Disconnected: How to Protect Your Kids from the Harmful Effects of Device Dependency

Reading Level
Grade 15
Time to Read
2 hrs 9 mins

Reading Level

What is the reading level of Disconnected: How to Protect Your Kids from the Harmful Effects of Device Dependency?

Analysing the books in the series, we estimate that the reading level of Disconnected: How to Protect Your Kids from the Harmful Effects of Device Dependency is 14th and 15th grade.

Expert Readability Tests for
Disconnected: How to Protect Your Kids from the Harmful Effects of Device Dependency

Readability Test Reading Level
Flesch Kincaid Scale Grade 9
SMOG Index Grade 11
Coleman Liau Index Grade 14
Dale Chall Readability Score Grade 7

Reading Time

2 hrs 9 mins

How long to read Disconnected: How to Protect Your Kids from the Harmful Effects of Device Dependency?

The estimated word count of Disconnected: How to Protect Your Kids from the Harmful Effects of Device Dependency is 32,085 words.

A person reading at the average speed of 250 words/min, will finish the book in 2 hrs 9 mins. At a slower speed of 150 words/min, they will finish it in 3 hrs 34 mins. At a faster speed of 450 words/min, they will finish it in 1 hrs 12 mins.

Disconnected: How to Protect Your Kids from the Harmful Effects of Device Dependency - 32,085 words
Reading Speed Time to Read
Slow 150 words/min 3 hrs 34 mins
Average 250 words/min 2 hrs 9 mins
Fast 450 words/min 1 hrs 12 mins

More about Disconnected: How to Protect Your Kids from the Harmful Effects of Device Dependency

32,085 words

Word Count

for Disconnected: How to Protect Your Kids from the Harmful Effects of Device Dependency

208 pages

Pages
Paperback: 208 pages
Kindle: 198 pages

3 hours and 27 minutes

Audiobook length


Description

There's no denying the clear connection between overuse of devices--smartphones, computers, and video games--and the growing mental health crisis, especially in our children. Too much screen time has a real, measurable effect on kids' brains, self-esteem, emotional development, and social skills. We aren't controlling our devices anymore--they're controlling us.In Disconnected,psychotherapist and parenting expert Thomas Kersting offers a comprehensive look at how devices have altered the way our children grow up, behave, learn, and connect with their families and friends. Based on the latest studies on the connection between screen time and neuroplasticity, as well as the growing research on acquired ADHD and anxiety, Disconnected presents a better way to move forward. Kersting shares indispensable advice for parents on setting boundaries and engaging in concentration and mindfulness exercises.If you want to reclaim your family and reconnect with your kids, this hard-hitting yet hopeful book is the place to start. Read more