Tablets are taking over toddlerhood. Common Sense Media’s 2025 Consensus on media usage by kids zero to eight years old reveals staggering numbers of the youngest and most vulnerable of society on internet-connected devices for upwards of 3.5 hours per day on average. Two-thirds of parents admit to allowing the screen to “get stuff done,” but is anyone considering anything other than convenience?  It seems parents want to outsource parenting just as they outsource many other tasks nowadays.

How should Christian parents think about the convenience of a digital babysitter?

Articles referenced:

Common Sense Media 2025 Consensus

Scripture referenced:

James 1:5

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