Kara Powell, PhD, co-author of the Right Click: Parenting Your Teenager In A Digital Media World and executive director of Fuller Youth Institute, joins Reggie Joiner and Kristen Ivy to talk about how parents can enjoy technology with their kids, set healthy boundaries, and develop technological responsibility.
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Highlights
In this episode, Kara, Kristen, and Reggie discussed:
* technological responsibility – leveraging the potential of a kid’s online experiences to enhance their offline growth and success.
* kids are wired to connect socially – they want that feeling of belonging
* asking your kids – “how do you feel about how much time I’m spending connected?”
* practical applications to create good, solid boundaries around technology at ever phase
Quotes
Parents, don’t let balance be something we swing through on our way to the other extreme.
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Kids are wired to connect socially. They want that feeling of belonging.
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Our habits as parents will inform our kids’ habits.
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Resources
* Right Click Book (free chapter download)
* Fuller Youth Institute
* Phase Project
* Church Finder
Links
* Kara on Twitter: @KPowellFYI
* Reggie on Twitter: @ReggieJoiner
* Kristen on Twitter: @Kristen_Ivy
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