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Solutions for navigating an ever-changing social media world Todays students face a challenging paradox: the digital tools they need to complete their work are often the source of their biggest distractions. Students can quickly become overwhelmed trying to manage the daily confluence of online interactions with schoolwork, extracurricular activities, and family life. Written by noted author and educator Ana Homayoun, Social Media Wellness is the first book to successfully decode the new language of social media for parents and educators and provide pragmatic solutions to help students:Manage distractions Focus and prioritize Improve time-management Become more organized and boost productivity Decrease stress and build empathy With fresh insights and a solutions-oriented perspective, this crucial guide will help parents, educators and students work together to promote healthy socialization, effective self-regulation, and overall safety and wellness. "Ana Homayoun has written the very book Ive yearned for, a must-read for teachers and parents. I have been recommending Anas work for years, but Social Media Wellness is her best yet; a thorough, well-researched and eloquent resource for parents and teachers seeking guidance about how to help children navigate the treacherous, ever-changing waters of social media and the digital world." -- Jessica Lahey, New York Times Bestselling Author of The Gift of Failure "This is the book Ive been waiting for. Ana Homayoun gives concrete strategies for parents to talk with their teens without using judgment and fear as tools. This is a guidebook you can pick up at anytime, and which your teen can read, too. Ill be recommending it to everyone I know." -- Rachel Simmons, New York Times Bestselling Author of The Curse of the Good Girl Read About Ana Homayoun in the news:NYTimes, The Secret Social Media Lives of TeenagersPacific Standard, Holier Than Thou IPO: Snapchat and Effective ParentingParenttoolkit.com, Emojis, Streaks, Stories, and Scores: What Parents Need to Know About SnapchatLos Angeles Review of Books, Life and Death 2.0: When Your Grandmother Dies Online
About the Author
Ana Homayoun is a noted teen and millennial expert, author, speaker and educator whose third book, Social Media Wellness: Helping Tween and Teens Thrive in an Unbalanced Digital World, will be published in August 2017. She is the founder of Green Ivy Educational Consulting, a Silicon Valley-based educational consulting firm.
Her first book, That Crumpled Paper Was Due Last Week: Helping Disorganized and Distracted Boys Succeed in School and Life, quickly became a classic among parents and educators. Her next book, The Myth of the Perfect Girl: Helping Our Daughters Find Authentic Success and Happiness in School and Life, explores the real-life dilemmas of young women today and provides strategies for finding authentic success and happiness.
Her work has been featured in the NYTimes, USA Today, Chicago Tribune, SF Chronicle, Pacific Standard Magazine, ABC News, New York Post, among others, and she is a frequent guest on NPR.For more information, please visit: www.anahomayoun.com or www.greenivyed.com.
