Gary D Chapman - Grandparenting Screen Kids: How to Help, What to Say, and Where to Begin

If youre a grandparent, you need this book! Gary Chapman and Arlene Pellicane have done a masterful job of offering practical activities and hands-on projects that will fully engage your screen-hungry grandchildren. Grandparenting Screen Kids is a must-read for anyone who wants to make a positive and lasting difference in the lives of the next generation.

CAROL KENT | Speaker and author of Staying Power: Building a Stronger Marriage When Life Sends Its Worst

I loved this book! My wife and I tried to create a media-safe home when our kids were growing up but now the challenges are even more complicated with our grandchildren. Gary Chapman, whom I admire as much as anyone I know, and Arlene Pellicane, a wonderful mom and writer, have combined to give us a practical, purposeful plan to be legacy-giving grandparents with solid ideas on screen time with our grandkids. You will benefit greatly from this book.

JIM BURNS | President, HomeWord; author of Doing Life with Your Adult Children: Keep Your Mouth Shut and the Welcome Mat Out

Deep down, what do kids want more than screen time? They crave time with grandparents who spoil them, laugh with them, share memories, bake, build, explore, and sometimes even play video games and watch YouTube! Gary Chapman and Arlene Pellicane take an issue of grave concern and turn it into a blessing!

JAY PAYLEITNER | National speaker and bestselling author of 52 Things Kids Need from a Dad and What If God Wrote Your Bucket List?

What a needed book! With world events turning us all more and more to our screens, we desperately need guidance on how to best handle screen time instead of screen time handling us! We love that Dr. Gary Chapman and Arlene Pellicane have built a two-way bridge between generations with Grandparenting Screen Kids. We are grandparents to children aged infant to thirteen years old, and this practical, biblical, and helpful book is a godsend to all relationships.

PAM AND BILL FARREL | Authors of fifty-plus books, including the bestselling Men Are Like Waffles, Women Are Like Spaghetti

Grandparenting in this digital age can be tricky, especially if you are a slow adapter like me! This book will help you get smart about tech so you can learn to have fun in their world and enjoy grandparenting once again.

KEN DAVIS | Inspirational speaker and bestselling author

One of the common questions Im regularly asked by grandparents is, Do you have a resource to help me navigate technology and screens with my grandchildren? Well, now we do! In this book, Gary and Arlene offer valuable guidance and helpful ideas that every grandparent will benefit from. This book will help you avoid media pitfalls, utilize screens intentionally, and develop deep relationships with your grandchildren! I cant wait to see the fruit that comes from grandparents putting these ideas into practice.

JOSH MULVIHILL | Author, Biblical Grandparenting and Discipling Your Grandchildren, GospelShapedFamily.com

When our young grandsons come over, they all want to use my iPad! My wife and I experience the issue addressed in Grandparenting Screen Kids nearly every time they are at our house. I have found this book is wonderfully helpfulgreat principles, solid advice, and a careful distinction between the responsibilities of parents and grandparents. Gary Chapman and Arlene Pellicane have teamed up to provide great guidance for this dilemma that nearly every family faces. I heartily recommend this book; in todays world, it is a must-add to your library of grandparenting helps.

LARRY FOWLER | Founder, The Legacy Coalition

When it comes to the relationship I have with my grandkids, my #1 desire is to make every moment a significant one that will turn their hearts toward Jesus. Devices oftentimes can get in the way and derail great intentions. This book has reignited my resolve to claim every moment. Its given me a host of approaches to take in order to set aside devices that distract, but its also provided me with replacement strategies. This is a fantastic must-read for grandparents.

TINA HOUSER | Writer, speaker, editor, and childrens pastor

Whats a grandparent to do when we differ with our grandkids on screen habits? Im grateful that while distanced, we are able to communicate on FaceTime or Skype with loved ones. But there may be occasional tech tension when the younger generation (who have always known smartphones and computers) visit us. Thats why I highly recommend Arlene Pellicane and Gary Chapmans new book Grandparenting Screen Kids. Finally, we have some very practical suggestions both for monitoring healthy usage and offering alternative activities. Emphasizing basic manners was a plus, as were the reminders that our kids are the parents and we need to support their rules. Family relationships are a delicate dance, but resources like this can truly help all generations learn to interact in community.

LUCINDA SECREST MCDOWELL | Author of Soul Strong and Life-Giving Choices

2020 by
GARY CHAPMAN and ARLENE PELLICANE

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Edited by Elizabeth Cody Newenhuyse

Interior and cover design: Erik M. Peterson

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Chapman author photo: P.S. Photography

Pellicane author photo: Anthony Amorteguy

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Chapman, Gary D., 1938- author. | Pellicane, Arlene, 1971- author.

Title: Grandparenting screen kids : how to help, what to say, and where to begin / Gary Chapman and Arlene Pellicane.

Description: Chicago, IL : Northfield Publishing, [2020] | Includes bibliographical references. | Summary: Grandparenting in the Digital Age Things arent what they once were. As younger generations become increasingly immersed in the endless presence of tech, older generations struggle finding common ground to relate. The gap between grandparent and grandchild may feel wider than ever. Grandparenting Screen Kids is a grandparents guide to start bridging this gap. Relationship expert Gary Chapman along with coauthor Arlene Pellicane will help you understand this different (and often troubling) world of iPads, YouTube and video games. They will offer activities to keep your grandkids occupied without screens and assist you in navigating differences with your adult children. Its easy to feel overwhelmed, under informed, and physically unable to meet the demands of active grandkids. Thats why this companion guide to the book Screen Kids has been written to connect you to information and encouragement. Technology isnt going anywhere and your grandkids need you more than ever to teach them what computers cant-- Provided by publisher.