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October 29, 2018
Title: What are Your Kids Really Watching?
Topic: Kids and Technology
Discussed by John Horvat
with Return to Order www.ReturnToOrder.org
Disclaimer: Use caution when listening to this segment around young children. Issues discussed might be upsetting or hard for little ones to understand.
The sexual abuse culture that no one dares to mention: television and movies.
John Horvat is the author of “Return to Order” and a frequent WURP guest. Today he will be discussing the dangers of many of the scenes depicted on television and movies. Are your kids safe?
Questions/Issues Discussed:
Why aren’t we offended and outraged by how women are treated/depicted in Hollywood?
What happened in the film “Eight Grade” with minor children?
Are too many people of all ages acting out what they see on TV and on the big screen?
Is our culture being desensitized by a wide array of abusive and immoral behaviors?
Are young people told that the things they see on television and in movies are completely normal, without consequences?
You can read John’s article on the subject
here.
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Title: A Parent’s Guide to Technology
Topic: Kids and Technology
Discussed by Dr. Daniel Huerta
with Focus on the Family www.Family.org
Do you really know what your kids are looking at and downloading on
their cell phones and computers?
Focus on the Family Counselor and Vice President of Parenting Danny
Huerta says this: "Technology by itself isn't a good or bad thing…Today's
technology can enhance our lives or cause serious damage. In order to keep kids
safe, it's important for parents to recognize how a mobile device can affect a
child's brain."
Questions/Issues Discussed:
Are tablets, phones, and other devices enabling kids to see what they should not
be seeing?
How many hours per day do kids spend on average using some sort of device (not
for school work)?
Do parents want their children to spend less time watching TV and using
electronic devices?
Do too many parents regret buying their young children a cell phone or computer?
What can parents do to safeguard their children and even themselves from the
dangers that are online? Danny Huerta says “limits are a good thing!”
Listen as he explains how your children WILL benefit.
PARENTS: Click
here
to download the FREE Focus on the Family Tech Guide and for links to
Net Nanny (web filtering) and Forcefield (parental control
software).
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July 17, 2018
Title: Kids and Screen Addiction
Topic: Kids and Technology
Discussed by John Horvat
with Return to Order www.ReturnToOrder.org
There is the mistaken impression that computers represent the future and that everyone, especially the very young, should become computer savvy as soon as possible. According to this view, failure to expose children to high technology handicaps their ability to function in the real world.
Even Steve Jobs admitted that he limited his own children’s time with a screen – TV, computers, phones, video games. He knew the dangers of screen-addiction. Listen as John Horvat offers some more advice…
Questions/Issues Discussed:
Is screen addiction a real problem?
Was Steve Jobs a hypocrite?
Did Steve Jobs’ children become disturbed young adults by being deprived of screen time?
Do parents need to let their children be children – free from electronic devices?
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January 10, 2018
Title: A Parent’s Guide to Technology
Topic: Kids and Technology
Discussed by Dr. Daniel Huerta
with Focus on the Family www.Family.org
Do you really know what your kids are looking at and downloading on
their cell phones and computers?
Focus on the Family Counselor and Vice President of Parenting Danny
Huerta says this: "Technology by itself isn't a good or bad thing…Today's
technology can enhance our lives or cause serious damage. In order to keep kids
safe, it's important for parents to recognize how a mobile device can affect a
child's brain."
Questions/Issues Discussed:
Are tablets, phones, and other devices enabling kids to see what they should not
be seeing?
How many hours per day do kids spend on average using some sort of device (not
for school work)?
Do parents want their children to spend less time watching TV and using
electronic devices?
Do too many parents regret buying their young children a cell phone or computer?
What can parents do to safeguard their children and even themselves from the
dangers that are online? Danny Huerta says “limits are a good thing!”
Listen as he explains how your children WILL benefit.
PARENTS: Click
here
to download the FREE Focus on the Family Tech Guide and for links to
Net Nanny (web filtering) and Forcefield (parental control
software).
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June 2, 2016
Title: Are Your Kids a Slave to the Internet?
Topic: Kids and Technology
Discussed by Dr. John Thorington
with Focus on the Family www.Family.org
A new taskmaster is in town, with millions of captives unaware they have a problem. Webster’s dictionary defines addiction as “the state of being enslaved to a habit or practice.” And for many Americans, the internet is ruling over their lives.
One big issue that is arising is “stress anxiety”. New guest Dr. John Thorington, with
Focus on the Family, says, “Parents are making a big mistake if they thought this was just an issue for adults, because their kids are facing very real stresses and anxieties just as real as their own.” Dr. Thorington goes on to discuss some of the obvious signs that are present when someone is addicted to the internet or technology. “It really does change the way the brain works,” he adds.
Dr. Thorington also offers some great suggestions for parents to help not only their children and teens, but themselves as well. “Parents can set examples and demonstrate that to their children,” he advises. One of the best ways to limit screen time and encourage family togetherness is the “no cell phones at the dinner table” rule, which we have urged for years. Churches need to more involved, as well. Listen in as he explains how.
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Title: Taming the Technology Beast
Topic: Kids and Technology
Discussed by Shatoyia Bradley
with Unhyphenated America (www.unhyphenatedamerica.org)
Media is definitely a wonderful resource, but there is also a dark
side that we need to protect our kids from.
New guest Shatoyia Bradley is the Managing Editor of Unhyphenated America.
More importantly, however, Shatoyia is the proud wife of a veteran,
homeschooling mother of four boys (with a fifth baby on the way!), and an
entrepreneur. She is an unapologetic Christian, a Constitutional Conservative,
and a Patriot. She has noticed that even “innocent” cartoons are now sending a
secular message to children. The children may not realize it at the moment, but
when it is repeated often enough, that message becomes ingrained in them. The
commercials are even worse!
Shatoyia believes that parents should have strict controls on all devices their
children use. She reveals how children ages eight to ten are spending
approximately five and a half hours on media each day. Furthermore, she believes
that children are mimicking what they see on the screen. “That’s really a
problem, especially when they’re spending so much of that time consuming so many
of these things that are communicating all these different worldviews,”
Shatoyia states. “They’re like zombies.”
What would Jesus watch – listen to – send to their friends? Shatoyia goes on to
discuss how parents must be the best example for their children. For instance:
Parents do you demand that your children give their undivided attention to you
when you are talking with them? Do you show your children that same respect?
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