Screentime – Garbage In?
Parents, think of the brains of your children and teens like you think about your email accounts. If you are like me, your email box is pounded with more junk, spam, scams, and phishing schemes than legitimate, trustworthy, and truthful…
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AI – Tools that Teach or Tell?
All this week we’re looking at AI and the potential role it will play in the lives of our children and teens. Specifically, were looking at some conclusions made by the Brookings Institution and their new report titled, “A New…
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3(D) Review: “drop dead” by Olivia Rodrigo
Download the full 3(D) Review here. Background/summary: Debuting at #1 on the Billboard chart upon it’s release on April 17, 2026, this single from 23-year-old singer/songwriter/actress Olivia Rodrigo is off her upcoming studio album, You Seem Pretty Sad For…
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3(D) Review: “Drag Path” by Twenty One Pilots
Download the full 3(D) Review here. Background/summary: Originally released on September 12, 2025 as a limited-time bonus track on the alternative rock duo’s eighth studio album, Breach, the song was available for one week, during which it went viral…
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Media Content and the De-formation of our Kids
Here’s a warning to parents from Union University’s Phil Davignon. In a Touchstone article on increased secularization, he says we should be concerned about the influence of media content on our kids, but at the same time we let our…
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Can We Trust Online News?
I just don’t know who or what to believe anymore! Have you ever found yourself thinking or saying this out loud regarding what you encounter or social media. With advances in AI generated content and the ways in which we…
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“The Simple Seven” Ad Filtering Questions – Super Bowl Edition!
Does marketing work? You bet! If it didn’t work, then why are companies willing to fork out $8 million for a 30-second commercial spot during this year’s Super Bowl? Why not make your Super Bowl viewing experience productive for you…
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YouTube Wisdom and Discernment
The latest report from the Pew Research Center not only helps us understand where our teens ages thirteen to seventeen are spending time online, but should light a fire under us to exercise diligence and regularity about helping our teens…
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