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The Internet’s best free parental control app
I have been using this for the past month in my house. My kids run this on their iPads and my daughter on her iPhone. It is fantastic. I have upgraded to the Premium package. Click here for their website.
What It’s Like to Be a 13-Year-Old on Social Media Today
Powerful article (**note: some language) in Huffington post about social media and young girls. Important information to talk about in our homes, schools and churches. The culture of social media churns away, seeming to pay very little attention, so far, to the...
5 Questions to Ask Before Posting To Social Media
Some great simple thoughts here on what to ask yourself before posting to any social media sites. Am I seeking approval? Am I boasting? Am I discontent? Is this a moment to protect? Is it kind? I think we often post too quickly. Check out their blog for more...
Pluggedin: Naked and Assimilated
Which leads me to my primary point in this blog: When female stars grow up in the entertainment business, the vast majority of the time they’re eventually assimilated into that business’s worldview. They start out starry-eyed, innocent, earnest and determined to be...
How do I keep track of all my books?
I often get asked how I catalogue my books in my home office. My physical collection is approximately 700 books and growing. For the past 5 years I have used a software (mac only sorry) called Delicious Library (Delicious Monster). It allows you to scan the barcodes...
SEXTING AND TEENS. . . SOME HELPFUL RESOURCES AND TALKING POINTS. . .
Some great thoughts here from Walk Mueller. Make sure you check out both videos as well. The prophetic mode is where we tell the truth about sexting from a biblical perspective. We explain that it is a horribly flawed and broken expression of the God-given gift of our...
Internet Live Stats
This site shows unreal stats or all aspects of the internet and social media. Click here for the site.
How can parents keep updated on the changing trends in culture?
I often get asked how I keep current on today's social media, current trends, music and other aspects of todays popular culture. Below are the blogs that I sign up for. I would encourage all youth workers and parents to sign up for all of them. I am NOT saying just...
The Common Sense Census: Media Use by Tweens and Teens
Incredible information about media use from Tweens & Teens. Worth the time to sign in (free account) to Common Sense and read the Full report. 7-8 hours per day. You always have to be on it. Over 1/3 of Boys spend more than 2 hours a day playing video games. To...
The knives are out for Essena O’Neill. I say she’s a teenage role model
Everything I did was for views, for likes, for followers. I did shoots for like hours for for photos for instagram .... I was miserable. When you let yourself be defined by numbers you let yourself be defined by something that is not pure, not real. Real life isn't...
