This month I am doing a series on a series on Parenting in the Digital Age and Taking Steps to Protect Our Kids from Porn. This is the second part of my two-part interview with Chris McKenna. Chris is the founder of the amazing organization Protect Young Eyes. 

In this episode we are talking about an idea that Chris often shares with parents: delay is the way! 

Here is some more of our conversation: 

*No parent ever says “I’ve failed as a parent because I gave my kid snapchat too late.” 

*Chris shares this quote from Dr. Mitchell Princstein, chief science officer of the American Psychological Association, “there are no findings showing harm to children who stay off of social media, in fact, some emerging evidence suggests that the most socially competent kids are refraining from using these platforms.” 

*Chris suggests waiting until high school for a smart phone. 

*I suggest waiting until after high school for social media. 

*“May we raise kids who don’t have to recover from their childhood.” Pam Leo 

*Chris shares tips for parenting in the digital age with our littles, middles and teens. 

*For littles: Get a router that will help prevent early accidental exposure. The router is your guard! Use it! Everything you need to know about routers from Chis found here. 

*For middles: Build that relational connection Have conversations that assure them no matter what happens they can land softly and safely with you!  

*Use parental control software on all devices (learn more about those here)  

*Give them a plan for what to do if they see pornography or other problematic things in the digital space. More on that in episode 8! 

*For teens: Keep talking! Almost annoy your kids with the frequency of these convos! 

Where to find more help from Chris? 

Website here 

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