Time Spent on Phones in School
Perhaps you, like me, are someone who on occasion was called back to reality by a school-teacher who caught you day-dreaming, not paying attention, or staring out a window during class. I know that it happened to me several times,…
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Episode 219: “Making Tech-Wise Disciples – A Youthworker Addresses Screens with Students and Parents” with Jake Bier
Download the podcast as an .mp3 by clicking here.Access from Apple Podcasts. FURTHER RESOURCES Resources, links, or other helpful tools mentioned in the podcast:Jake Bier – Springton Lake Presbyterian ChurchCPYU Research FellowsCPYU Parent Prompt: Teen Loneliness & Smartphone UseCPYU Parent…
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Smartphone Sexual Immorality
Parents, today I want to remind you to warn your kids about some very real dangers they might face in today’s smartphone and social media saturated world. Sexting is defined as the act of sending, receiving, or forwarding sexually explicit…
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Children, Screens and Mental Health
Parents, some new research on the effects of social media, screen time, smartphone use, and videogaming on eleven to twelve year olds warrants our attention. Reported in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, the study set out to examine associations…
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