Parental Control: A Guide to Raising Balanced Kids in the Digital Era - Hardcover

Jordan, Titania

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1394256558 ISBN 13: 9781394256556

Publisher: Jossey-Bass, 2025

Synopsis

Practical strategies and tips to help raise and teach children in a digital-first world

In Parental Control: A Guide to Raising Balanced Kids in the Digital Era, Titania Jordan, a renowned internet and social media safety specialist, tackles the urgent dilemmas of modern parenting head-on. As technology increasingly engulfs the lives of our children, this book emerges as a beacon for those looking to guide, protect, and connect with them in meaningful ways.

Navigating the complex digital landscape, Jordan delves into the effects of social media and the internet on our kids. She uncovers the challenges of balancing screen time with real-life interactions and the erosion of offline social skills due to digital immersion. Yet, it's not all dire―Jordan's expert insights offer a pathway to turning potential digital pitfalls into educational opportunities.

The book will help you:

• Learn how to educate and empower the next generation to navigate the internet safely and responsibly
• Discover actionable advice on setting boundaries, fostering offline interactions, and promoting healthy digital habits.
• Benefit from the latest internet safety data, trends, and tips to keep your children protected in the digital age

Perfect for parents, educators, and caregivers, Parental Control is more than just a book. It's a roadmap to raising well-adjusted children in a technology-driven world. This guide provides the tools you need to ensure technology complements the lives of those you care about, rather than consuming them. If you're looking to navigate the challenges of modern-day parenting with confidence and create a safe, balanced digital environment for your children, then this book is for you.

About this title

About the Author

TITANIA JORDAN is the Chief Marketing Officer and Chief Parent Officer of Bark Technologies, a company dedicated to keeping over 7 million children safer online. A leading voice in the fight to protect children and empower parents, she frequently appears in major media outlets to advocate for digital safety.

From the Back Cover

Praise for Parental Control

“Parental Control by Titania Jordan is a must-read for any parent feeling the weight of today’s digital age. Titania’s insights have helped me approach online safety with my own kids as she goes beyond surface-level advice, offering real, actionable solutions to keep kids safe and balanced. Her deep dedication and experience shine through, making this book an invaluable guide for safeguarding the next generation.”
―DAWN HAWKINS, CEO, National Center on Sexual Exploitation

“Parental Control perfectly illustrates how parents can protect their children in our digital world.”
―JOHN PIZZURO, CEO, Raven

“Everyone is talking about tech problems. But with Titania, we have a wise, passionate, and loving mom, who pours out the practical path forward we so desperately need.”
―CHRIS MCKENNA, Founder, Protect Young Eyes

Help your children to embrace the digital world while keeping them safe

In today’s digital landscape, there are incredible opportunities for kids to use technology for good, whether for academic learning, building community connections, and more. But with such a variety of platforms and tools out there, it’s all too easy for kids to stumble into online danger zones.

Parental Control is the essential guide for parents, educators, and caregivers to help kids and teens responsibly navigate the digital world. Packed with practical strategies for managing screen time, enhancing online safety, and fostering real-world social skills, this book is the key to helping adults understand what kids may encounter on the web and social media and how to mitigate any risk of engaging with harmful content. Don’t miss out on this vital resource for navigating the digital age!

From the Inside Flap

Many parents, teachers, and others responsible for children are overwhelmed by how quickly they seem to become consumed with technology and anxious about the impact of social media and the internet on their lives. How can you connect with those kids in a meaningful way before it’s “too late?” And how can you keep them safe from the more pernicious influences and dangers lurking behind the screens they stare into every day?

In Parental Control: A Guide to Raising Balanced Kids in the Digital Era, internet and social media safety specialist Titania Jordan delivers an essential playbook for adults seeking to educate and empower children―their own or someone else’s―to be responsible and safe digital citizens. The book helps explain the largely uncharted intersection of children, the internet, and social media, diving deep into the problems posed by excessive screen time, online safety concerns, and the erosion of offline social skills.

Jordan provides practical strategies to turn these tech and child-rearing challenges into opportunities. You’ll learn how to set effective boundaries, foster offline interactions, and cultivate digital literacy and etiquette in children. You’ll also discover accurate internet safety data, trends, and tips that you can implement in your own life to make the children you teach, raise, and love safer.

Perfect for parents, educators, and caregivers, Parental Control is an effective roadmap to raising well-adjusted children in a world with unique and novel obstacles to doing just that. It will also equip you with the tools you need to usher the next generation into a future where technology complements―and doesn’t consume―their lives.

Edition details

• Publisher: Jossey-Bass
• Publication date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1394256558
• ISBN 13: 9781394256556
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 240