“Walk in wisdom toward outsiders, making the best use of the time. Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer each person.”- Colossians 4:5-6
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Articles
- Parenting in the Age of the iPhone: Encouragement Regarding Smartphones by Steve Eatmon
- Right Turns Only: Smartphone Guidance for Parents of Older Teens by Katie Polski
- Is It Time for a Phone? Practical Guidance for Parents of New Smartphone Users
- What Teenagers Need From Parents: Understand the Challenges of Technology by Christina Fox
- Why Teens Compulsively Use Social Media by Rooted
- Four Things Youth Workers Would Tell Parents About Teenagers, Social Media, and Technology by Cameron Cole
- Three Reasons to Restrict Your Child’s Smartphone and Internet Access by Davis Lacey
Are Teenagers Replacing Drugs With Smartphones? by Matt Richtel (New York Times)
How Smartphones and Social Media are Changing Christianity by Chris Stokel-Walker (BBC)
The Dangers of Distracted Parenting by Erika Christakis (The Atlantic)
With Teen Mental Health Deteriorating Over Five Years, There’s a Likely Culprit by Jean Twenge (The Conversation)
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Podcasts
- Parenting, Technology, and the Truth: Practical Wisdom from Counselor Alice Churnock
- Parenting, Technology, and the Truth: Why Our Bodies Matter
- Ask Alice: Too Much of a Good Thing: Screen Time Overload
- Ask Alice: Liked but Still Lonely, the Realities of iGen Relationships with Technology
Be sure to check out the “Technology and Truth” Series on the Rooted Parent Podcast
Scrolling Alone: How Instagram Is Making a Generation of Girls Lonely, Anxious, and Sad- Recorded Podcast (TGC). “In this episode of Recorded, Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra shares the stories of young women who are being shaped by social media and explores what Gen Z thinks, feels, and believes.”
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Books
My Tech-Wise Life: Growing Up and Making Choices in a World Full of Devices by Amy Crouch and Andy Crouch. “Join Amy and her dad, Andy Crouch, as they share how intentional and controlled use of modern devices, apps, and services can help teens avoid many of the negative experiences of their peers and cultivate strength, community,
and honesty while navigating a tech-filled world.”FaceTime: Your Identity in a Selfie World by Kristen Hatton. Read Rooted’s review here.
The Tech-Wise Family: Everyday Steps for Putting Technology in Its Proper Place by Andy Crouch and Amy Crouch. “Drawing on in-depth original research from the Barna Group, Andy Crouch shows readers that the choices we make about technology have consequences we may never have considered. Anyone who has felt their family relationships suffer or their time slip away amid technology’s distractions will find in this book a path forward to reclaiming their real life in a world of devices.”
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Curriculum
“Navigating Technology: Girls and Social Media; Boys and Video Games” course on Rooted Reservoir.