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Ana Homayoun 
Social Media Wellness 
Helping Tweens and Teens Thrive in an Unbalanced Digital World

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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, 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, Author of
The Curse of the Good Girl

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Table of Content

PROLOGUE

1. Landscape: What Today’s Social Media World Looks Like for Tweens and Teens

The New Language of Technology and Social Media

So Much Has Changed, Yet So Much Remains the Same

How Social Media and Technology Affect the Overall Educational Experience

Summary

2. Background: Where We’ve Been, Where We’re Going, and Why It Matters

How We Got Here

The New Social Media

Why All of This Is a Big Deal in Terms of Tweens, Teens, and the School Experience

Summary

3. Side Effects: Five Ways Social Media Affects Today’s Tweens and Teens

Altered Expectations

Mixed Messages

Information Overload

On-All-the-Time Mentality

“All About the Likes” Personal Values Development

Summary

4. Conversations: How to Talk About Social Media

Understand the Language and the Lingo

Use the Framework of Socialization, Self-Regulation, and Safety

Recognize the Importance of Attitude and Approach

Make It All About Them

Help Them Identify Their Values

Encourage Them to “Get Real” About Daily Choices and Habits

Work Collaboratively to Come Up with Acceptable Use Policies

A Word About Technology Addiction

Summary

5. Academic Wellness: Organization, Compartmentalization, and Energy Management in the Age of Distractions

The New Language of Technology in Schools

How Social Media and Technology Affect Academic Wellness

Optimizing Organization with Virtual Folders and In-Real-Life (IRL) Binders

Mapping Out Assignments and Activities

Managing Time and Energy

Stress: The Art of Monotasking and Encouraging Personal Productivity

Finding Flexibility for Different Learning Styles

The Cheating Dilemma

Summary

6. Social and Emotional Wellness: Encouraging Students to Be Healthy Online and In Real Life

The New Language of Social Media Socialization

How Social Media Affects Friendships, Relationships, and Personality Development

Helping Students Figure Out Their “Why”

Encouraging Students to Define Qualities of Healthy Relationships

Recognizing Negative Compensatory Behaviors

Understanding Connection Versus Isolation

Closing the Empathy Gap and Cultivating Compassion

Promoting Appropriate Social and Emotional Boundaries

Developing a Plan for Guidance and Support

Acknowledging and Validating the Bystander Experience

Summary

7. Physical Wellness: Finding Balance in an Unbalanced World

The Teetering Imbalance

Promoting Sleep

Encouraging Stress Management

Focusing on Functional Exercise

Understanding Addiction

Knowing the Signs and Getting Help

Protection from Physical Harm and Danger

Summary

8. Moving Forward: Implementing the Strategies at School and at Home

Things to Think About at School

Reflecting as a School

Things to Think About at Home

Reflecting on the Home Front

Recommended Reading List

Acknowledgments

Endnotes

Index

About the author

Ana Homayoun is a noted teen and millennial expert, author, speaker, and educator. Her work focuses on promoting organization, time-management, personal purpose, and overall wellness for young people. Her first book, That Crumpled Paper Was Due Last Week: Helping Disorganized and Distracted Boys Succeed in School and Life, quickly became a classic among parents and educators for the pragmatic approach to executive functioning issues. Her next book, The Myth of the Perfect Girl: Helping Our Daughters Find Authentic Success and Happiness in School and Life, explores the real-life dilemmas of young women today and provides strategies for finding authentic success and happiness. Her latest book, Social Media Wellness: Helping Teens and Tweens Thrive in an Unbalanced Digital World, decodes the new language of social media socialization, and provides practical strategies to encourage better choices online and in-real-life.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.
Language English ● Format EPUB ● Pages 240 ● ISBN 9781506343075 ● File size 3.2 MB ● Publisher SAGE Publications ● City Thousand Oaks ● Country US ● Published 2017 ● Edition 1 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 5498082 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM
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