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Let’s Talk About Porn: How To Have The Porn Conversation (Part 4)

This is Part 4 of our Let’s Talk About Porn series. You can find Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3 of the series right here. In today’s post, we’ll discuss some best practices for how to talk to your kids about porn. — “If parents cared about their kid and porn as much as…

Screen Time: How Much Is Too Much?

*This blog is a guest post written by Ryan Cunningham.* Is it just me, or does it seem like screens are everywhere nowadays? It’s hard to escape screens when they’re literally around every corner: home, school, work, around friends, church, etc. Oh, the love/hate relationship we have with screens. That said, one major question parents…

Let’s Talk About Porn: Tips For Kids To Break Porn Addiction (Part 3)

(This is Part 3 of our Let’s Talk About Porn series. You can read Part 1 and Part 2 of the series right here. ) When I was seven years old, I was first exposed to pornography while watching the fuzzy channels on the TV with my brother, in our shared bedroom. I’ll never forget…

Still More Apps Parents Need To Know About

As parents in the digital world, things are always changing and it can be hard to keep up! The app store continues to develop and grow, and it’s our goal to keep you up to date on the latest releases that your kids and their friends may be using. On today’s episode, we’re talking about…

The Best Routine to Monitor Your Kid’s Phone

The time has come, and your kids officially have their own phones. But how can we as parents successfully monitor our kid’s phone usage and keep track of what they’re up to online? How do we teach our kids to be socially smart and make sure they stay that way? This topic can often cause…

7 Tips for Intentional Digital Parenting

Intentional Parenting in the Digital Age

As parents, we carry a lot of weight and responsibility on our shoulders regarding how our kids will turn out. And the fact that we live our current digital age can make this feel even more difficult. So as a digital parent, where should we start? How can we be confident in the intentional parenting…

What is a Circle Of Safety?

For today’s episode, we’re doing something a little different! Let’s take some time to go beyond the screen, and discuss how we can develop a relationship of trust with our kids with something called a “Circle of Safety”. As parents we obviously want our kids to know that they can talk to us about anything.…