★ In a society built to give us everything at the click of a button, learning to tolerate waiting, mistakes and boredom has become childhood’s greatest challenge.

★ A brand-new upgrade of the "calm parenting" approach that has been all the rage across Europe. This book uses brain science to help you read your child's body signals before emotional outbursts, giving them a lifetime gift of "patience and inner strength" in an era of instant gratification.

Children grow up in an environment saturated with screens, constant stimulation, and instant rewards. Many parents feel at a loss: Why has their child's temper become so explosive? Why has waiting become so agonizing? Why does failure feel increasingly unbearable?

Grounded in neuroscience and drawing on the authors' firsthand experience as both educators and parents, this book offers a practical toolkit to help readers understand what happens inside a child's brain when emotions spiral out of control. With the help of brain-based tools and everyday case studies, it teaches parents how to accompany their children through emotional storms, navigate the frustration of setbacks, and build a calm family environment—helping children develop a healthy emotional foundation. The Dopamine Age urges parents: In this non-stop world, raise your children with empathy, steadfastness, and a calm mind. So, are you ready to raise your child calmly?

Elisa Molina

An early childhood educator specializing in high-capacity early childhood education, a family parenting coach, co-founder of the "Educar en Calma" (Calm Parenting) platform, mother of five, and a mother with over a decade of experience in family education guidance. Together with her partner, she co-created the CALMA® parenting method. She comes from a neurodiverse family.

She hosts the podcast We Tell the Truth and is the author of children's books including Calm Parenting, A Low Voice Is Enough, Little Monkey's Brain, and Between Hands. She has contributed to major Spanish media outlets such as El País, El Huffington Post, and the COPE radio and television network.

Francisco Ortega

An in-service teacher, co-founder of "Educar en Calma," and father of five. He has over twenty years of experience teaching in middle and high schools, guiding countless young people through their teenage years. For more than a decade, he has provided parenting support to families and education professionals, and together they developed the CALMA® parenting method for neurodiverse families.

He collaborates with Elisa on social media accounts and podcasts, and co-authored children's books including Calm Parenting and A Low Voice Is Enough. He is frequently featured across major Spanish media outlets. In The Dopamine Age, he focuses on the mutual frustration between parents and children in the digital age, offering practical strategies for families and educators.