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Wire Talk with Karen Stubbs

442: Protecting Your Kids from Screen Addiction with Practical Tech Limits

Wire Talk with Karen Stubbs

Karen Stubbs

Christianity, Parenting, Parenting Advice, Kids & Family, Christian Parent, Religion & Spirituality, Faith, Motherhood

4.9936 Ratings

🗓️ 12 November 2024

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

Today, DeDe Wilbanks joins us to explore how we can set healthy boundaries around the technology in our homes. With John 10:10 as our guide, DeDe reminds us of our God-given role to protect our children's hearts and minds from the addictive nature of technology. While we can't control everything, we can be intentional about setting limits that nurture our families, trusting God with the rest.

Episode Recap:

  • 4:30 What downtime and screen time parameters do you put on your devices? 
  • 9:43 Is there a right age to give kids a phone? 
  • 13:09 Why do screen time limits matter? 
  • 15:15 What mistakes have you made when it comes to technology in your home?
  • 19:10 I had to learn to enjoy the “no”
  • 22:00 How do you actually set limits on the iphone? 
  • 31:22 What simple practical tips can you offer to get started?


Scripture for Reflection:

John 10:10 (NIV) "The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.”

Questions for Discussion:

  1. What boundaries are in place around the tech that your kids have access to? (Games, ipads, TV, phones, etc.)
  2. Have you made any mistakes with the technology you have allowed in your home? 
  3. How do you model healthy technology habits for your children? 
  4. What challenges do you face when setting screen time limits, and how do you handle them?
  5. What action steps are you taking after listening to this episode? 

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Transcript

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0:00.0

There were many, many conversations where I said, I need you to trust me, that I, God has given me the job to be your parent.

0:09.0

And I know what's best for you. I'm not perfect. I'm going to make mistakes.

0:13.6

But part of my job is to protect you from outside things that I think could be bad for you.

0:18.9

And it's not that it's never, it's that it's not now.

0:23.2

And another, we shared this verse, and I even talked to Boston about this last night.

0:27.0

I said, what's the verse we always said when it came to technology? And it was John 1010,

0:30.7

the thief comes to steal, kill, and destroy by have come that you may have life and have it to the full. And what I told my kids is, God came to give you life, the enemy

0:39.5

wants to destroy you, and I guarantee you he's using consoles and phones and things that are in

0:45.9

there that you're not even aware of to destroy you. And I will not sit by and watch the enemy

0:51.2

try to take you down. Welcome to Wire Talk, where we encourage and equip moms by answering practical questions

0:57.6

about motherhood.

0:58.6

We want to help instill God's truth in your heart so you can experience more joy and peace

1:03.7

on your journey of motherhood.

1:05.1

Are you ready for some truth?

1:06.7

Let's dive in.

1:09.3

Hello everyone and welcome to WireTalk. We are so glad you are here today. This, everyone, and welcome to WIRE Talk.

1:11.2

We are so glad you are here today.

1:13.2

This is Emily, your host.

1:14.5

We always have my mom.

1:15.6

And today we have a special visitor, Didi.

1:18.2

Hey, Didi.

1:18.7

How are you?

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