SCREEN SMART: GROWING UP IN THE DIGITAL AGE

Join the Screen Smart gang as they recall their extraordinary childhood adventures in the virtual world.

Learn about the potential traps and dangers posed by the web and how to stay alert to the dangers that come from traversing an online world. Plus, fun activities contribute to the learning experience!

Screen Smart is written by Alan Bay, as well as professors Wonsun Shin (University of Melbourne, Australia) and May O Lwin (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore). Both of the latter authors hold extensive research experience in youth, digital media, parental mediation, and marketing communications. Their academic book, Screen-obsessed: Parenting in the Digital Age, is the first book solely focusing on parental supervision of children's media use. Screen Smart is the child's accompaniment. It aims to educate children and teenagers on Internet safety and the pitfalls of being online.

Each chapter focuses on a different theme (screen time management, screen addiction, cyber impersonation and bullying, advertisement awareness) and includes activities to engage and educate readers.

The book also includes a Parent's Corner with further information and tips on how parents can effectively guide their offspring living in the multimedia environment. Germaine Tan (Senior Clinical Psychologist, Institute of Mental Health, Singapore) contributes an article.

Readership: 6–12 years old.

'Sometimes we need to return to a dying art to prepare for the future in the metaverse. A great comic for the young and the young at heart!' - Daniel FungCEO IMH, Institute of Mental Health, Singapore

'Screen Smart is a timely book to educate children, teenagers and parents about screen etiquette, individual social responsibility and the perils of navigating through the complex networks of cyberspace and social media. Ending each sub-theme with parent guides and practical tips, even adults would find this book helpful and enjoyable to read!' - Ong Say HowDepartment of Departmental Psychiatry, Institute of Mental Health, Singapore

'This engaging and beautifully-illustrated book offers kids a riveting ride through the opportunities and risks in digital media. An indispensable guide for families today as children grow up in a technology-saturated world.' - Sun Sun LimProfessor of Communication and TechnologyHead of HASS HumanitiesArts and Social SciencesSingapore University of Technology and Design, Singapore

'I congratulate the authors for finding entertaining and engaging ways to convey important messages to young readers about staying safe while navigating digital media. Online safety remains one of the biggest challenges to modern society, and this comic book is testament to the ingenuity and dedication of frontline educators who seek to nurture and protect the next generation.' - Sim AnnSenior Minister of State, Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Ministry of National Development, Singapore

'ScreenSmart meets children growing up in our digitally saturated world where they are. In comic book form, it demonstrates both advantages of using our interactive media environment effectively and real dangers of entering and using it thoughtlessly, encouraging young people to reflect on their own use and to respond with healthier strategies.' - Michael Rich, MD, MPHAssociate Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School and Associate Professor of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Harvard T H Chan School of Public Health