Prime-Time Parenting

Heather Miller has worked with schools, children and parents for over 20 years. A graduate of MIT, NYU, and Harvard Graduate School of Education, she heads LePage-Miller, an education firm based in New York City. She has held editorial director roles at Wireless Generation and Argosy Publishing and has developed educational programs that are implemented in schools across the country.

PRIME-TIME PARENTING is a much needed and detailed guide for contemporary parents rearing children in a new and challenging digital society. Heather Miller provides a wealth of concrete practical suggestions for helping parents deal with the many obstacles screen technology poses for healthy parenting.- David Elkind, author of THE HURRIED CHILD and THE POWER OF PLAYIn a fast-paced, information-rich world, parents need to work harder than ever to provide a nurturing, predictable and upbeat home life. Heather Miller's PRIME-TIME PARENTING helps parents define the best uses of technology for their growing children. This makes it an indispensable guide for the busy, modern parent. - Dr. Mariko Gakiya, SHINE Advisory Board Member, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public HealthNo longer can parents complain that there are no owner's manuals for raising children. In PRIME-TIME PARENTING, Heather Miller presents an exemplary step-by-step guide to help parents make productive use of every minute during a critical and often stressful time in a family's day--six to eight p.m. weekdays. Based on best practices and organized around family routines and meaningful rituals, this engaging book provides a valuable resource for any parents interested in strengthening their family's health, happiness, and well-being. - Ron Slaby, PhD, Senior Scientist, Center on Media