Digital Detox
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“This brilliant book is a game-changer.”–WENDY SPEAKE, author of The 40-Day Social Media Fast and Triggers: Exchanging Parents’ Angry Reactions for Gentle Biblical Responses
“Hope and practical direction for parents.” –FRANCIS and LISA CHAN, New York Times bestselling authors
It’s time to flip the switch and get your kids back.
Mom of six Molly DeFrank was sick of screen-time meltdowns. She wanted more for her family, so she pulled the plug, declaring a digital detox for her kids. The transformation blew her away: She got her sweet, happy kids back.
The detox was easier than she could have hoped, and the results were better than she could have dreamed. In just two weeks, her children were free from the grip of digital devices. Their moods shifted immediately, and their creativity exploded. They learned how to entertain themselves and enjoy life without screens.
Her experiment led to a total tech overhaul that changed her family’s life. Here’s how she did it in just fourteen days, and how you can too.
Digital Detox offers step-by-step guidance that will help you
· overcome your fear of firing your “electronic babysitter”
· cultivate your child’s giftings outside of screens
· confidently set the right tech boundaries for your family
· develop a long-term plan to sustain lasting change
Best of all, you’ll transform screen zombies into friendly, happy, grateful kids.
You can put technology in its right place. This book will show you how.
From the Publisher
Publisher : Bethany House Publishers
Publication date : April 19, 2022
Language : English
Print length : 256 pages
ISBN-10 : 0764238760
ISBN-13 : 978-0764238765
Item Weight : 12.8 ounces
Dimensions : 5.5 x 0.58 x 8.5 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #565,052 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #197 in Social Media Guides #260 in School-Age Children Parenting #1,593 in Christian Family & Relationships
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Customers say
Customers find this book to be a practical parenting guide filled with lists and ideas, making it a must-read for parents in the digital age. The writing style is engaging, with one customer noting the winsome author’s voice, while another mentions how it encourages readers throughout. Customers find the book humorous and appreciate its approach to digital detoxification, with one review highlighting how it helps establish healthier screen time habits.
Luke Miller –
Exactly what we needed!
Digital Detox is a practical and engaging guide to help you take back control of the screen time in your home.A couple years ago, we did this two week detox with our 3 kids (now ages 6, 8, and 10). We loved it! And continued with pretty minimal screen time. But our kids are now asking for more screens, so we needed to come up with a long term plan. This book was exactly what we needed!Molly isnât advocating for total elimination of screens, but the research is clear. Our kids are spending an unprecedented amount of time on digital entertainment, and these habits are detrimental to their mental health and their real-life relationships. I found the research detailed in this book prompted some great conversations with my husband and with friends.The section about the importance of teaching our kids to negotiate their boredom really stuck with me! Itâs so easy rely on technology to manage behavioral issues, but I am so encouraged by Molly to keep doing the hard and rewarding work of engaging and training my kids. They need our time and our attention!Mollyâs writing is humorous and, most importantly, hopeful. Itâs also intensely practical. Molly understands the challenges associated with parenting, busy schedules, and family dynamics, and she does a great job anticipating objections and excuses. She offers a ton of practical resources for family activities, schedules, and conflicts. She puts the responsibility where it belongs – on us as parents.Technology is not the problem. It is a tool that we need to learn to manage for ourselves and our families. And if thatâs what youâre trying to do, this book will help.If you are a parent who sees the negative effects of technology in your home and feels overwhelmed by the challenge of breaking free, you should read this book. It will give you the motivation, principles, and resources to make meaningful changes in your home.-Sharon
Nancy –
Don’t hesitate to purchase this book
This book is a must-have for anyone whose children are addicted to these video games. These games take, otherwise sweet children, and turn them into little monsters. As they point out in the book the games of today are nothing like they used to be back in the ’80s and ’90s. Today’s games are like being addicted to drugs.With a couple of events coming up we were not ready to go cold turkey with this just yet. So we decided to experiment with reducing the play time, and putting hard limits on ending times.However just like a drug addict they fought for more, and when they didn’t get it, they devised little plans to try to get what they wanted. It was not until we finally made the decision to cut off all screens that we saw a drastic and almost immediate turn around. Once they knew there was no hope.Just as they stated in the book, we did not make it a form of punishment. And we wholeheartedly did not expect it to work, but it does! The book does give a lot of information, and gives the parent a better understanding of what’s going on these days.It’s amazing what they can find to do when there’s no screens. We gave a few suggestions, but just left it up to their creativity.I would absolutely, without a doubt, recommend this book to a friend. You won’t be sorry that you purchased this book.
J. Giovannettone –
A Game Changer for Toddlers to Teens
Digital Detox by Molly Defrank is exactly what we needed. Our kids have always had controlled/monitored screen time. We had set limits and had screen time rules but we somehow still felt like screens were in control of our kids. But, you look around and see the same everywhere!! The question was what to do about it. This book is a practical guide to take back control and get our kids back! It provides well-researched data as to why this approach works then a step by step guide how to break the bond and get in the driver’s seat again. Our kids range in age from 2 to 15 and there is something in here for every age group. Our kids initially protested the detox, but after ONE day, they were so occupied with their non-screen activities that they didn’t seem to miss them (and we had made it clear they would be screen free for 2 weeks! 🙂 Our eldest rekindled her love for guitar and cleaned out her closet and desk. Our middle child started doing puzzles at the dining table – which he’d never done. Everyone’s mood was better, almost immediately. What a GIFT! This plan WORKS and the book is the perfect guide – the author anticipates many questions along the way and she’s funny! Truly a great book that will help anyone with a kid! Buy two and give one to a friend!
C.S. –
Just what I needed to hear
This was an excellent book. Full of wisdom, truth and encouragements for parents and educators alike. I have never been more convinced of our need to minimalism some of the screen use in our home. Iâm so grateful for all the information DeFrank put in this book on why I need to get technology back in its place and especially for all the tricks on how to do it. It might feel like stepping off of a cliff if I were to detox my kids without the aid of this book.If you arenât sure you need to detox your family, are a sceptic to the detox, get defensive when you even read the title of this book, or have said âhands down we need helpâ, then this book is for you. This book is full of practical advice, and steps on how to detox well. But for me the most important part was the encouragement she provides on why we are the perfect parents for our children to train up in the ways of the Lord and find their God given strengths. This book doesnât shame us for the last several years of Covid screen indulgence but lovingly helps us get out of that hole. I just wish I had this book in my hands earlier!
Jenelle –
This book has seriously changed our life. My daughter was having some behavioural issues that I was going to present to our paediatrician but first I wanted to try the digital detox and WOW! She plays independently again, plays with toys/activities that she had no interest in before, doesnât wake up yelling at me to âwatch a showâ. I am so thankful for this book!!!! Also chatted with the author on Instagram and she was amazing!
Florian W. –
I read the book 2 weeks ago. The book is an easy read because it’s well-written, but it didn’t really help. Last week, I took the course from Digital Detox Mastery. It’s in English, but it helped me reduce my screen time to one hour. So for anyone who’s addicted, I highly recommend it lol
Amanda29 –
I liked the plan in this book for taking an electronic break. The information in the book didn’t really add anything new idea wise. I already planned on doing the break and discussing a plan. So it did reinforce my ideas but that’s about it. It does give some examples and stuff idea wise for kids to do so that part was helpful.