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Educational Video For Parents

Raising Generation D! What Parents Need to Know About Tweens and Teens’ Digital Devices

“The Internet is the world’s largest Slot Machine” – Dr. David Greenfield

Dr. David Greenfield

Founder and CMO, The Center for Internet and Technology Addiction
Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, University of Connecticut, School of Medicine

Study finds: 8.5 percent of U.S. youth addicted to video games

In a time that 60% of our 13 to 19-year-olds admit to being “highly addicted to their iPhones or IPads,” Dr. David Greenfield introduces ‘Raising Generation D’, a one-hour interactive lecture that addresses the unique and addictive properties and long-term effects of tech abuse and offers strategies for parents and caregivers to help manage their children’s digital devices. A 2012 study shows that teenagers are ditching traditional activities, with 23% foregoing TV and 15% dismissing books in favor of online pursuits. Approximately 1 out of every 8 Americans experiences signs of internet addiction. Conversely, only 1% of university introductory psychology books mention internet addiction.

“We currently have no social Electronic Etiquette. We don’t really know how to manage our Smartphone and Internet use, rather it seems to manage us…”

Dr. David Greenfield Ph.D. lectures around the world regarding the impact of technology on individuals and society. In Raising Generation D, he addresses what it is about the ‘online world’ that so completely captures teenage attention and discusses methods families can use to ‘unplug’ and create healthy habits within the real world.

A recent 2012 study shows that teenagers are ditching traditional activities in favor of online pursuits, with 23% foregoing TV and 15% dismissing books. Furthermore, research indicates that approximately one out of every eight Americans experiences signs of Internet addiction. Despite these alarming trends, only one per cent of university introductory psychology books mention Internet addiction. Nearly a decade ago, Dr. David Greenfield recognized this trend and began lecturing around the world on the impact of technology on individuals and society.

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As a parent or caregiver, watch Raising Generation D!

What Parents Need to Know About Tweens and Teens’ Digital Devices to learn about:

The Myth of Multitasking
Whether the virtual analog of human communication via texting, email, social media, tweets, actually connect us to others?
Physiological Consequences of Compulsive Internet Use
Warning Signs of Child/Adolescent Digital Technology Use/Abuse
The Dangers of Smartphones and Driving
Why the Internet and Smartphone Technology is Addictive?
The CITA Treatment Model
Assessment and Diagnosis of Internet, Digital Media, Gaming, and Smartphone Use
The Tx Plan & Goals of treatment: Abstinence versus Moderated or Mindful Use
The Use of Monitoring, Filtering, and Blocking
Links between Internet Overuse and Obesity and High Blood Pressure

“Texting While Driving Causes 1,600,000 accidents per year and 11 teen deaths EVERY DAY…”

If you have struggled to understand your teen or tween’s Internet use and whether it is problematic, this one-hour presentation will leave you hopeful and armed with best practices to help your family embrace a healthy Tech-Life balance.

Download your copy of “Raising Generation D! What Parents Need to Know About Tweens and Teens’ Digital Devices.”

Dr. Greenfield offers this sage advice to parents:

“As internet speeds increase, so does its addictive potential”