Protective in the Real World. Careless in the Digital One?

Main message: Parents should expect ongoing tension with technology and intentionally set boundaries and protections to preserve family connection and guard children from harmful digital influences. Digital caution needs to match the care we give in the physical world.

Key points:

• Managing tech is a constant tension, not something parents ever fully "figure out."
• A baseline expectation in the home is intentional connection times when devices are put away.
• Parents may block social media for teens (even older teens) as part of boundary-setting, despite pushback.
• Use software/filters to put a barrier between children and harmful online content or agendas.
• We tend to protect kids more in the physical world than in the digital world, but should be equally vigilant.

Scriptures mentioned: none