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by Noël Janis-Norton (Author)
Do you constantly find yourself battling to stop your kids spending hours in front of a screen? Whether it's a tv, an ipad, a pc or a playstation children are spending more and more time absorbed in the digital world and for most parents it's a cause for concern.
The most frequent question parenting expert Noel Janis Norton is asked by desperate parents is how to limit and manage screen time. Parents know their children became aggressive and stressed after prolonged time on an electronic device, and they know that it limits their child's willingness to do other activities, yet they are at a loss of what to do about it.
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PRACTICAL STRATEGIES TO HELP TAKE BACK CONTROL OVER YOUR CHILDREN'S SCREEN TIME, AND CHANGE FAMILY LIFE FOR THE BETTER
Are screens a constant source of friction in your house? Do you worry about the amount of time your children spend on phones, pcs, tablets or watching tv? And what they're watching or doing? You're not alone. For many parents screen time is a real cause for concern, leaving them feeling powerless and confused. They can see time spent in front of a screen often results in negative behaviour and an unwillingness to do other activities such as sports, playing with friends in the real world or homework, but are at a loss as to what to do. In Calmer Easier Happier Screen Time, expert author Noël Janis-Norton breaks the problem down, and offers a much needed solution. Adapting her proven parenting strategies to this complex area, she uses the calmer, easier, happier techniques to help parents wean their children away from their electronic devices, to limit and guide their screen time in a positive way and finally, to get back in charge. Noël Janis-Norton is a learning and behaviour specialist with more than forty years' experience helping parents and teachers on both sides of the Atlantic. She has helped tens of thousands of parents and teachers learn effective techniques that result in more cooperative, confident, motivated, self-reliant and considerate children both at home and in the classroom. Noël is the founder and director of the Calmer, Easier, Happier Parenting Centre in London.Author Biography
Noël Janis-Norton graduated from teacher-training college at New York University. Her career as a learning and behaviour specialist spans more than forty years. She has been a classroom teacher, a special needs teacher and advisor, a tutor specialising in learning strategies, a head teacher and a parenting educator. Noël is the founder and director of the Calmer, Easier, Happier Parenting Centre in London, which provides courses and consultations for parents of toddlers through teens. A regular speaker at professional conferences, Noël has also been featured on numerous television and radio programmes. In addition to lecturing widely in the UK and the US, she also trains teachers and parenting practitioners in her unique and highly effective methods. She is the spokesperson for National Family Week and the parenting expert for Macaroni Kid (a popular website for parents in the US). Through her seminars, courses and talks for parents, and through her books, CDs and DVDs, she has helped transform the lives of tens of thousands of families. Noël's most comprehensive book, Calmer, Easier, Happier, Parenting, was published in 2012. Noël has two grown children, a foster daughter and six grandchildren.
