Education and the Distracted Family: Creating Success with and without Technology - Softcover

In Education and the Distracted Family, Steve Sonntag breaks down all levels of the education system in a way that not only parent and professionals but, most importantly, the young student can understand and utilize the information to their advantage! Pointing out key ideas for present and future lifelong success, this book talks directly to the young reader, not down to them, making it a book that parents and students can discuss together on an adult level. -- Ruby Pederson Mathew, orthodontic treatment coordinator, Central Texas Orthodontics, Harker Heights, Texas This book covers every aspect of a child's learning experience and how he or she can approach each situation in a positive manner. If you are struggling with how to understand your children and the pressures they may be going through in school, as well as better yourself as a parent in order to minimize the stress a child may endure, you need to read this book! -- Gina Pimley, cerified payroll administrator, Manteca, California A great read for parents with children in elementary through high school written by a retired educator who has spent his life not just as an educator but also a mentor. This book gives excellent insight into what your child will go through in school, the pressures they will encounter, and how we, as parents, can help and what resources parents and children can turn to for understanding. -- John "Beau" Parlog, accounting and payroll manager, Discover Bay, California

Education and The Distracted Family is very important for all middle, junior high, and high school families due to the amazing opportunities and the major challenges of technology, especially with the internet and smartphones. Families may be acquainted with some possibilities of utilizing new technology on their own and are informed of some possibilities through schools. Nevertheless, young adults always seem to be much more involved in technology than their parents. At the same time, families can become too involved in or very distracted with their technology so that they lose sight of the reason for being families in the first place. This book provides a healthy guide for families by introducing practical, creative ways to balance these cravings for such technologies, to take care of themselves as individuals, to improve their relationships with one another, and to work with the educational community even better. It shares many different ways to be that much more successful as a family now and for the future.