MP 016: Technology and Kids
Messy Family Podcast : Catholic Conversations on Marriage and Family
Mike and Alicia Hernon : Catholic Marriage Parent and Family
4.9 • 841 Ratings
🗓️ 23 May 2015
⏱️ 38 minutes
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Summary
Life was so much easier when Apple and Blackberry were just fruits.
Changes in technology happen rapidly, and kids are usually way ahead of their parents on the newest app, social media, or website. It is hard, or even impossible, for parents to keep up! Some parents choose to keep their children away from all screens, and though sometimes we envy these people, this isn't the route that we have chosen. The reality is that techology is here to stay, and as parents, we need to prepare our children to become responsible adults who can function in this world with self-control and discernment. There's no easy answer, but we can offer some encouragement and perspective!
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to messy parenting, a Catholic conversation on marriage and family. |
| 0:08.8 | I'm Mike Hernan. |
| 0:09.7 | And I am Alicia Hernan. |
| 0:11.3 | And we are a married couple for 21 years. |
| 0:16.6 | I have got 10 kids ranging from ages 2 to almost 20. |
| 0:23.0 | And, yeah, we don't profess to be experts at all. |
| 0:28.0 | We're just sharing some of the insights, both from our successes and failures as parents. |
| 0:32.5 | And our continuing struggles with this topic. |
| 0:34.9 | That's right. |
| 0:35.4 | That's right. |
| 0:36.1 | There are very few things that are perfect in life, |
| 0:38.7 | and this is a challenge for us and maybe for many of those out there, but we want to spark a conversation |
| 0:44.5 | on technology today. The use of screens. Screen time. So before we do that, let's pray. |
| 0:52.3 | Okay. So why don't you go ahead and pray? |
| 0:55.1 | Okay. Name of Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, amen. |
| 0:59.2 | Heavenly Father, we are your children. |
| 1:02.1 | And you love us and you provide and take care and want to protect us. |
| 1:07.5 | Lord, you've given us the opportunity to be parents, to be stewards of your children. Help us, Lord, |
| 1:15.0 | to be wise and prudent, using the things of this earth for your glory. We ask you to bless us and all |
| 1:21.7 | those who are listening to this podcast to enrich their families and their marriages. We ask all of |
| 1:26.8 | this in your name. Amen. |
| 1:29.7 | Okay, so we first wanted to just talk about technology. We've actually gotten a couple |
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