{"product_id":"the-algorithmic-childhood-gabrielle-jeuck-9798252508795","title":"The Algorithmic Childhood: Raising Digitally Sovereign Kids in the Age of AI","description":"\u003cb\u003eEvery swipe. Every click. Every like. Someone-or something-is watching your child.\u003c\/b\u003e Right now, algorithms are doing more than entertaining your kids. They're profiling them. Predicting their behavior. Quietly reshaping who they're becoming. From the \"For You\" page to adaptive learning apps to smart toys that never stop listening, AI systems are constructing detailed psychological blueprints of your child-mapping their habits, emotions, insecurities, and vulnerabilities-often before they've even learned to read. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Algorithmic Childhood: Raising Digitally Sovereign Kids in the Age of AI\u003c\/i\u003e pulls back the curtain on the invisible systems raising your children alongside you.\u003c\/b\u003e This isn't another screen-time scare book. It's a technically grounded, parent-friendly guide that explains \u003ci\u003eexactly\u003c\/i\u003e how predictive algorithms, behavioral data harvesting, and AI-driven personalization are shaping your child's identity, autonomy, and cognitive development. More importantly, it gives you a clear, actionable framework for fighting back-without banning technology or disconnecting from the modern world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat you'll discover inside: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Invisible Hand\u003c\/b\u003e - How algorithms silently curate your child's world, from the content they consume to the friendships they form, creating an echo chamber they never chose\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eDopamine by Design\u003c\/b\u003e - The neuroscience behind scroll addiction, gamification traps, and why your child's brain is the product, not the user\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eData Sovereignty\u003c\/b\u003e - Who really owns your child's digital footprint, how it's packaged and sold to data brokers, and what rights you actually have\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Deepfake Generation\u003c\/b\u003e - Why synthetic media, AI-generated content, and digital manipulation are eroding children's ability to distinguish truth from fiction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCognitive Atrophy\u003c\/b\u003e - The hidden cost of AI homework helpers, autocomplete thinking, and the \"outsourced brain\" phenomenon that's stunting critical thinking skills\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFamily Frameworks That Work\u003c\/b\u003e - Practical, tested strategies for building digital sovereignty in your home-screen contracts, analog zones, and the \"Parent-Child API\" for open communication\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eReal Case Studies\u003c\/b\u003e - What schools, families, and communities are getting right (and wrong) in the fight for algorithmic childhood \u003cb\u003eWritten for parents, educators, caregivers, and policymakers\u003c\/b\u003e who refuse to let an algorithm decide who their children become. Whether your child is 8 or 18, the systems shaping their worldview don't wait for you to catch up. Recommendation engines are narrowing their curiosity. Social platforms are engineering their self-worth. AI tutors are replacing the struggle that builds resilience. And every interaction generates data that makes these systems more precise, more persuasive, and harder to escape. You don't need a computer science degree to protect your kids. You need to understand the architecture-and this book gives you the blueprint. \u003ci\u003e\"We are no longer just raising children. We are architecting humans.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gabrielle Jeuck\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798252508795\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/17\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 82\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.27lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.17d","brand":"Gabrielle Jeuck","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49084144124159,"sku":"9798252508795","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-algorithmic-childhood-gabrielle-jeuck-9798252508795","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}