Bianca with Jessica Speer on The Phone Book: Stay Safe, Be Smart, and Make the World Better with the Powerful Device in Your Hand

Jessica Speer wrote The Phone Book to provide knowledge
and empowerment for kids and families regarding smartphone use.
The book includes quizzes, real stories, techie tidbits, and
secret codes to engage readers. In this informative chat, she
suggests modeling healthy tech habits, creating a tech agreement,
having regular conversations about the dark side of tech, and
teaching digital literacy and citizenship to help kids form
healthy digital habits.





Speer is the award-winning author of BFF or NRF (Not Really
Friends)? A Girls Guide to Happy Friendships and Middle School –
Safety Goggles Advised. Her interactive books for preteens and
teens entertain readers while exploring important topics.
Blending humor, a dash of science, stories, and insights, her
writing unpacks challenges that surface during adolescence. She
has a master’s degree in social sciences and explores topics in
ways that connect with kids. Jessica is regularly featured in and
contributes to media outlets on topics related to kids, teens,
parenting, and social-emotional development.





Transcription:


You can read the transcription on The Children's Book Review.





Order a Copy:


The Phone Book: Stay Safe, Be Smart, and Make the World Better
with the Powerful Device in Your Hand: ⁠⁠⁠Amazon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bookshop.org⁠⁠.





Resources:


For more information, visit www.JessicaSpeer.com.





Discussion Topics:


The Phone Book balances knowledge and empowerment for kids
and families regarding smartphone use

Working with kids to gather information and stories

How watching "The Social Dilemma" highlighted the need for
guardrails around technology use for kids and inspired The Phone
Book

Helping kids understand technology and its impact

The design elements and interactive features of The Phone
Book

Modeling healthy tech habits, creating a tech agreement,
having regular conversations about the dark side of tech, and
teaching digital literacy and citizenship for parents to help
their kids form healthy digital habits

Creating more informed young users of tech through her book

Encouraging families to have guidebooks on hand for when kids
hit a bump in the road