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Parents often worry about raising kids in a tech-saturated world - the threats of cyberbullying, video game violence, pornography, and sexting may seem inescapable. And while these dangers exist, there is a much more common and subtle way that technology can cause harm: by eroding our attention spans. Focused attention is fundamental to maintaining quality relationships, but our constant interaction with screens and social media is shortening our attention spans - which takes a toll on our personal connections with friends and family and our ability to form real relationships. Tech Generation: Raising Balanced Kids in a Hyper-Connected World guides parents in teaching their children how to reap the benefits of living in a digital world while also preventing its negative effects. Mike Brooks and Jon Lasser, psychologists with extensive experience working with kids, parents, and teachers, combine cutting-edge research and expertise to create an engaging and helpful guide that emphasizes the importance of the parent-child relationship. They reject an "all or nothing" attitude towards technology, in favor of a balanced approach that neither idealizes nor demonizes the digital. Brooks and Lasser provide strategies for preventing technology from becoming problematic in the first place; steps for addressing problems when they arise; and ways of intervening when problems are out of control. They also discuss the increasingly challenging issue of technology use in schools, and how parents can collaborate with educators when concerns arise over kids' use of technology.
About the Author
Mike Brooks is a master phone script writer and author of the bestselling books on phone scripts: The Ultimate Book of Phone Scripts, and his new book Power Phone Scripts: 500 Questions, Phrases, and Word-for-Word Scripts to Open and Close More Sales. Mike is THE recognized authority on inside sales training and phone script development, and recently was awarded the 2017 Service Provider Designation for training and development (by the American Association of Inside Sales Professions.) . Mike has also been voted one of the most Influential Inside Sales Professionals by the AA-ISP for seven years running, Mike started his career in the financial and securities industry and quickly became the top producer out of 5 branch offices in Southern California. Promoted to Executive Vice President of Sales, he developed a Top 20% Inside Sales Training program that doubled corporate sales of private placements from 27 million to over 58 million in his first year, and then more than doubled that again the next year - total revenue over 112 million. Mike then served as a V.P. of Sales for other securities firms before starting his own consulting company, and is known throughout the industry as "Mr. Inside Sales."Mike is hired by business owners to develop and implement proven sales processes that help them immediately scale and grow Multi-Million Dollar Inside Sales Teams. He also offers customized sales training programs, works as a virtual V.P. of Sales and speaks often at sales conferences, delivering keynotes and break-out sessions around the world. For more information, visit his website: http://mrinsidesales.com
