Screen time & tech habits: books for grown-ups
From the Bookbear grown-ups' shelf: 8 books on screen time & tech habits, chosen for curious, conscious parents.
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Resilience Decoded
by Sujata Kelkar Shetty
AdultsIndian author
A practical guide to teen mental health that explains the developing teenage brain and offers parents tools for sleep, screens and open, trusting conversations.
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Irresistible
by Adam Alter
Adults
Why apps, games and devices are so hard to put down, and how we can take back control of our attention.
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Reset Your Child's Brain
by Victoria L. Dunckley
Adults
A psychiatrist's four-week plan to cut back electronics and help children with mood, focus and sleep.
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The Anxious Generation
by Jonathan Haidt
Adults
How smartphone childhoods have fuelled anxiety in young people, and four norms families and schools can adopt.
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Simplicity Parenting
by Kim John Payne
Adults
Fewer toys, less schedule, less screen — how simplifying home life calms anxious children.
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Last Child in the Woods
by Richard Louv
Adults✈️ Import only (pricey)
The book that named 'nature-deficit disorder' and made the case for getting children back outdoors.
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Digital Minimalism
by Cal Newport
Adults
A philosophy for using technology on purpose, and a 30-day digital declutter to reclaim attention.
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Stolen Focus
by Johann Hari
Adults
Why we can't pay attention — and how to get our focus back, for ourselves and our children.
