Sams Teach Yourself e-Parenting Today [Paperback]

Evelyn Petersen (Author), Karin Petersen (Author)

Book Description

Series: Sams Teach Yourself... | Publication Date: February 2000

Sams Teach Yourself e-Parenting Today looks at the Internet as a valuable resource for parents and provides creative ways to use the Web to be better parents and raise better children. This book shows parents how to use the Internet to develop critical life skills all children need to learn, such as creativity, problem solving, self-confidence, responsibility, and social skills. You will also find sites to better a parent's knowledge on things like online educational resources for children, parenting sites, and special resources for health issues, special needs children, and family crisis. All of this is done in a friendly manner with lots of hands on examples that parents and children can do together. This is a test.

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For patrons who already know how to use a computer, have some familiarity with the Internet, and wonder how they might use their computer to enhance their children's lives, this will be a helpful guide. Authored by two parenting experts, the book is broken down into several sections: getting started, being an e-parent, raising kids in an Internet world, and web resources for
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Sams Teach Yourself e-Parenting Today looks at the Internet as a valuable resource for parents and provides creative ways to use the Web to be better parents and raise better children. This book shows parents how to use the Internet to develop critical life skills all children need to learn, such as creativity, problem solving, self-confidence, responsibility, and social skills. You will also find sites to better a parent's knowledge on things like online educational resources for children, parenting sites, and special resources for health issues, special needs children, and family crisis. All of this is done in a friendly manner with lots of hands on examples that parents and children can do together.

This is a test.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Pearson Sams Publishing; 1 edition (February 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0672318180
• ISBN-13: 978-0672318184
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,411,157 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars The New World of Parenting, July 11, 2000

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Myrna B. Shure "Author, Thinking Parent, Thin... (Philadelphia, PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sams Teach Yourself e-Parenting Today (Paperback)

What a clever, and important idea to write a book about e-parenting. The Petersens give us enough information and enough resources including important web-sites to find anything we want to know -- from discipline and other parenting issues for parents to stimulating and thought-provoking games and exercizes for their kids. In addition to the wealth of information given, we are helped to sift through and evaluate choice of existing web-sites so we can make responsible and informed choices of our own and help our kids learn how to choose and evaluate from the array of information available to them on the web as well.

I especially like the way the Petersens relate the child's e-world to his or own real world and how, for example e-friends, while important, must not replace school friends; e-homework help should not replace the library, a real book, or personal parent support.

In short, parenting by internet, while a tremendous addition, must not be a substitute for our personal and interpersonal worlds. The Petersens help us do that. Nice touch.

5.0 out of 5 stars Rich resource for exploring on the web, July 31, 2000

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Elaine Lindy (Newton, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sams Teach Yourself e-Parenting Today (Paperback)

I heartily recommend this book. It gives plenty of tips & tidbits on how time spent with your child on the Internet can be a top-notch experience for you both. Tonight, while exploring sites recommended in this book with my 7-year-old daughter Hannah, we came upon a science site with a geography game. We clicked "Easy" and saw a map of the United States with one state highlighted and 4 clickable possibilities from which to choose. Hannah called, "I'll get the globe!" hopped up out of her seat and retrieved the globe. She delightedly located the correct answer, time after time. I was impressed with how the game on the Internet sparked her interest and, just as author Evelyn Petersen says, inspired the child to connect with the world around her. Plus, it was a fun time for us both! What's more, Petersen organizes the book in a way I gratefully appreciate. Her numerous web site recommendations are listed in the back by chapter for easy reference, a nice touch. This feature alone is well worth the price of the book. In all, a five star report from this family!

5.0 out of 5 stars The New World of Parenting, July 11, 2000

By 

Myrna B. Shure "Author, Thinking Parent, Thin... (Philadelphia, PA) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Sams Teach Yourself e-Parenting Today (Paperback)

What a clever, and important idea to write a book about e-parenting. The Petersens give us enough information and enough resources including important web-sites to find anything we want to know -- from discipline and other parenting issues for parents to stimulating and thought-provoking games and exercizes for their kids. In addition to the wealth of information given, we are helped to sift through and evaluate choice of existing web-sites so we can make responsible and informed choices of our own and help our kids learn how to choose and evaluate from the array of information available to them on the web as well.

I especially like the way the Petersens relate the child's e-world to his or own real world and how, for example e-friends, while important, must not replace school friends; e-homework help should not replace the library, a real book, or personal parent support.

In short, parenting by internet, while a tremendous addition, must not be a substitute for our personal and interpersonal worlds. The Petersens help us do that. Nice touch.