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By (author) Roberts Jillian
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In Kids, Sex & Screens, Dr. Jillian Roberts provides critical insight for parents on how to navigate the sexualized digital world to raise kids that are healthy, resilient, and strong.
Kids, Sex & Screens is Dr. Jillian Roberts” primer for parents that know they need to speak with their children about sexualized media, but don”t know where to start.
Our kids are being exposed to sexual content at a
younger and younger age, whether through the Internet, advertisements, or interactions with their peers. When children are exposed to this sexual information without context, or images of a graphic nature, they can experience
lasting psychological effects with deep-seated ramifications.
Kids, Sex & Screens explains in easy-to-understand language what exactly the psychological effects of that exposure can look like, and offers parents the
tools and expert advice on how to handle it appropriately. Weaving eye-opening accounts from her own counseling practice with up-to-date psychological science, Dr. Jillian Roberts gives a full-fledged accounting of our sexualized society. Dr. Roberts pairs this explanation with advice and
concrete actions that parents of both girls and boys desperately need.
Writing with warmth and authority, Dr. Roberts has an important message for parents: you can
mitigate the risks your child faces navigating a sensational and sometimes disturbing world so that they grow up healthy and strong. Using her “7-Point Compass” as a navigational tool, Kids, Sex & Screens helps parents make sure their sons and daughters mature in a manner that is
age-appropriate in a “mature content” world.
Biographical note
Dr. Jillian Roberts is a renowned child psychologist, author, professor, and mom of three. Considered a go-to child psychology expert for journalists, Dr. Roberts’ work has appeared in TheNew York Times and the Toronto Sun; she is also a regular contributor to Global News and has a parenting blog on Huffington Post Canada. In early 2017, Dr. Roberts co-founded FamilySparks to offer families a supportive, resource-rich community to help them navigate our increasingly complicated world.
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Addresses the growing concern of parents about their children”s well-being and safety in a sexualized culture, and provides concrete guidance on how to speak with children—both girls and boys, unlike the competitive books—about sex and sexual identity.
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Features the author’s framework of “the 7-Point Compass” to help parents and children keep on track amidst all the influences around them, and provides parents with sample “dialogues” to use with their children to foster better communication.
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Author Jillian Roberts, PhD, is a highly respected psychologist and parent educator who maintains the popular AskDr.Jillian blog, and has a strong social following. She is also frequently quoted in the New York Times, Toronto Sun, and is a regular contributor to the Huffington Post Canada.
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