I previously read iGen by the same author, and found the book excellent, though when I put a hold on this at the library I didn't realise the connection. In 10 Rules for Raising Kids in a High-Tech World, Twenge picks up on many of the issues that later Millennials and the following generations have had in dealing with devices. Her antidote to that is these 10 rules.

They can be summed up fairly shortly. First, you're the parent, enforce the rules for devices and don't let the kid whining win you over. You don't let them smoke or drink because it's bad for them and you know it.

Second, we vastly over estimate the dangers in the real world and underestimate the dangers of the online world. Don't do that. Make sure they have dumber devices, delayed as long as possible, and make them get off their devices to go outside and touch grass. Give them freedom without monitoring, just like you grew up with.

For me this is fairly close to what we live. My 9 and 12 year old go to the store unsupervised. They go to the park, and have told noisy adults that they're old enough to know that they're allowed at the park without supervision so leave them alone. They probably don't have quite as much freedom as I did in the 80's, but it's pretty close. I often only have a vague idea of where they are in the neighbourhood and just trust they'll come home in time for dinner or go to bed without it.

I'd like to think that Twenge would be happy with this, while also wishing I had kept those same kids from having their own tablets years ago. I'd have to agree on that front, with "can I have my screentime" being one of my most hated questions because it's the first one I'm confronted with many days of the week.

I don't think this book is going to be revolutionary for you if you're restricting devices, but it's a short read and will reinforce your desire to keep devices away from your kids as often and as long as possible.