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Focus on Parenting Podcast

“Why Are We on Screens So Much?”

Focus on Parenting Podcast

Focus on the Family

Kids & Family, Parenting

4.41K Ratings

🗓️ 26 November 2024

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

So many of us are quick to pull out our phones. But what kind of example is that setting for our kids? David Murrow sits down with Jim Daly to discuss why spending too much time on a screen is bad for our brains. Then, Danny and John offer you ways to positively use your phone.

 

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0:00.0

As a young pastor, Ryan thought he was ready to get married, but soon after the wedding, he had a big problem.

0:07.0

When I'm doing counseling, I tell people oftentimes that I had the worst beginning six months of a marriage that I know of,

0:13.0

and so I'm a qualified counselor for them.

0:17.0

And what really began to give me a 180 in my marriage and understanding my role as a husband was just the

0:24.1

ministry of focus on the family. Now, Pastor Ryan points his congregation to all the resources we

0:31.1

provide for families because we're still helping them today. Focus on the family empowers me in my

0:37.1

marriage because I can understand

0:39.2

that other people have gone through the same thing that I'm going through and I'm not alone

0:42.8

in the struggles that I face and my wife and I can gain hope from the stories that are shared

0:48.3

on air. I'm Jim Daly. Help us give families hope today. Donate and your gift will be doubled at

0:56.1

Focus on thefamily.com slash gift.

1:02.5

It is so easy, so tempting to look at my phone, at my desktop or my laptop to get my watch,

1:10.2

just a quick glimpse to see if I have any notifications,

1:13.8

any news to know. In fact, as I'm driving, the car will sometimes interrupt the quiet and tell me

1:19.9

I got a new text message and read it to me. I don't need that. I need some boundaries. I'm John Fuller,

1:26.4

joined by Dr. Danny Werta. He's in charge of our parenting

1:29.0

team, and we're going to hear from Danny in just a minute about tech. Right now, though,

1:33.4

we're going to listen to a conversation that focused on the family president Jim Daly had on his show

1:38.4

with David Murrow. He spent years in the TV industry and shares ways that the media and tech are influencing

1:45.5

our kids.

1:46.7

First Corinthians 619 says, do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit

1:51.3

within you, whom you have from God?

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