New book: Screen time isn't ruining kids these days

We’re ready to kick off the new year with some uplifting reading material.

If you are too (and especially if you’re a parent), then you may want to check out The New Childhood: Raising Kids To Thrive In A Connected World, about the interaction between kids and digital technology — because it’s actually not a doom-and-gloom piece.

Its author, Jordan Shapiro, discussed the book’s message of “stop panicking” with NPR's Debbie Elliot.

You can listen below or read the complete transcript on NPR’s website.