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Established Author - Katherine Martinko has been a prominent writer in the parenting space since 2012; she is a senior editor at Treehugger.com. Her work has been featured on Discovery Network.
Practical experience- A professional working mother of three children, Martinko has firsthand experience raising children in the digital world.
Informed by experts - Through her writing on Treehugger.com, the author has worked with developmental and educational experts. The book includes numerous interviews with "digital minimalist" families, educators, and child development experts.
Award-winning public speaker - Public speaking is one of the author's passions, and she speaks four languages.
Social Media Influence - Author is senior editor at Treehugger which has 547k Twitter, 1.3 M Facebook, 112 Instagram, 381 Pinterest followers
Differs from the competition - Proposes a bolder model of getting kids offline for the majority of their time; takes a deeper dive into the link between time spent online and the damage this does to other activities; provides specific ideas for engaging children in other creative play.
Ditch the devices and bring back the magic of being a kid
Screens are everywhere. Children spend an average of 7.5 hours on digital devices every day with profoundly negative consequences. While some tech may "amplify" real-life experience, the vast majority undermines it by limiting physical activity, creating anxiety, or damaging self-esteem. Childhood Unplugged takes a bold approach to creating healthy boundaries around the use of digital media.
Drawing on her own family's experience, plus interviews with digital minimalists, educators, and child development experts, Katherine Martinko presents:
Taking a calming, nonjudgmental approach, Childhood Unplugged is a lifeline for parents, caregivers, educators, and anyone who questions the role of digital media and yearns for the young people in their life to experience the profound beauty and magic of childhood.
AWARDS
Acknowledgments
Foreword by Lenore Skenazy
Introduction: The Beautiful Chaos
Part I: The Personal and Social Costs of Screens
Chapter 1: The Kids Are Not All Right
Chapter 2: Amplify, Don't Amputate
Part II: How to Take Control of Screens
Chapter 3: Begin as You Mean to Go On (Babies & Toddlers)
Chapter 4: Freedom to Play (Elementary-Aged Kids)
Chapter 5: Grant Freedom, Demand Responsibility (Adolescents)
Chapter 6: But Everyone's Doing It
Chapter 7: The Parent's Role
Chapter 8: School of Screens
Further Reading
Endnotes
Index
About the Author
About New Society Publishers
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Date de parution
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9781771423717
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English
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1 Mo
Praise for Childhood Unplugged
Real-world tools for parents to declutter their minds and set up safeguards to put themselves in control of digital technology. A digital minimalist s must-have guide to launching your kids into a life of real connectedness and authenticity.
-Joshua Becker, #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author, Things That Matter
Katherine Martinko has written a treatise no parent should miss. How do we protect and enhance the humanity of our children in an age where they ve been so recklessly bombarded with unfettered technology? This is a must-read book for parents in our time.
-Loreena McKennitt, Founder, Stolen Child Project
Martinko expertly and urgently takes us deeper into the hidden horrors of too much screen time on the growing child. Then she throws us all a life preserver with the most practical, gentle advice I ve seen.
-Angela Hanscom, author, Balanced and Barefoot: How Unrestricted Outdoor Play Makes for Strong, Confident, and Capable Children
In an age defined by hyper-digitalization and screen-time overload, Katherine Martinko offers a radical alternative by ditching the electronic devices and giving her children a play-filled, outdoorsy, analog childhood. [This] is the rallying cry we have been waiting for.
-Linda keson McGurk, author, There s No Such Thing as Bad Weather and The Open-Air Life
Katherine Martinko makes the case that not only is a screen-free childhood possible, but reducing our children s time on screen is essential for their happiness, sanity, and health. Thoroughly researched and beautifully written, it should be mandatory reading for all parents.
-Catherine Price, founder, ScreenLifeBalance.com , author, How to Break Up with Your Phone
The passionate, clear-eyed, and thoroughly practical guide every parent needs to fight the good fight against the excesses of digital today.
-David Sax, bestselling author, The Revenge of Analog and The Future is Analog
Katherine Martinko shows us the essential elements of a joyful family life: creating homes where screens are less compelling, where other, more life-giving engagements can thrive and flourish. Read Childhood Unplugged and share it.
-Christina Crook, award-winning author, The Joy of Missing Out: Finding Balance in a Wired World
Truthful and transparent expert information combined with pragmatic and practical advice on how to liberate parents and unplug children. A must-read for any parent who wants to bring back the joys of parenting and the fun of childhood.
-Dr. Mari Swingle (R. Psych), author, i-Minds , director, Swingle Clinic
We need our young people to regain a connection with nature, not only because our future depends on an engaged society that puts nature and biodiversity at the heart of our lives, but also because it is fun and exciting to get out there and enjoy adventures in the wild!
-Alastair Humphreys, author, Microadventures
It takes an enormous effort to show our kids the world beyond their screens, but Katherine Martinko teaches us how to get it done in this practical, empathetic, and fascinating new guide.
-Michael Harris, author, Solitude and The End of Absence
Martinko provides an in-depth, well-researched guide filled with reflections on her own journey with (but of course mostly without!) screens, and the joy she has experienced from unplugging. A useful guide for those keen to begin their own screen-free journey.
-Outdoor Play Canada
Martinko has written a must-read for parents struggling with screen time (all of us!). Her well-researched book shows the urgent need to free kids from screens and release them into the outdoors. She offers frazzled parents achievable practical advice rooted in the challenges of parenting today.
