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Overstimulated: Technology and the Developing Teen Brain
The Hidden Crisis in Our Children's Brains
Understanding What's Happening in Your Child's Brain
Your teenager checks their phone before they're fully conscious. Your eight-year-old melts down at the thought of losing screen time. Your middle-schooler seems scattered, anxious, irritable—but fine on their device. Something has shifted, and it's not just about too much screen time.
This book explains the how the developing prefrontal cortex becomes shaped by constant digital rewards, how dopamine-triggering apps exploit vulnerability, how technology exacerbates existing learning differences like dyslexia and ADHD.
But more importantly, it offers honest, practical strategies grounded in understanding how your child's brain actually works.
Written by a father—not an expert with credentials, but a parent who got curious about what was happening inside his daughter's brain and followed that curiosity—this book fills a gap in parenting literature. It speaks to families navigating learning differences in the digital age. It acknowledges that fathers need to be part of this conversation. It integrates neuroscience without jargon, provides actionable frameworks you can implement this week, and refuses to pretend there are simple answers to complex challenges.
Whether your child is neurotypical or neurodiverse, whether you're struggling with screen time battles or wanting to be proactive about brain development, you'll find recognition here. Not guilt. Not judgment. Just someone who's been in the trenches, paying attention, and learning alongside his child.
Available in print and digital formats
Understanding What's Happening in Your Child's Brain
Your teenager checks their phone before they're fully conscious. Your eight-year-old melts down at the thought of losing screen time. Your middle-schooler seems scattered, anxious, irritable—but fine on their device. Something has shifted, and it's not just about too much screen time.
This book explains the how the developing prefrontal cortex becomes shaped by constant digital rewards, how dopamine-triggering apps exploit vulnerability, how technology exacerbates existing learning differences like dyslexia and ADHD.
But more importantly, it offers honest, practical strategies grounded in understanding how your child's brain actually works.
Written by a father—not an expert with credentials, but a parent who got curious about what was happening inside his daughter's brain and followed that curiosity—this book fills a gap in parenting literature. It speaks to families navigating learning differences in the digital age. It acknowledges that fathers need to be part of this conversation. It integrates neuroscience without jargon, provides actionable frameworks you can implement this week, and refuses to pretend there are simple answers to complex challenges.
Whether your child is neurotypical or neurodiverse, whether you're struggling with screen time battles or wanting to be proactive about brain development, you'll find recognition here. Not guilt. Not judgment. Just someone who's been in the trenches, paying attention, and learning alongside his child.
Available in print and digital formats
152 pages, Kindle Edition
Published June 30, 2025
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