Parenting Well in a Digital Age (with Nathan Sutherland)

Apr 18, 2023

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There is "tool tech" such as shovels, violins, and 3D Printers, and then there is "drool tech," which pervades digital space. How do we raise our children well in the midst of these devices fueling distraction and depression? How do we promote creativity over consumption? How do we help our kids live from the hope they have in the gospel rather than for the hope offered in screens?

Nathan Sutherland is the founder of Gospel Tech, an organization that helps parents who are feeling outpaced and overwhelmed as they raise children in a tech world. He joins us today to help us understand the difference between tool tech and drool tech, how to set hudges (not walls) with our kids, and how the gospel changes the way we parent.

Check out Nathan's website, and download free resources today at: https://www.gospeltech.net/

0:00 Intro

1:10 - The Story of Gospel Tech

3:35 - Tool Tech vs Drool Tech

7:00 - Operant Conditioning

12:30 - How to audit tech use with RESET

17:03 - Gospel Tech Parenting

20:00 - Lack of tool tech, AI, and the next generation

34:02 - Building a Hedge

46:32 - Best websites to learn about the appropriateness of certain movies

47:20 - Best websites to learn about the appropriateness of certain video games

48:55 - Bible verses to talk about tech

50:08 - What do you do if you've made a parenting tech mistake?

Notes:

The Brain That Changes Itself by Norman Doidge
The Mind and the Brain by Jeffrey M. Schwartz and Sharon Begley (not "Schwab")
Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products by Nir Eyal
Andy Crouch's The Life We're Looking For
Tony Reinke's God, Technology, and the Christian Life
Andrew Noble's article on parent settings and apps for phone monitoring.
Apps to monitor a child's screen: Bark, Net Nanny, Qustodio, OurPact, FamilyTime, and MMGuardian
Common Sense Media
Plugged In Media
Entertainment Software Ratings Board
Haidt, J., & Twenge, J. (ongoing). Social media and mental health: A collaborative review. Unpublished manuscript, New York University. Accessed at tinyurl.com/SocialMediaMentalHealthReview

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