Why Your Parents Are Hung-Up on Your Phone and What To Do About It

Dean Burnett

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Penguin Books Ltd
03 December 2024

The book about phones every teen should read, from bestselling author Dean Burnett.

'A wonderfully useful book, told with Dean Burnett's trademark wit and wisdom' - Adam Kay on Why Your Parents Are Driving You up the Wall

\""Can you get off your phone/ PS5/ Xbox!? NOW!\"" - Your parents (probably)

I bet that you and your parents argue about phones.

Maybe you want one, but your parents don't agree? Or maybe you do have a phone, but your parents think you use it too much. Or even make you leave it downstairs at night when you want to scroll before sleep.

Either way, the result is- arguments. Between you and your parents. About phones.

Meet brain scientist and bestselling author Dean Burnett. He'll show you why your parents are sometimes wrong about phones (and why, annoyingly, they can be a bit right), how you can both understand them a bit better and how you can stop arguing about them. You'll learn about-

Why turning off TikTok can be so hard

How video games can change your brain for the better

How Snapchat can make us sad (and lots of other complicated feelings)

Because screens can be a good thing. And a bad thing. But they're definitely not worth getting hung up about.

By: Dean Burnett
Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 128mm, Spine: 28mm
Weight: 317g
ISBN: 9780241679593
ISBN 10: 0241679591
Pages: 464
Publication Date: 03 December 2024
Recommended Age: From 9 to 13 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , Young adult , English as a second language , Preschool (0-5)
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Dr Dean Burnett is a PhD Neuroscientists, experienced tutor and lecturer, regular blogger/contributor for the Guardian and other mainstream publications, and now international bestselling author. He has written four books for adults, including The Idiot Brain, and Why Your Parents Are Driving You Up the Wall for children.

Reviews for Why Your Parents Are Hung-Up on Your Phone and What To Do About It

The perfect book to unpack the science and tell you what REALLY matters! * Lancashire Post * An unexpectedly brilliant dive into many perspectives, facts and advice on the use of phones and devices * LoveReading4Kids * Dean Burnett is the first old person who understands phones * Eleven-year-old Dermot, quoted in The Times * I read Burnett’s book and immediately felt seen * The Times *