Social Media Wellness
Ana Homayoun
(Author)
Description
Solutions for navigating an ever-changing social media world
Today's students face a challenging paradox: the digital tools they need to complete their work are often the source of their biggest distractions. Students can quickly become overwhelmed trying to manage the daily confluence of online interactions with schoolwork, extracurricular activities, and family life. Written by noted author and educator Ana Homayoun, Social Media Wellness is the first book to successfully decode the new language of social media for parents and educators and provide pragmatic solutions to help students:
- Manage distractions
- Focus and prioritize
- Improve time-management
- Become more organized and boost productivity
- Decrease stress and build empathy
With fresh insights and a solutions-oriented perspective, this crucial guide will help parents, educators and students work together to promote healthy socialization, effective self-regulation, and overall safety and wellness.
"Ana Homayoun has written the very book I've yearned for, a must-read for teachers and parents. I have been recommending Ana's work for years, but Social Media Wellness is her best yet; a thorough, well-researched and eloquent resource for parents and teachers seeking guidance about how to help children navigate the treacherous, ever-changing waters of social media and the digital world."
--Jessica Lahey, New York Times Bestselling Author of The Gift of Failure
"This is the book I've been waiting for. Ana Homayoun gives concrete strategies for parents to talk with their teens without using judgment and fear as tools. This is a guidebook you can pick up at anytime, and which your teen can read, too. I'll be recommending it to everyone I know."
--Rachel Simmons, New York Times Bestselling Author of The Curse of the Good Girl
Read About Ana Homayoun in the news:
- NYTimes, The Secret Social Media Lives of Teenagers
- Pacific Standard, Holier Than Thou IPO: Snapchat and Effective Parenting
- Parenttoolkit.com, Emojis, Streaks, Stories, and Scores: What Parents Need to Know About Snapchat
- Los Angeles Review of Books, Life and Death 2.0: When Your Grandmother Dies Online
Product Details
| Publisher | Corwin Publishers |
| Publish Date | August 29, 2017 |
| Pages | 240 |
| Language | English |
| Type |  Paperback / softback |
| EAN/UPC | 9781483358185 |
| Dimensions | 8.9 X 5.9 X 0.6 inches | 0.8 pounds |
About the Author
In addition to her individualized consulting services, Ms. Homayoun travels around the world working with schools, and frequently provides parent education, student presentations, and professional development presentations. Her work has been quoted or featured in the New York Times, San Francisco Chronicle, USA Today, San Jose Mercury News, Chicago Tribune, Washington Post, and ABC News, among others, and is a frequent guest on NPR.
She is the founder of Green Ivy Educational Consulting, a Silicon Valley-based educational consulting firm. For more information, please visit www.anahomayoun.com and www.greenivyed.com.
Reviews
"Ana Homayoun has written the very book I've yearned for, a must-read for teachers and parents. I have been recommending Ana's work for years, but Social Media Wellness is her best yet; a thorough, well-researched and eloquent resource for parents and teachers seeking guidance about how to help children navigate the treacherous, ever-changing waters of social media and the digital world."--Jessica Lahey, Author of New York Times bestseller "The Gift of Failure: How the Best Parents Learn to Let Go So Their Children Can Succeed"
"I wish every parent, teacher, teen and tween knew Ana Homayoun as I do. As a journalist, she's long been my go-to source for advice on social media dilemmas affecting families because she is smart, wise and--above all--empathetic. I'm so glad to see Social Media Wellness is now available to everyone. Buy it. Like it. Share it."--Steven Petrow, "Digital Life" Columnist
"In our selfie society, teens and tweens encounter constant temptations and threats to their social, emotional, physical, and academic health. Ana Homayoun's new book provides strategies to "unselfie" our teens and develop a healthy, balanced relationship with social media."--Michele Borba, Author of "Unselfie: Why Empathetic Kids Succeed in our All About Me World"
"Keeping up with tweens and teens on social media often seems like a dizzying task that leaves us, the adults, lost and confused--too often giving up. Social Media Wellness brings great clarity to the matter offering actionable advice for parents and schools. In her typical style, Homayoun is realistic, pragmatic and refreshingly straight forward. She gets our attention without using scare tactics and then gives us, parents and educators, the tools to most effectively help out children find wellness in the social media age."--Andrew Davis, Head of School
"Rich with stories and thoughtful interpretations of tweens′ and teens′ online habits, curiosities, and consequences, Ana provides parents and educators an especially powerful resource to confidently guide our students and children with tools, counsel and reassurance as they navigate social media. Bravo!"--Stephanie Balmer, Head of School
"This is the book I've been waiting for. Ana Homayoun gives concrete strategies for parents to talk with their teens without using judgment and fear as tools. This is a guidebook you can pick up at anytime, and which your teen can read, too. I'll be recommending it to everyone I know."
--Rachel Simmons, Author of New York Times bestseller "The Curse of the Good Girl: Raising Authentic Girls with Courage and Confidence"
"This is the essential guide to navigating the ephemeral and transactional communications woven into the language of social media online and IRL. I relished every page of this book. It was jam-packed with sound and seasoned self-management and executive-functioning tips and systems. The research and artfully reconstructed narratives, tools, ideas, and reflective questions feed the systematic and practical approaches the author shares to empower students, parents, and educators alike. I can't wait to add this to my professional library and share it with all of my teachers!!!"--Lisa Johnson, Author of "Cultivating Communication and the Classroom"
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