{"product_id":"helping-parents-understand-the-minds-and-hearts-of-generation-z-9781475831894","title":"Helping Parents Understand the Minds and Hearts","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHelping Parents Understand the Minds and Hearts of Generation Z takes parents into the daily lives of their 24-7, wired-up children.  It allows parents and children to speak for themselves.  This highly practical book provides parents insights into how Gen Z thinks, the ways their brains learn, and illustrates why children of this technological generation believe and act the ways they do.  There are some red flags in American culture and smart technology and digital devices are right there at the center of them all.  Students in Gen Z do not recall a time before the Internet and smart technology.  As a result, serious issues are arising in American culture within Gen Z.  These considerations have implications for families and interpersonal relationships and will also impact future economics, as more and more student from Gen Z graduate college and enter the workforce.  Parents will find this book compelling and will be challenged to consider whether their withdrawn, ear-budded children\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHelping Parents Understand the Minds and Hearts of Generation Z is a quick and powerful look into the thorny road for many parents as they rear children in a technology-based world.  Dr. Zarra exposes some ugly truths of how we got to the point of pacifying children with technology, but more importantly, how we can break free from such. -- Heather Ijames, Parent, Attorney, and Author\u003cbr\u003eFinally!  A practical handbook with insights on the dynamics of child-rearing for parents!  Where was this when I was raising my (Gen-Y) children?  This book is an excellent vehicle for guided discussions on cross or multi-generational child rearing where groups of parents gather, such as church, youth clubs, and other organizational environments outside of home and school. -- Ronald J. Thomason, Parent\u003cbr\u003eHelping Parents Understand the Minds and Hearts of Generation Z is a clear, concise, and cogent handbook not only for parents, but for educators both secular and religious, as well as for counselors and school boards.  It’s a thoroughly researched analysis of a rising generation of globally connected, technologically savvy, strategically ambitious, passionately driven, and religiously confused individuals.  Dr. Zarra’s passion for “practical teaching students in the classroom and practical parenting children in the home,” is practically refreshing.  As a former Pastor and Christian educator, his book would have been required reading for my entire staff, elders and deacons. -- Ron Harvey, M.Div., M.A., former Pastor and Christian Educator in the Southern Baptist Convention for 34 years\u003cbr\u003eNailed it!  Where was Dr. Zarra when I was raising Millennials?  This book is a sobering, but earnestly needed dissection of today’s techno-gratified generation, and addresses how it differs from those which have come before.  As a parent of three Millennials, Dr. Zarra’s exhaustive research and vast experience, help to make sense out of sometimes backwards worlds faced by competing generations.  His sometimes comical, but serious and meticulous comprehension of every generation since the Traditionalists, lends to an underlying message—generations don’t fail—they adapt.  This book is definitely a win-win and helps parents to understand their own children better. -- Donna Camera, parent and domestic engineer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Tables Foreword Preface Acknowledgments  Chapter One: Gen Z Parents  Characteristics of Gen Z Parents  Three General Types of Gen Z Parents  School Anecdotes  Gen Z Parents as Allies in the Classroom  Forming Meaningful Relationships between Gen Z and Their Parents  Gen Z Parents’ Survey Summary of the Survey Responses Advice for Gen Z Parents  Navigating Choices and Consequences with Gen Z Children Conclusion   Chapter 2: Helping Parents Understand Generational Differences  Generations: Contexts, Categorizations, Characteristics  The Baby Boom Generation  Gen X  Gen Y  Gen Z  Generational Differences  Lighthearted Generational Analogies for Gen Z Parents  Conclusion   Chapter 3: What Makes Gen Z Tick and What Makes Them Ticked?  What makes Gen Z Tick?  Emotional Maturity and Cognitive Development  What Makes Gen Z So Special?  Micro-Aggressions  Mental Filtering  The Scarecrow and the Tin Man  An Inch Deep and a Mile Wide  What Makes Gen Z Ticked?  Gen Z Student Survey  Conclusion   Chapter 4: Gen Z and Their Technology  Gen Z: A Global Generation  Smart Phone Addiction: Is It Real?  What Is So Terrible About Device Addiction?  Attractions and Distractions  Gen Z and Their Zs  New Technologies and Learning  Social Media and Immediate Gratification  Conclusion   Chapter 5: Partnering With Parents for Gen Z Success  Building Community  Partnering with Teachers for Accountability  Government is in the Way  Creating Reliance Creates Alliance  Mentoring Parents to Benefit Gen Z Students  Gen Z is Different from Other Generations  Working with Gen Z Children  Gen Z Family and Technology Self-Reflection Checklist  Conclusion   Notes  About the Author","brand":"Rowman \u0026 Littlefield","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040231358807,"sku":"9781475831894","price":23.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781475831894.jpg?v=1750946102","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/helping-parents-understand-the-minds-and-hearts-of-generation-z-9781475831894","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}