An illustrated guide that helps parents of preteens and adolescents know and understand the emotional and psychological implications of being “online”, and provides them with the necessary tools to get closer to their children and protect them from the dangers of the internet and social networks, environments that today are an essential part of their social context.

Children of the Internet

Children of the Internet is a complete and easy to use self-help illustrated guide.  It helps answer the doubts of parents of preteens and adolescents regarding their children’s relationship with the internet and with their peers on social networks. It clarifies the psychological and emotional aspects involved in the relationship that adolescents have with video games, sexting, selfies, social networks, cyberbullying, and it explains how the behaviours connected to them can be read, interpreted, faced and managed.
The internet, social networks and video games are part of children’s everyday life and parents need to understand, without preconceived notions, how to intervene to protect their children from the dangers of the internet and educate them to make the best use of these means.

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An enemy to defeat: video games

Stories about virtual relationships

Body image, selfies, and sexting

It offers precious and practical advice for calmly overcoming this phase of growing up

It addresses normal dynamics between parents and children

Leaf through some selected pages from the book that have been translated into English to facilitate your evaluation:

THE AUTHORS

Loredana Cirillo psychologist and psychotherapist, she is a member of the Minotauro institute and carries out clinical activities, specializing in adolescents and parents. She deals with training and prevention in institutional contexts in the area of ​​adolescent distress

Matteo Lancini psychologist and psychotherapist, he is the president of the “Minotauro” Foundation of Milan. He is a lecturer at the Department of Psychology of the Milan-Bicocca University and at the Faculty of Educational Sciences of the Catholic University of Milan