Here are some good posts to help parents think about their children and smartphones. You may not agree with everything, but these posts address some important issues and possible approaches.
Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation? – Jean Twenge (Atlantic)
Should Teens Own Smartphones? – Tony Reinke (DG)
Twelve Tips for Parenting in the Digital Age – Tony Reinke (DG)
As the Fall draws nigh, here are some good posts for parents on family worship and discipleship:
5 Reasons to Prioritize Family Worship – Donald Whitney (Crossway)
Five Benefits of Regular Family Worship – Tom Ascol (FM)
Parents, Disciple Your Teens (While There’s Still Time) – Jaquelle Crowe (Crossway)
Here are some helpful posts for parents related to children on the internet:
Wise Technological Parenting – Jon Payne (ref21)
Allowing our tweens and early teens carte blanche freedom on their devices is equivalent to letting our toddlers play soccer next to the freeway during rush hour. It’s absolutely foolish, plain and simple. If ever we needed to be wise and courageous in our parenting, it is now.
10 Internet Safety Rules to Teach Children Before They Go Online – Alan Henry (lifehacker)
From making sure they don’t fall for phishing scams to reminding them to never reveal personal information online, children just getting their start on the web may talk savvy, but still need a helping hand learning the stuff the rest of us know. Here are a few tips to get them started on the right foot.
How to React the First Time Your Child Admits Watching Porn – John Fort (Covenant Eyes)
What are we supposed to say the first time we find out our child has been exposed? Even if we have a plan, that doesn’t mean it’s easy for us to see it through and react in the best interest of our child.
Standing Against a Destructive Misogyny Threatening Our Children – Denny Burk
A generation of young men are destroying themselves by the darkness of pornography, and now they are foisting their desolation on young women who desperately want to be loved by a young man. The sexual revolution which promised to liberate has given birth to a destructive misogyny that is now being soft-pedaled as “normal” by the likes of Teen Vogue.
Here are some helpful posts for singles:
Will I Be Single Forever? – Stephen Witmer (DG)
5 Tips for Maximizing Your Singleness – Marshall Segal (Crossway)
What Is the Gift of Singleness? – Tim Challies
Here are some helpful posts for singles:
Three Crucial Things Single People Need To Know – Stephen Altrogge (TBC)
The Most Satisfying Single Years – Marshall Segal (DG)
12 Struggles Singles Face – David Murray
Tim Challies has been doing a weekly series about godly moms. In honor of Mother’s Day, here are the first five posts:
Christian Men and their Godly Moms (Intro)
The Hidden Strength of a Weak Mother (John Newton’s Mom)
The Power of a Praying Mother (Hudson Taylor’s Mom)
The Unbreakable Bond of Training and Tenderness (John Gresham Machen’s Mom)
The Power of a Persevering Mother (Christopher Yuan’s Mom)
Here are some good posts for dads:
10 Reasons I’m Thankful To Be a Dad – Tim Challies
Dad Enough to Sing – David Mathis (DG)
Why Daughters Need Their Dads – Meg Meeker (Lifeway)
Here are some good posts for parents:
The Uniqueness of Christian Parenting – Jason Helopoulos (TCC)
6 Truths about Parenting That Reorient Everything – Paul David Tripp (Crossway)
3 Priorities for Christian Parents – Tim Challies
Here are some good posts on parenting:
Fathers (and Mothers), Do Not Provoke Your Children! – Tim Challies
7 Ways Parents Unfairly Provoke Our Children – Tim Challies
Seven Principles for Angry Parents Disciplining Angry Children – Kevin DeYoung
Here are some good posts on marriage:
Ten Diagnostic Questions for Your Marriage – Kevin DeYoung
10 Things You Should Know About Male Headship – Sam Storms
10 Things You should Know about Female Submission – Sam Storms
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