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)
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 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 the family:
Why Satan Hates Your Family – Tim Challies
10 Principles for Christian Husbands and Fathers – Jason Helopoulos
Making Jesus Central in Your Family’s Life – Jamie Brown
Here are some good posts on parenting:
Parenting Well in a Digital World – Tim Challies
Even at the best of times there is nothing simple about raising children. But throw in a million new technologies—new devices and social networks and apps—and things get far more complicated still. This is every parent’s challenge today.
I Pray This for My Children – Gregory Harris
Part of my answer to those who asked me about raising our children would be that we repeatedly prayed for them….Here is what I prayed (and still pray) for my children….
The Most Important Thing My Parents Did – Tim Challies
Here is one thing I learned from my parents: Nothing can take the place of simply living as a Christian in view of my children.
Here are some good posts for parents on teaching the Bible to your children:
How to Soak the Next Generation in God’s Word – Jani Ortlund
5 Simple Ways to Teach Your Kids Theology – Aaron Earls
Helping Children Benefit from the Sermon – Erik Raymond
Teach Your Child to Have Devotions – Ryan Higginbottom
Here are some good posts on parenting I’ve been collecting:
Five Things We Teach Our Kids When We Don’t Know They Are Watching – Melissa Edgington
When My Fashion Accessory Told Me To Take A Hike – Tim Challies (Yes, this is about parenting, and if you are reading this, you should probably consider this post.)
Daddy, Does God Want To Save Me? – David Murray
Here are some important and really helpful posts for parents:
18 Things I Will Not Regret Doing With My Children – Tim Challies
Parents, Require Obedience of Your Children – John Piper (DG)
Is Your Child a Christian? – Brian Croft (GC)
How to Guard Sabbath for Your Children – Jen Wilkin (GC)
For Father’s Day, here are some good posts for fathers. The first two are must-reads!
12 Questions for Fathers – Greg (Yearn for God)
Being a father is a great privilege and an even greater challenge. I have two boys that I love deeply. While I cannot guarantee that they will love Jesus and walk in the fear of the Lord, how I relate to them is a huge factor in determining the kind of men they become. Here are a twelve questions I try to keep in my mind as a father.
Advice for Parenting Young Kids – Steve McCoy
I wanted to share some advice for things I feel we have learned and that not enough folks are talking about. At its core, this list is a quick mind-dump of the practical advice I want to give parents with young kids after years of doing it. By no means do we do all of this perfectly. I assume you know that already.
Do Men Mother? – Kevin DeYoung
The raising of children is intended to be a couples-project, with a father and a mother excelling in different ways.
Raising Gospel Centered Children – Luma Simms (Gospel Centered Discipleship)
When Jesus instructs us to go out and make disciples of all nations, that includes our children—our closest disciples.
Raising Kids in a Pornified Culture – Zach Nielsen (Gospel Coalition)
How can parents raise children in a pornified culture? Here are eight suggestions for this ever-increasing problem.
Hope you have a great Lord’s Day celebrating our Heavenly Father with fellow believers, and yes – some good time with family too.
Brian J. Mikul 