Book Shimi
Books by Dr. Shimi Kang

Science you can read. Tools you can use.

Three bestselling books that translate neuroscience into practical guidance for parents, educators, and anyone raising or leading young people in a fast-changing digital world.

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The screen-time playbook

The Tech Solution

Creating healthy habits for kids growing up in a digital world

Should you limit screen time? Should an 11-year-old have a phone? The Tech Solution is a to-the-point resource for parents and educators who want the best approach to raising kids in a digital world, without the guesswork and without the guilt.

Dr. Kang translates cutting-edge neuroscience into a clear picture of how young brains metabolize their experiences with technology. She offers practical guidance for tech addiction, anxiety, cyberbullying, and loneliness, plus a six-week, six-step plan to rebalance your family's tech diet and build habits that boost the brain instead of draining it.

Published by Penguin Random House. Also available wherever books are sold.

The balanced parenting model

The Dolphin Parent

A guide to raising healthy, happy, and self-motivated kids

Drawing on the latest neuroscience and behavioral research, Dr. Kang shows why authoritarian tiger parenting and permissive jellyfish parenting both undermine self-motivation. She proposes a powerful alternative: the intelligent, joyful, and highly social dolphin.

Dolphin parents keep balance in their children's lives, guiding them with warmth and authority toward the skills that matter most this century: creativity, communication, collaboration, and critical thinking. The Dolphin Parent has been translated into German, Korean, Thai, Vietnamese, Slovenian, and Chinese.

Also available wherever books are sold.

The Dolphin Parent book cover
The Self-Motivated Kid book cover
2015 International Book Award winner

The Self-Motivated Kid

How to raise happy, healthy children who know what they want and go after it

The US edition of The Dolphin Parent, and winner of the 2015 USA Book News International Book Award for Parenting and Family.

Dr. Kang provides a guide to the art and science of encouraging children to develop their own internal drive and a lifelong love of learning: balanced, evidence-based parenting that leads to lasting health, happiness, and success.

Also available wherever books are sold.

Bring these ideas to your stage

Every book doubles as a keynote. Invite Dr. Kang to bring the science to life for your audience.

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