A PRACTICAL GUIDE FOR PARENTS IN THE DIGITAL AGE

Your Child’s Attention Is Being Designed for Them.

Raising a Child in a World Designed to Steal Their Attention gives parents a practical framework to protect their child’s focus, build healthier digital habits, and prepare them to navigate the digital world with confidence.

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Your Child’s Attention Is Being Designed for Them.

THE WORLD CHANGED. CHILDHOOD CHANGED WITH IT.

Your Child’s Attention Has Never Had This Much Competition.

Today’s children are growing up surrounded by notifications, algorithms, endless entertainment, and platforms designed to keep them engaged. The challenge is no longer simply limiting screen time. It is helping them develop the focus, judgment, and self-control they will need when no one is there to make the decision for them.

ATTENTION

Their focus has become one of the most valuable things competing platforms are designed to capture.

HABITS

Instant stimulation can make slower, meaningful parts of life feel increasingly difficult to choose.

INDEPENDENCE

The real goal is not controlling every screen. It is raising a child who can eventually make good decisions without you.

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NOT ANOTHER BOOK ABOUT SCREEN-TIME RULES

This Book Is About What Happens When You’re No Longer There to Say No.

You cannot control every notification, every algorithm, or every screen your child will encounter. And eventually, you will not be there to make every decision for them. This book helps parents move beyond constant monitoring and restriction toward something more lasting: focus, judgment, healthy digital habits, and self-control.

  • PROTECT THEIR FOCUS

    Help your child build an attention span that can withstand a world designed to interrupt it.

  • BUILD HEALTHIER HABITS

    Create realistic digital boundaries without turning every screen into a daily battle.

  • STRENGTHEN THEIR JUDGMENT

    Prepare them to recognize manipulation, unhealthy patterns, and online risks for themselves.

  • PREPARE THEM FOR INDEPENDENCE

    Raise a child who can make better digital decisions even when you are no longer watching.

CONTENTS · SIX PARTS · SIXTEEN CHAPTERS

A clearer path through digital parenting.

Understand the world competing for your child’s attention. Then build the habits, conversations, and confidence that help them navigate it.

Table of contents: Parts I to VTable of contents: Part VI, conclusion, notes and references

The actual contents pages from the book.

Introduction

PART I · THE WORLD COMPETING FOR THEIR ATTENTION
  1. Childhood Changed While We Weren’t Looking
  2. Your Child’s Attention Is Worth Money
  3. The Algorithm Knows What Keeps Them Watching
PART II · THE CHANGING MIND
  1. Why Everything Else Starts to Feel Slow
  2. The Disappearing Art of Being Bored
  3. When Focus Becomes a Superpower
PART III · WHAT THE SCREEN IS REALLY GIVING THEM
  1. It’s Not Always About the Phone
  2. Growing Up Under an Audience
  3. Gaming, Escape, and the Need to Win
PART IV · WHEN THE DIGITAL WORLD GETS DARKER
  1. The Things They Will See Before You’re Ready
  2. When Online Cruelty Follows Them Home
  3. Strangers, Scams, and False Trust
PART V · THE PARENTING RESET
  1. When Every Conversation Becomes “Put Your Phone Away”
  2. Your Child Is Watching You Too
  3. Rules That Grow With Your Child
PART VI · RAISING THEM FOR A WORLD WE CAN’T PREDICT
  1. Make Real Life Worth Returning To

Conclusion: The Day You Stop Checking Their Phone
Notes & References · A Note on Evidence · About the Author

IF THIS SOUNDS FAMILIAR

You Don’t Want Every Conversation to Become “Put Your Phone Away.”

Most parents are not trying to eliminate technology from their child’s life. They are trying to stop it from taking over everything else.

  • “Just five more minutes.”
  • Homework feels impossible without checking the phone.
  • Boredom immediately becomes a reason to reach for a screen.
  • Every limit turns into another argument.

The answer is not winning every battle.It is helping your child need fewer battles in the first place.

A DIFFERENT APPROACH TO DIGITAL PARENTING

Less Fear. Less Fighting. More Preparation.

This book is not about making parents afraid of technology or creating a home built around endless restrictions. It is about understanding the world children are growing up in and giving them the skills to navigate it well.

PRACTICAL, NOT PERFECT

You do not need a screen-free home or a perfect set of rules. The focus is on realistic changes families can actually sustain.

INFORMED, NOT ALARMIST

Understand the forces competing for your child’s attention without treating technology itself as the enemy.

BUILT FOR THE LONG TERM

The goal is bigger than reducing screen time today. It is helping your child develop focus, judgment, and self-control for the years ahead.

Because one day, the most important digital boundary will be the one they set for themselves.

ONE BOOK. THREE WAYS TO BEGIN.

Choose the format that fits your life.

Practical ideas for protecting attention, building healthier habits, and preparing children for the world ahead.

Raising a Child in a World Designed to Steal Their Attention by Evan Sorlen
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A few things you may be wondering.

Is the book in English?

Yes. The e-book, audiobook, and paperback are all English-language editions.

Is this about banning screens?

No. The book explores realistic boundaries, healthier habits, better conversations, and the skills children need to make their own decisions.

Which format should I choose?

Choose the audiobook for listening, the e-book for reading on a device, or the paperback if you prefer a physical book. The audiobook is an MP3 file with a running time of approximately 7 hours 29 minutes.

Will a physical book be shipped?

A physical copy is shipped only when you choose Paperback. The e-book and audiobook are digital editions.

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RAISING A CHILD IN THE DIGITAL AGE

Prepare Them for the World Ahead — Not the World We Grew Up In.

You cannot remove every distraction, predict every platform, or make every decision for your child. But you can help them build the focus, judgment, and self-control to navigate what comes next.

Start preparing them for a digital world they will eventually have to navigate on their own.

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