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1 A Brave New World? 21 -- Not a Technophobe 22 -- Digital Invasion 24 -- Bright Side of Technology 24 -- Not-So-Bright Side 25 -- Digital Natives and Digital Immigrants 27 -- Digital World and Our Spirituality 29 -- Parents and Educators CAN Make a Difference 31 -- What We Can Do about It 33 -- Discussion Questions 35 -- 2 Awaken to Your Relationship with Technology 36 -- Where Has All the Time Gone? 37 -- We All Have a Relationship with Technology 38 -- More Socially Connected, but More Disconnected 41 -- Living in the Shallows 43 -- Wake-Up Call to Parents 44 -- Wake-Up Call to Teachers and Educators 46 -- Questions for Teachers to Reflect On 51 -- A Rainbow in the Dark Skies of Learning 51 -- Wake-Up Call to Pastors and Chaplains 52 -- Digital Addiction in the Military 54 -- What Pastors and Chaplains Can Do about It 55 -- Discussion Questions 56 -- 3 Rewiring of Our Brains 57 -- Are Our Brains Changeable? 58 -- Does the Brain Have Any Limitations? 60 -- Brain Systems That Could Be Affected by Our Hyper-Tech World 62 -- System One: The Brain's "Pleasure System" 62 -- System Two: The Brain's "Tranquility System" 64 -- System Three: The Brain's "Memory System" 66 -- System Four: The Brain's "Learning System" 67 -- Ten Ways to Improve Sleep Quality 68 -- System Five: The Brain's "Attachment System" 69 -- System Six: The Brain's "Spiritual System" 71 -- What We Can Do about It 71 -- Discussion Questions 73 -- 4 Multitasking Myth 74 -- Uncovering the Truth about Multitasking 75 -- Do Computers Really Multitask? 77 -- Human Limitations in Multitasking 78 -- Why Is Multitasking Such a Challenge? 79 -- Multitasking and Learning 82 -- Test for Multitasking Addiction 83 -- Multitasking and "Attention Deficit Trait" 85 -- Dos and Don'ts for Parents of Multitasking Teenagers 86 -- Teaching Our Children to "Pay Attention" 87 -- Effective Cyber Learning 88 -- What We Can Do about It 89 -- Five Free Apps That Can Help You Reclaim Your Time 89 -- Discussion Questions 90 -- 5 Relationships and Social Media 91 -- We Are Created for Connection 92 -- Narcissism Epidemic 93 -- Why Do We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other? 95 -- Twelve Ways to Improve Communication 97 -- Rise of Online Dating 97 -- Being Smart about Online Dating 98 -- A Lonely Future? 98 -- Facebook and Twitter Comparisons 100 -- Facebook Depression 101 -- Facebook Addiction Disorder 102 -- Facebook Affairs 103 -- Steps to Preventing Facebook Affairs 104 -- Digital Impact on Marriage 105 -- Signs You Are Headed for a Facebook Affair 106 -- Ten Questions to Discuss with Your Spouse about Facebook 107 -- Repairing Marriage after a Facebook Affair 107 -- What We Can Do about It 108 -- Discussion Questions 108 -- 6 More Serious Cyber Problems 110 -- Destructive Consequences from Internet Pornography 111 -- Breaking Free 115 -- Cybersex and Cyber-Affairs 117 -- Sexting 118 -- Cyberstalking 120 -- Cyberbullying 121 -- Internet Gambling 122 -- Internet Video Gaming Addictions 124 -- Gaming Risk Addiction 125 -- Addiction Risk for Video Games 126 -- Virtual Worlds 126 -- What Does the Future Hold? 127 -- What We Can Do about It 129 -- Discussion Questions 129 -- 7 Overcoming Digital Addictions 131 -- Digital Addiction Heist 132 -- Clarifying Addiction 133 -- Reality of Digital Addictions 134 -- Components and Consequences 135 -- What Do ALL Addictions Have in Common? 136 -- How Does an Internet Addiction Form? 138 -- Why Is Texting So Prone to Addiction? 139 -- Texting Tips for Parents 140 -- How Addicted Are You or Your Children? 141 -- Symptoms of Internet Addiction 141 -- Teenage Digital Addiction Test 142 -- Adult Digital Addiction Test 143 -- Overcoming an Internet Addiction 144 -- Digital Addiction Treatment Plan 144 -- What We Can Do about It 145 -- Discussion Questions 146 -- 8 Intentional Living in a Digital World 148 -- How Digitally Engaged Are You? 150 -- Digital Use Assessment Quiz 151 -- Guarding Your Weil-Being 151 -- Estimated Current Digital Use 152 -- Five Ways to Restore Your Pleasure Center 153 -- Establishing Digital Boundaries 154 -- Intentional Strategies to Help You Thrive in Your Real Life 157 -- Ten Steps to Digital Weil-Being 158 -- Where Have All Our Manners Gone? 158 -- Ten Core Rules of Internet Netiquette 160 -- Setting Intentional Limits on Technology 160 -- Digital Fast Challenge 161 -- What We Can Do about It 163 -- Discussion Questions 165 -- 9 A Parent's Digital Protection Plan 166 -- Parents' Fears about the Digital World 168 -- Step 1: Lay a Foundation of Trust 169 -- Step 2: Stay Informed about the Digital World 170 -- Step 3: Love Enough to Set Limits on Using Digital Devices 171 -- Step 4: Protecting Your Children's Social Skills 172 -- Step 5: Set Up a Digital Contract 175 -- Step 6: Keep the Internet Safe 178 -- Internet Access Safety Tips 178 -- Step 7: Stay Involved in Your Children's Digital Lives 180 -- Stealth American Plague 180 -- What We Can Do about It 182 -- Ten Tough Technology Tips 183 -- Discussion Questions 184 -- 10 Protecting Your "Godspace" 186 -- Freeing Up Space for God 188 -- See Your Godspace as Sacred 188 -- Cultivating the Place 189 -- Protecting Your Godspace 192 -- Exploring Spiritual Disciplines 194 -- Seven Ways to Cultivate Silence and Solitude 199 -- Think Like Jesus-Christian Mindfulness 199 -- Creating a Sacred Space for Your Godspace 202 -- Sanctifying Our Technology 203 -- Discussion Questions 205 -- Postscript 207.