Horizon Information Portal

HSPLS site

eBooks/Audiobooks

Reading Program

Sex, drugs 'n Facebook : a parents' toolkit for promoting healthy Internet use / Megan A. Moreno, MD, MSEd, MPH.

by Moreno, Megan Andreas.

View full image

Alameda, CA : Hunter House Publishers, c2013.

Internet and teenagers.

Online etiquette.

9780897936590 (trade paper) :

0897936590 (trade paper)

x, 214 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Introduction -- The wide world of the World Wide Web -- Understanding Internet use across ages and stages -- The healthy Internet use model: using boundaries, communication and balance to stay safe online -- You saw what on YouTube? Handling exposure to unwanted material online -- Sex on the Web -- Cyberbullying and the invisible black eye -- Sex, drugs, rock 'n roll-- and Facebook? Media use and risky behaviors -- Addicted to the Internet? Considering problematic Internet use (PIU) -- Online identity and your digital footprint -- Special health concerns connected to the Web: depression, fitness, and eating disorders -- Ideas for addressing Internet safety with your teen -- The role of communities -- What's on the horizon? Insights from the front lines of Internet safety.

The book includes "Parents' Toolkits" with conversation starters, discussion guidelines and real-life examples, age-specific recommendations for tailoring advice to pre-teen, teen or college-age children, summaries of recent studies, including take-home points for parents or teachers. Sex, Drugs 'n Facebook will prepare parents to have "The Talk"--not about sex but about cybersafety and appropriate Internet use--and the solution-focused approach will appeal to people who have already experienced some of the pitfalls of unguided Internet use.

Horizon Information Portal 3.0

Powered by Dynix

© 2001-2013 SirsiDynix All rights reserved.

Horizon Information Portal