-Dr. Mariana Brussoni, professor, University of British Columbia, director, Human Early Learning Partnership
We must see and bust free of endlessly oppressive algorithmically derived digital shackles and learn, or relearn, how to carve our own paths. The prize is rich, intentional lives full of freedom, connection, and love. Let Katherine and Childhood Unplugged be one of your guides.
-Neil Pasricha, author, The Book of Awesome series and The Happiness Equation
If you want to prepare your kids for a future that will demand every bit of creativity, compassion, and problem-solving skills humanity can muster, Martinko s new book will help you take away all the devices that hold them in thrall.
-Diane Redleaf, author, They Took the Kids Last Night: How the Child Protection System Puts Families at Risk , Let Grow legal consultant
Childhood Un plugged
Practical Advice to Get Kids Off Screensand Find Balance
Katherine Johnson Martinko
To Alex, Luka, and Marcus, for expanding my world in ways I never could have foreseen.
Copyright 2023 Katherine Johnson Martinko.
All rights reserved.
Cover design by Diane McIntosh.
Cover image iStock Printed in Canada. First printing May 2023.
Inquiries regarding requests to reprint all or part of Childhood Unplugged should be addressed to New Society Publishers at the address below. To order directly from the publishers, please call 250-247-9737 or order online at www.newsociety.com .
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L ibrary and A rchives C anada C ataloguing in P ublication
Title: Childhood unplugged : practical advice to get kids off screens and find balance / Katherine Johnson Martinko.
Names: Martinko, Katherine Johnson, author.
Description: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: Canadiana (print) 20230162878 | Canadiana (ebook) 20230162916 | ISBN 9780865719828 (softcover) | ISBN 9781771423717 (EPUB) | ISBN 9781550927757 (PDF)
Subjects: LCSH: Parenting. | LCSH: Technology and children. | LCSH: Digital media-Social aspects. | LCSH: Children-Family relationships. Classification: LCC HQ755.8 .M385 2023 | DDC 306.874-dc23
New Society Publishers mission is to publish books that contribute in fundamental ways to building an ecologically sustainable and just society, and to do so with the least possible impact on the environment, in a manner that models this vision.
Contents Acknowledgments Foreword by Lenore Skenazy Introduction: The Beautiful Chaos Part I: The Personal and Social Costs of Screens Chapter 1: The Kids Are Not All Right Chapter 2: Amplify, Don t Amputate Part II: How to Take Control of Screens Chapter 3: Begin as You Mean to Go On (Babies Toddlers) Chapter 4: Freedom to Play (Elementary-Aged Kids) Chapter 5: Grant Freedom, Demand Responsibility (Adolescents) Chapter 6: But Everyone s Doing It Chapter 7: The Parent s Role Chapter 8: School of Screens Further Reading Endnotes Index About the Author About New Society Publishers
Acknowledgments
W riting this book was a wonderful adventure. I enjoyed the entire process from start to finish, thanks in large part to the many smart and generous people who helped me along the way. Many of my ideas about free-range parenting and childhood independence were shaped over a decade of writing for Treehugger, so I am grateful for having had that platform. Thank you to New Society Publishers for guiding me through the process of formalizing those thoughts in book form.
My parents, Brad and Elizabeth Johnson, gave me the best childhood anyone could want; I feel so fortunate to have grown up at Shoe Lake. Lloyd Alter and Kelly Rossiter, you have always been such staunch supporters of everything I do, and for that I am deeply appreciative. Thank you to Kelly Rossiter and Elspeth Cadman for reading the manuscript and providing helpful feedback.
I couldn t have written the book without all the amazing individuals who agreed to interviews-Richard Louv, Angela Hanscom, Kathryn and Anna Gray, Audrey Wichert, Paul Greenberg, Jess Lamontagne, Lenore Skenazy, Mari Swingle, Gillian Nigh Milbrandt, and others who preferred to stay anonymous. Thanks to everyone who passed on book, article, and podcast recommendations, thinking I might be interested- and I always was.
Alex, Luka, and Marcus, you live this book s philosophy on a daily basis and never cease to amaze, inspire, and challenge me. Raising you is the greatest privilege of my life. Jason, your patience and support and optimism have sustained me for many years. I can t imagine having a family with anyone else. Thank you for being the best husband and father in the world.
Port Elgin, ON March 23, 2023
Foreword
F eeling blah? Try this! When you wake up in the morning, OPEN your EYES. You ll feel refreshed! Bonus: You ll see a lot better, too! Hungry? Consider EATING! Food is yummy and it gives you energy. Nighttime already? Try lying prone in a darkened room. You won t believe what happens next!
Sometimes I get so sick of advice books; that s what they sound like to me. But then along comes a book like Childhood Unplugged , and I keep underlining page after page, realizing: Wow, wow, wow! We really have forgotten how wonderful life can be when we re not glued to a device all the time. And since most of us ARE glued, we need someone to guide us back.
Our kids need someone to guide them, too. Us!
Technology has changed everything, obviously. I write this at my brother-in-law s home where the microwave tells his watch when the potatoes are done. Maybe that s not the biggest change tech has wrought, but you get the idea: It s baked into everything. (Ha ha.)
Unfortunately, one thing it s baked into is modern-day childhood. We see it the most obviously when kids are staring at their phones-surrounded by other kids staring at their phones. But there are so many more ways tech has changed the once immutable realities of being a kid-playing, exploring, observing, goofing up, getting sad, angry, frightened, brave, resilient, and happy-that the universal joy, pain, and lessons of childhood don t even seem to be a given anymore. For instance, what does it mean when, instead of organ