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Today, Jonathan McKee shares ideas about connection and how that is influenced by all of the screens we use in our lives.

But let's just be honest, we haven't figured this thing out. This is a great tool for connecting people outside the room, but we're learning that it kind of interferes with our relationship with people inside the room.

Welcome to Focus on the Family with your host Focus President and author Jim Daly and I'm John Fuller.

Well, Jonathan McKee always has a lot of insight to share when it comes to media and its impact on the family. And today is no exception.

Jonathan is a social researcher, a popular speaker and an author of many books, including Parenting Generation Screen, guiding your kids to be wise in a digital world published by Focus on the Family.

And he's also a contributor to our Plugged In Show podcast. And so he's really part of the family, so to speak.

Here now Jonathan McKee at first Woodway Baptist Church in Woodway, Texas on Focus on the Family.

If I were to walk into the typical American home at 7 p.m. on any night, it's not just young people staring at screens. Let's be honest.

Dad is sitting there looking at a big screen. Mom sitting next to maybe watching that screen, but also looking at a screen of her own.

You go upstairs. Definitely sister is looking through TikTok videos on her phone. Brother is playing games on his device.

Toddler's flicking shapes across the screen and a family dog is on the treadmill because no one will walk him.

I mean, this isn't a young people problem. This is a, we love our screens issue here.

And the question we need to maybe ask yourself is, is there a chance that even the fact that there's more screens, more screen time, more connections, you know, than anyone in history?

Are we more satisfied? Is there a chance that maybe less could be more?

I'm being very real with you. I like my screen. This screen could be fun. It is a great device for connecting with people outside the room when it doesn't interfere with the people inside the room.

And what I'm just wondering is there times that this screen is very helpful, as there are times where maybe it just belongs in the pocket.

It's funny to watch how things are changing from screens. It's changing the way we enjoy moments.

We used to just enjoy moments. Now we have to post about the moment.

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