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Γονείς, παιδί και διαδίκτυο

Authors: Manos Sfakianakis,Vera Athanasiou

Would you ever let a small child wander alone on a highway? Would you give your consent for them to enter an adult club? Would you agree to them eating three chocolates every day? Likely, the answer...

Would you ever let a small child wander alone on a highway? Would you give your consent for them to enter an adult club? Would you agree to them eating three chocolates every day? Likely, the answer to all of these rhetorical questions would be a categorical "no," as we all know that none of these practices are considered pedagogically or morally correct....

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Would you ever let a small child wander alone on a highway? Would you give your consent for them to enter an adult club? Would you agree to them eating three chocolates every day? Likely, the answer to all of these rhetorical questions would be a categorical "no," as we all know that none of these practices are considered pedagogically or morally correct. These are strict rules! Or are they...?

To what extent do we adhere to the same rules when it comes to using the internet? And how different are the consequences when we allow our small child to roam alone on the paths of the internet? When they play online games that aren't age-appropriate? Or when they surf the internet for hours? Both practically and emotionally, there is no difference!

The world of the internet is beneficial but also dangerous. It's something like a knife: a valuable tool, which can, however, become a weapon in the hands of someone who doesn’t know how to use it or uses it with malicious intent.

The "awakening" book you are holding in your hands aims to educate parents both practically and psychologically in internet use, for themselves as well as for their children, through the lens of expertise as well as emotional self-awareness.

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Maybe this is what makes the internet so exciting: the ability to connect you with people, information, products, knowledge, entertainment, with whatever you might desire. It can make you engage with it just to pass the time pleasantly or even to crave it uncontrollably, becoming addicted to it. Where else has this been heard of? Endless options and countless ways to serve your needs. It is always available and always at your command. All this using only your fingers and your mind. A wonderful thing to have the whole world at your feet, without even having to move. To control it and manipulate it as you wish. To achieve, in other words, what is impossible to accomplish with your emotions… Can you not cry if someone tells you not to? Not feel upset after an unpleasant event if they rationalize the situation by saying “Don’t worry, everything will be fine”? Not laugh at a good joke? Or fall in love with the love of your dreams? Emotions are not controlled, like a computer mouse. They are impulsive, uncontrollable, and take over our entire being.

They relate to all objects, people, situations, moments, sensations caused by events, smells, looks, touches. And they are not limited. At least in the subconscious. They determine our behaviors, actions, and reactions. For example, what do a door handle, loss, the small space of an elevator, contact with other people, a house rooftop, and punishment have in common? All can create fear. And this fear can direct your behavior. How? When you are afraid of heights, you don’t go up on rooftops. When you fear punishment, you are forced to be obedient to avoid it, and so on. And while you think that the situation is to blame for what you do or don’t do, the truth lies elsewhere. Inside you. Not that you are to blame. No. In fact, no one is to blame. In life, what matters are not the events, but how you perceive them.

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Authors
Manos Sfakianakis, Vera Athanasiou
Publisher
PSychogios
Language
Greek
Cover
Soft
Number of Pages
144
Release Date
01/05/2017
Publication Date
2017
Dimensions
14x21 cm
Series
-
ISBN-13
9786180120011

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Would you ever let a small child wander alone on a highway? Would you give your consent for them to enter an adult club? Would you agree to them eating three chocolates every day? Likely, the answer to all of these rhetorical questions would be a categorical "no," as we all know that none of these practices are considered pedagogically or morally correct. These are strict rules! Or are they...?

To what extent do we adhere to the same rules when it comes to using the internet? And how different are the consequences when we allow our small child to roam alone on the paths of the internet? When they play online games that aren't age-appropriate? Or when they surf the internet for hours? Both practically and emotionally, there is no difference!

The world of the internet is beneficial but also dangerous. It's something like a knife: a valuable tool, which can, however, become a weapon in the hands of someone who doesn’t know how to use it or uses it with malicious intent.

The "awakening" book you are holding in your hands aims to educate parents both practically and psychologically in internet use, for themselves as well as for their children, through the lens of expertise as well as emotional self-awareness.

Read an excerpt

Maybe this is what makes the internet so exciting: the ability to connect you with people, information, products, knowledge, entertainment, with whatever you might desire. It can make you engage with it just to pass the time pleasantly or even to crave it uncontrollably, becoming addicted to it. Where else has this been heard of? Endless options and countless ways to serve your needs. It is always available and always at your command. All this using only your fingers and your mind. A wonderful thing to have the whole world at your feet, without even having to move. To control it and manipulate it as you wish. To achieve, in other words, what is impossible to accomplish with your emotions… Can you not cry if someone tells you not to? Not feel upset after an unpleasant event if they rationalize the situation by saying “Don’t worry, everything will be fine”? Not laugh at a good joke? Or fall in love with the love of your dreams? Emotions are not controlled, like a computer mouse. They are impulsive, uncontrollable, and take over our entire being.

They relate to all objects, people, situations, moments, sensations caused by events, smells, looks, touches. And they are not limited. At least in the subconscious. They determine our behaviors, actions, and reactions. For example, what do a door handle, loss, the small space of an elevator, contact with other people, a house rooftop, and punishment have in common? All can create fear. And this fear can direct your behavior. How? When you are afraid of heights, you don’t go up on rooftops. When you fear punishment, you are forced to be obedient to avoid it, and so on. And while you think that the situation is to blame for what you do or don’t do, the truth lies elsewhere. Inside you. Not that you are to blame. No. In fact, no one is to blame. In life, what matters are not the events, but how you perceive them.

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Authors
Manos Sfakianakis, Vera Athanasiou
Publisher
PSychogios
Language
Greek
Cover
Soft
Number of Pages
144
Release Date
01/05/2017
Publication Date
2017
Dimensions
14x21 cm
Series
-
ISBN-13
9786180120011

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