Technology's Child: Digital Media's Role in the Ages and Stages of Growing Up (Hardcover)

Preface ix
1 Introduction 1
2 Early Childhood: Learning Self-Control in a Tech-Saturated World 19
3 The Digital Features of Early Literacy Development 43
4 Looking for "Loose Parts" in Children's Digital Play 69
5 The "Curse of the Familiar" and Its Impact on Learning 95
6 Tweens: A Time of Transitions and Tensions 125
7 Adolescence: The "Who Am I?" Years 153
8 The Online Agency of Emerging Adults 181
9 Conclusion 205
Acknowledgments 217
Notes 221
Index 309