Day Sugar Fast helps you exchange your distracted, screen-addicted life for the life of power, purpose, and real connection God has for you today"--

"Our society has a technology problem. Many want to disconnect from screens but can't help themselves. These days we spend more time online than ever. Some turn to self-help-measures to limit their usage, yet repeatedly fail, while parents feel particularly powerless to help their children. Unwired: Gaining Control over Addictive Technologies shows us a way out. Rather than blaming users, the book shatters the illusion that we autonomously choose...

Discusses the issues surrounding internet addiction, including the history of the internet, why internet addiction is hard to diagnose, and how people can recover from this addiction.

"Today, children spend more time interacting with screens and less time playing outside or interacting with family. Screen Kids will empower you to make positive changes. This newly revised edition features the latest research and interactive assessments, so you can best confront the issues technology creates in your home"--

"Describes how cell phones can affect physical and mental heath, how these issues affect individuals and society, and how this issues are being addressed"--

Meagan is a seventeen-year-old netaholic, addicted to online dating but scared to death to take those online “relationships” offline. Banished by her parents to her gay hippie grandfather's farm (where the cell reception is terrible!), she is so not looking forward to a techno-free summer of gardening and cleaning house. When two offline boys fall for her at a Netaholics Anonymous meeting, she desperately enlists her bestie Sheila to help extradite...