McKee - 52 ways to connect with your smartphone obsessed kid: how to engage with kids who cant seem to pry their eyes from their devices

If youre tired of being upstaged by a small rectangle made of glass and plastic, Jonathan McKee has the advice you need! Whether your pre-teen cant stop watching YouTube clips or Netflix or youre worried your older teens most meaningful social interaction is with avatars on his phone or tablet, this book is a much-needed lifeline. Jonathan McKee also offers wise counsel for a variety of tough tech situations, and his suggestions are both innovative and completely doable.

Shaunti Feldhahn, Social Researcher, National Speaker, and Bestselling Author of For Women Only

In a world where most parents feel frustrated by their kids enslavement to social media and technology, Jonathan provides plenty of practical ideas to help parents create a climate of communication where kids actually put their phones down and engage in meaningful conversation.

Doug Fields, Author of More than 50 Books Including 7 Ways to Be Her Hero

Jonathan McKee understands kids and this culture like few people I know. He is also passionate about helping parents find meaningful connection times with their kids. There are opportunities to engage, connect, and bond deeper on every page. The bonus questions at the end of every connection topic are easy to get parents and kids talking and sharing life. I highly recommend this book.

Jim Burns, PhD President, HomeWord Author of The Purity Code and Teaching Your Children Healthy Sexuality

Ya gotta love a guy who, speaking from a thoroughly researched standpoint plus personal experience teaching parenting workshops and herding teens (but heaven forbid, not simultaneously), understands the magical powers of cookie dough in drawing polar opposite fam members together in a kitchen and opening up conversation. Theres nothing not to love about this book.

Debora M. Coty, Humorist, Speaker, Award-Winning Author of Numerous Inspirational Books Including Too Blessed to be Stressed

52 Ways to Connect with Your Smartphone Obsessed Kid may have been written for parents, but its a must-read for all of us. Thankfully, Jonathan McKee doesnt offer a hopeless message that all is lost unless we destroy our smartphones and turn our backs on technology. Instead, he gives us simple, memorable ways we can use our devices to strengthen our relationships instead of letting our tech toys run the family show. Ill be giving copies to my kids who are raising my grands in our wired-up world.

Shellie Rushing Tomlinson, Author of Heart Wide Open

If youre tired of seeing just the top of your kids head bent over a smartphone, Jonathan McKees new book, 52 Ways to Connect with Your Smartphone Obsessed Kid, was written for youand meas he challenges parents (and grandparents) to examine the example we provide and encourages us we are not powerless to change the tide. This book is one Ill buy for my adult children as well, as my grandsons are on the journey into a world very different than the one in which I raised my sons. Jonathans book is long overdue.

Deb DeArmond, Author of Dont Go to Bed Angry. Stay Up and Fight!

Jonathan McKee has done it again! Hes provided a timely tool for any parent looking to understand their children better in an increasingly technological age. Jonathans candidness about his experiences with his own kids and the practical tips, questions, and research hes provided are bound to give any parent who reads this book the tools they have been looking for to connect with their kids on a deeper level. This book definitely has me thinking about how to create a climate of conversation with my own kids. So put down your smartphone and pick up this book!

Magdalene John, Co-Host, 100 Huntley Street

I regularly find that parents want help but dont know where to find the good stuff. So much parenting advice is fear-based and impractical. But Jonathans gift to us is that he writes to parents from the intersection of hopeful parenting and practical ideas.

Mark Oestreicher, Author of Many Books, Including A Parents Guide to Understanding Teenage Brains and Understanding Your Young Teen

Jonathan gives every parent a set of strategies to navigate the smartphone battlefield. 52 Ways to Connect with Your Smartphone Obsessed Kid provides you with three wins: connect with your kids in the on-line world they know and love, steer your whole family away from damaging habits, and become an informed model of proper technology use.

Hettie Brittz, Author of (un)Natural MomWhy You Are the Perfect Mom for Your Kids

Jonathan McKee has done it again! In 52 Ways to Connect with your Smartphone Obsessed Kid, he has given parents a roadmap for relationship success with their kids. Jonathan shares important research on the overuse of screens and devices while combining his love of teens, respect for parents, and easy humor in each practical scenario offered to solve this universal challenge. A winning combination!

Carrie Abbott, President, The Legacy Institute, Radio Host, Speaker and Author

As someone who speaks professionally to companies about managing distractions in a constantly connected workplace, Im continuously asked for a resource from people on how to handle these issues with their kids. Jonathans book is the resource Ive been seeking for years. Not only will I recommend it, but I plan to adopt many of the strategies when I walk through the threshold of my home.

Curt Steinhorst, National Speaker, President, Promentum Group

Parents concerns about their kids screen use often lead to anxiety-based control through contracts, apps, and filters. The result is usually alienated kids who havent learned self-control. Jonathan McKee will inspire and equip you with practical tools to build connection and influence with your kids, as you guide them toward true responsibility and wisdom with their cell phones and screens.

Lynne Jackson, Co-Founder of Connected Families and Coauthor of Discipline that Connects with Your Childs Heart

2016 by Jonathan McKee

Print ISBN 978-1-63409-707-9

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