Susan Maushart on pulling the plug

Susan Maushart, a columnist, author and social commentator, discusses her new book, The Winter of our Disconnect. Maushart talks about her experience unplugging herself, and her three teenagers, from most screen-based technologies for 6 months. She discusses how she got her kids to go along with the plan, how she found support in Thoreau’s Walden, what boredom is, and whether she found balance through the experience. Maushart also talks about limits to allowing your children the luxury of choice, commenting on Amy Chua’s Tiger Mother philosophy.

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Jerry Brito
Calendar Date: 
Feb 8, 2011
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http://surprisinglyfree.com/2011/02/08/susan-maushart/ [1]
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Technology and Innovation [2]
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