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Gloria DeGaetano, M.Ed., is the founder and CEO of the Parent Coaching Institute (PCI) that provides Parent Coach Certification(R) for family support professionals as well as coaching services to parents and specialized programs to companies and organizations. An internationally acclaimed educator, author, and parent coach, Gloria has been a middle school and high school classroom teacher, an elementary reading specialist, and a school district administrator directing reading and language arts programs, K-8. She has taught at Seattle Pacific University and the University of Washington in teacher training and graduate programs. Her specialties and interests include family media/digital literacy. psycholinguistics and literacy development, personality and learning styles, intrinsic motivation, systems thinking applications, Appreciative Inquiry, and brain-compatible practices in teaching, learning, and parenting. Gloria is the mother of two adult sons and lives with her husband in Bellingham, WA, a poster city for the Pacific Northwest.
"""Gloria DeGaetano, media and parenting guru, takes the reader on a mystical journey starting with television and traveling to screens of all shapes and sizes. She shows how the digital world has shaped every aspect of life for children and families...and provides hope-hope for creating new patterns starting now."" Jean Rogers, M.S. Ed., Director, Screen Time Action Network at Fairplay ""Patterns Over Time brilliantly synthesizes highly pertinent and critical angles of screen time and healthy development that parents are not likely to have had the opportunity to consider yet. The profound insights Gloria shares here are a ""must read"" for all parents, educators and professionals in the child/teen space."" Fiona Emwanu, Parents Looking Forward, Johannesburg, South Africa ""In Patterns Over Time, Gloria DeGaetano presents a wealth of research about the harmful effects of excessive screen use on children's developing minds, emotions, and bodies while encouraging parents to reduce their children's screen time to promote greater self-awareness, resilience, and healthy development. This book is a vital resource."" Diane Dreher, PhD, best-selling author of The Tao of Inner Peace and The Tao of Personal Leadership ""Children are spending an unprecedented amount of time with screens, and suffering for it: depression, anxiety, aggression, loss of social connection, sexualization are all on the rise. This timely book is a must-read for parents, educators, or anyone who works with children."" Melissa Henson, Program Director, Parents and Television and Media Council ""Gloria has been a world leader in raising the alarm about how screens are destroying the lives of our children. In Patterns Over Time, she clearly presents the findings of evidence-based research to encourage parents to make choices that affirm their love and connectedness to their children."" Lea Stublarec, MSW, Gifted Daughters, Menlo Park, CA ""Patterns Over Time is a uniquely valuable resource for parents, teachers and child service workers...The information is laid out in an easily accessible format...Packed full with learning and wisdom, this short book will be a go-to reference for many years to come."" Daniel Liechty, PhD., D.Min., ACSW, LCSW, Professor of Social Work, Illinois State University ""This incredible, intelligent and insightful work needs to be read by every person that uses a personal device such as an i-phone or tablet, not only parents."" Vanessa Haycock, NTS, LMP, CCHT"
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