the ROOM BETWEEN US: How to Stay Close Your Child in Age of AI and Screens

"Give it here."The child doesn't look up. The parent doesn't ask twice. And for a moment, though they are sitting three feet apart, neither one is really in the room.If that moment feels familiar, you are not alone - and you are not doing anything wrong. You are raising a child inside the fastest-changing childhood in human history, and nobody handed you a map.Screen Time Doesn't Have to Steal Their Childhood. Together, We Can Build a Better Tomorrow.Your child is growing up in a world shaped by AI, screens, and endless information. It's exciting - and overwhelming. You want them to be safe, confident, and future-ready. But you don't want to lose the closeness you share to do it.The Room Between Us is a practical, honest, and hopeful guide for parents who refuse to choose between protecting their child and staying close to them.This isn't another book telling you to confiscate the phone. It's a book that shows you what's actually happening on the other side of the screen - and gives you a way back in.Inside, you'll discover how to:Understand what your child's AI and phone use is actually giving them - not just takingBuild a family digital agreement that survives real life, not just good intentionsRecognize the warning signs that call for a real conversation - and know when to step inTurn curiosity into real skill, from AI literacy to a child's first creative projectReconnect through conversation and shared projects, not confiscation and controlBuilt around six steps - Understand, Connect, Protect, Teach, Create, Grow - this book follows four real-feeling families across the United States, India, and France through the questions every parent eventually asks: Is my child safe? Am I still close to them? Is there a way to guide them that doesn't turn into a daily fight?Grounded in research from UNICEF, Pew, OECD, and UNESCO - and written by a parent living through the same struggle - The Room Between Us moves from fear to understanding, from control to connection, and from safety to genuine opportunity.It will not promise you a perfect child, or make you a perfect parent.It offers something sturdier: a relationship strong enough to survive whatever comes next."Somewhere between the child you're afraid of losing and the child you're trying to raise, there is a room. This book is about learning to stay in it."Before the distance becomes permanent - pick up this book, and start closing it today.