Set Boundaries with Your Teen’s Phone
Focus on the Family Parenting Podcast
Focus on the Family
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🗓️ 3 February 2026
⏱️ 11 minutes
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Summary
How do you set a good example with screen-time? Danny and John share some sobering statistics on how much teens are on their phones. Plus, Jim Daly talks to Jessica Pfeiffer and Dr. Ken Wilgus on some practical boundaries to set with your teenagers and screens.
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| 0:00.0 | Your church comes to you each week to fill their cup. But when the crowd leaves, who's filling yours? |
| 0:07.3 | That's exactly what I'm here to do with my new podcast from Focus on the Family. It's called |
| 0:12.1 | Pastor to Pastor with Dave Stone. I'm so excited to help you navigate the unique challenges |
| 0:17.7 | that pastors face in their ministry journey, both personally and professionally. |
| 0:22.8 | So I invite you to listen and subscribe to pastor to pastor wherever you get your podcasts. |
| 0:32.8 | You know, all through scripture, we're told to practice some self-control. |
| 0:37.2 | And really, that's a sign of spiritual maturity, life maturity, all through scripture, we're told to practice some self-control. And really, that's a sign of |
| 0:38.8 | spiritual maturity, life maturity. And we have kids, how do we help them exercise some self-control, |
| 0:46.0 | particularly when it comes to their screens? I'm John Fuller, joined by the head of our parenting team, |
| 0:51.4 | Dr. Danny, this is something that is so difficult |
| 0:55.7 | because I got a lead by example, but I also, I have a child who has access to so much, so often. |
| 1:03.0 | How do I get a handle on this? |
| 1:04.2 | Well, there's so much available on the phones today. So, I mean, teens spend about seven to nine hours |
| 1:09.5 | on their phone, and sometimes it's for information. |
| 1:12.4 | This is a day? |
| 1:13.1 | A day. |
| 1:13.7 | Seven to nine hours a day. |
| 1:15.1 | Seven to nine hours is the average. |
| 1:17.1 | Wow. |
| 1:17.6 | Some of it's for entertainment. |
| 1:19.2 | Some of it's for information and they're researching certain things. |
| 1:22.6 | There's so much right there at our fingertips. |
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