Episode 238: Screens: From Fighting to Flourishing | Chris McKenna

Many parents feel a mixture of emotions about screens: On one hand, we see they can be useful tools. On the other, we feel a lot of shame because we are probably addicted to them ourselves and we let our kids use them too often.

 

We feel shame, anger, and . . . gratitude?

 

How should we feel? 

 

How can parents approach screen time with their kids—and move us all from fighting to flourishing?

 

Christian dad, tech-guru, and founder of Protect Young Eyes, Chris McKenna, is here to help us.

 

| Highlights |

• “Some of the loudest voices advocating for our children are coming not from the Church.” —Chris McKenna
• “There is no other issue on earth today that is at risk for darkening the hearts of our children than their digital spaces. It must be the thing we talk about second most to Jesus Christ.” —Chris McKenna
• “This is Brain against the Game—not Kid versus Parent. If our child acts wild after stopping a game or show, our instinct is to think, ‘This is my kid is fighting back against me and being disobedient.’ That stirs up anger and confrontation between us. But if parents can remember, ‘That game is harming them. I am going to be upset at the *game* because of what it is doing to my precious child.’ That pivots our anger into empathy.” —Chris McKenna

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