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Category Archives: Social Media
Where kids actually adopt their values
We can buy every porn filter, phone monitoring software, router based filtering systems… or even ban our kids from all entertainment media! But if they have friends, play sports, or go to school (yes, even Christian schools)… they will be exposed to enticing imagery and ideas. All the parental controls in the world aren’t substitutes for conversations about truth. Continue Reading
face to face and hashtag evangelism
Greg and his team are leveraging 25 years of executing high-production, high-intensity conferences to pull of this live simulcast event to be held September 23rd in 50+ cities across the nation. Continue Reading
Posted in Evangelism, Social Media
Tagged dare 2 share, evangelism, evangelism training, greg stier, training event, youth ministry
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Porn in plain sight
One of the first online articles I saw was titled, “My Hookup With a Pop Star.” Apparently every Wednesday Cosmo posts an excerpt from what they call an “exceptional Wettpad fictional story.” What I didn’t realize is that I would be reading porn. And no, I’m not just using that word to describe something a little bit sensual, I really mean it in the true sense of the word. The story described the play by play of a sexual encounter in explicit detail. Continue Reading
Social media making kids less “social”
My friend Ryan brought this YouTube video to my attention… a creative insight into how social media is making us less “social.” It’s super short, incredibly insightful… and guarantied to provoke conversation. Continue Reading
Teens and Sleep Infographic
Did you know that kids using electronics during bedtime are 200% more likely to be excessively sleepy during the day? Continue Reading
Posted in Parenting, Smartphones/Cell Phones, Social Media, Youth Culture
Tagged bedtime, distracted teens, keeping kids awake, parenting, screentime, sleep, social media, teenagers
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On FOCUS this Friday
This time our topic is balancing bonding and boundaries as a parent, offering parents practical advice and encouragement in a discussion based off my brand new book If I Had a Parenting Do Over: 7 Vital Changes I’d Make. Continue Reading
Posted in Entertainment Media, Parenting, Smartphones/Cell Phones, Social Media, Speaking/Training
Tagged bonding, boundaries, Focus on the Family, If I had a parenting do over, Jim Daly, Jonathan McKee, parenting, raising healthy kids
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Social Media Keeping Teens Awake
The phone has become the biggest culprit keeping young people up at night, and an increasing amount of research shows this is affecting their performance at school. What’s the answer? Continue Reading
If you’d like a sneak peek
I’m looking for about 30 parents and/or youth workers who would like to “test drive” this book-in-process with some teens and tweens Continue Reading
Posted in Books, Smartphones/Cell Phones, Social Media
Tagged Jonathan McKee, mobile devices, parenting, smartphones, sneak peek, social media, teens
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Ariana Grande upset about being objectified
I’m not in any way endorsing making objectifying comments to women. It’s never tolerable. I’m just arguing that this young man might have poor role models filling his ears most nights, singers whose smooth lyrics offer this kind of wisdom:
Feeling like I wanna rock with your body
And we don’t gotta think ’bout nothin’ Continue Reading
The drawbacks of constant connectivity
Millennials don’t have the coping mechanisms to deal with stress, because when life is hard, they turn to their phone. Continue Reading
Posted in Smartphones/Cell Phones, Social Media, Youth Culture
Tagged coping mechanisms, dopamine, millennials, missing peice, Simon Sinek, smartphone, social media, stress, workplace
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