Books are life time friends and are always there to entertain us or give us advice whenever we want. One time you pay for them and they are yours. (Not if you get them from the library). Some books are reflection of the current times. I recently came across a book like this on my visit to Ealing. The book is called ‘Parenting Well in a Media Age: Keeping Our Kids Human’. Even when I do not have any teenage kids I brought the book, as I liked the theme of the book.
I was surprised at the aspects of media impact in our teenager’s lives which are investigated intelligently in the book. I can feel the depth of her observation as our lives are getting more de-personalized. The best part I liked is that it does not present an idealist view or does it involves in blame games. It presents definite solutions and result oriented actions for parents who wish to protect children from the evil effects of excessive indulgence in any kind of media. I have decided to present this to my elder sister who’s daughter is turning thirteen this February. Hope she likes it too and benefits form it as well.