The HiJacked Brain: Book 1: How Technology is Stealing our Childrens’ Future and to Get it Back

Finally, a series created for parents and educators! Are you noticing a change in your children? Educators see it, too. Minimal eye contact, low communication, lack of social cues and ADHD-like symptoms? It is the early signs of screen addiction showing up in adolescents. This colorful 3-booklet series using text and images presents a faith-informed and research-based analysis of how modern digital platforms exploit the adolescent brain's reward system to foster compulsive use, anxiety, and diminished well-being. It explains how social media and the "attention economy" encourage excessive screen time that reshapes adolescent behavior and identity, often at the expense of their real-world relationships, creativity and mental health. Grounded in social critique and biblical principles, Adolescent Development Specialist and Pastor Ron Tinsley urges parents and educators to understand the underlying emotional drivers, implement practical strategies to support a balanced holistic future for adolescents with technology. Although screen overuse affects adolescent boys and girls, this series acknowledges that their behaviors and motivations often differ based on social, psychological and biological factors. The first booklet provides general awareness and best practices to help adolescents overall. The second booklet is specifically about the challenges boys face while the third booklet highlights specific difficulties that girls encounter.