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Helping Your Kids Choose Presence This Summer
This Summer, Don’t Let Screens Raise Your Kids
What if the “golden idol” in your home glows… and fits in your child’s hand?
This week on Needed Conversations, Ryan & Viktoriya Cole unpack one of the most urgent topics facing families today: how to reclaim your kids from screen time and reset your home around God’s presence this summer.
With school out and devices calling louder than ever, most parents feel stuck between survival mode and spiritual neglect. But this episode offers something different—a practical reset plan rooted in Scripture, presence, and peace.
💡 In this powerful episode:
– What the golden calf in Exodus reveals about modern distraction
– Why your kids need your face more than FaceTime
– The surprising science behind overstimulation (and how to reverse it)
– Screen swaps: Easy ways to replace digital chaos with soulful connection
– How to reframe this summer as a season of spiritual renewal, not just survival
👨👩👧👦 Whether you’re a parent, grandparent, or mentor—your influence matters.
Your kids are watching. And what they see in you becomes what they pursue.
✨ Make this a Summer of Presence, not just entertainment.
Sign the Presence Pledge and join families who are choosing to rebuild altars, not idols.
Join the Presence Pledge today and reclaim the first and last two hours of your day to center your marriage on what matters most. Sign up here: https://marriage.ryancoleempowerment.com/presencepledge
00:00 Introduction to Needed Conversations
00:03 The Importance of Spiritual Renewal
00:20 Modeling Behavior for Children
01:34 The Presence Pledge Explained
02:33 Incorporating Kids into The Presence Pledge
03:52 Challenges and Strategies for Parents
10:41 Biblical Lessons on Presence
17:36 Practical Tips for Reducing Screen Time
27:30 Final Thoughts and Encouragement
Support this ministry by donating at www.empoweredcultureministries.org
Then, share this episode with a friend or couple who needs this reset, too.
#PresencePledge #NeededConversations #ChristianMarriage #DigitalDetox #MarriagePodcast #FaithAndMarriage #MarriageGoals #screentime #kidsscreentime
Follow us on Social Media:
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👉 Need help or to book a session?
Text us at 864-428-7131
Visit moremostforever.com for resources, blogs, and support.
Your #1 source for marriage empowerment. In this podcast, we have the conversations that are sometimes the hardest to have but are the most needed in society today. Discussing everything from purpose, spiritual growth, marriage, and culture, we are not afraid to confront the hottest topics to bring a biblical response and help bring the body of Christ back to God's original design for marriage, family, and the church as a whole.
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By Ryan Cole, Viktoriya Cole
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This Summer, Don’t Let Screens Raise Your Kids
What if the “golden idol” in your home glows… and fits in your child’s hand?
This week on Needed Conversations, Ryan & Viktoriya Cole unpack one of the most urgent topics facing families today: how to reclaim your kids from screen time and reset your home around God’s presence this summer.
With school out and devices calling louder than ever, most parents feel stuck between survival mode and spiritual neglect. But this episode offers something different—a practical reset plan rooted in Scripture, presence, and peace.
💡 In this powerful episode:
– What the golden calf in Exodus reveals about modern distraction
– Why your kids need your face more than FaceTime
– The surprising science behind overstimulation (and how to reverse it)
– Screen swaps: Easy ways to replace digital chaos with soulful connection
– How to reframe this summer as a season of spiritual renewal, not just survival
👨👩👧👦 Whether you’re a parent, grandparent, or mentor—your influence matters.
Your kids are watching. And what they see in you becomes what they pursue.
✨ Make this a Summer of Presence, not just entertainment.
Sign the Presence Pledge and join families who are choosing to rebuild altars, not idols.
Join the Presence Pledge today and reclaim the first and last two hours of your day to center your marriage on what matters most. Sign up here: https://marriage.ryancoleempowerment.com/presencepledge
00:00 Introduction to Needed Conversations
00:03 The Importance of Spiritual Renewal
00:20 Modeling Behavior for Children
01:34 The Presence Pledge Explained
02:33 Incorporating Kids into The Presence Pledge
03:52 Challenges and Strategies for Parents
10:41 Biblical Lessons on Presence
17:36 Practical Tips for Reducing Screen Time
27:30 Final Thoughts and Encouragement
Support this ministry by donating at www.empoweredcultureministries.org
Then, share this episode with a friend or couple who needs this reset, too.
#PresencePledge #NeededConversations #ChristianMarriage #DigitalDetox #MarriagePodcast #FaithAndMarriage #MarriageGoals #screentime #kidsscreentime
Follow us on Social Media:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moremostforever/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/moremostforever/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@moremostforever
👉 Need help or to book a session?
Text us at 864-428-7131
Visit moremostforever.com for resources, blogs, and support.
Your #1 source for marriage empowerment. In this podcast, we have the conversations that are sometimes the hardest to have but are the most needed in society today. Discussing everything from purpose, spiritual growth, marriage, and culture, we are not afraid to confront the hottest topics to bring a biblical response and help bring the body of Christ back to God's original design for marriage, family, and the church as a whole.