Summer Rewind: Digitally Detoxing Your Kids for Clearer Thinking with Molly DeFrank

[upbeat music] Teens who spend more time on screens are more likely to be unhappy.

Yeah.

And teens who spend more time off the screen are more likely to be happy.

There's not a single exception to this.

[upbeat music] Welcome to the Mama Bear Apologetics podcast.

I'm Hillary.

And I'm Amy.

We are just two gals who are spiritually armed, highly caffeinated- And just sassy enough to make bad ideas cry.

Mama Bear is a ministry dedicated to helping you raise children who think critically, love biblically, and stand firm in the faith using scripture, reason, and reality.

'Cause remember, Mama Bears, this might not affect your faith- But it might affect your children's.

[upbeat music] Welcome, Mama Bears and Papa Bears, to another amazing Mama Bear Apologetics podcast.

I am so excited to be able to have our current guest on, because in reading her book, it was fantastic to see not only the research that was involved, we have done, uh, a little bit of research and, and we're affirming this stuff in some of our Mama Bear Apologetics Guide to Sexuality books, but this is such a needed topic for today.

Because today, I have got the amazing Molly DeFrank on our podcast, who wrote this awesome book called Digital Detox.

Now, if you have kiddos in your household, you know that they love being on these things.

But unfortunately, these are starting to take over our lives, and even our kids.

And so this podcast, I wanna give a bit of a conviction warning.

Possibly, the discussions on this video are going to motivate perhaps maybe some behaviors that have crept into your households, and that's a good thing.

Because to be honest, God has given us our children to shepherd and steward, and so often, social media, influencers on social media, YouTube, they are taking over our families, and we need to take that back.

So as one mama bear to another who was convicted by this book, I just challenge you to be able to be open to the Holy Spirit as we discuss this very important issue of social media and just technology's influence on the family life.

So Molly, thank you so much for being with us today.

[upbeat music] Teens who spend more time on screens are more likely to be unhappy.

Yeah.

And teens who spend more time off the screen are more likely to be happy.

There's not a single exception to this.

[upbeat music] Welcome to the Mama Bear Apologetics podcast.

I'm Hillary.

And I'm Amy.

We are just two gals who are spiritually armed, highly caffeinated- And just sassy enough to make bad ideas cry.

Mama Bear is a ministry dedicated to helping you raise children who think critically, love biblically, and stand firm in the faith using scripture, reason, and reality.

'Cause remember, Mama Bears, this might not affect your faith- But it might affect your children's.

[upbeat music] Welcome, Mama Bears and Papa Bears, to another amazing Mama Bear Apologetics podcast.

I am so excited to be able to have our current guest on, because in reading her book, it was fantastic to see not only the research that was involved, we have done, uh, a little bit of research and, and we're affirming this stuff in some of our Mama Bear Apologetics Guide to Sexuality books, but this is such a needed topic for today.

Because today, I have got the amazing Molly DeFrank on our podcast, who wrote this awesome book called Digital Detox.

Now, if you have kiddos in your household, you know that they love being on these things.

But unfortunately, these are starting to take over our lives, and even our kids.

And so this podcast, I wanna give a bit of a conviction warning.

Possibly, the discussions on this video are going to motivate perhaps maybe some behaviors that have crept into your households, and that's a good thing.

Because to be honest, God has given us our children to shepherd and steward, and so often, social media, influencers on social media, YouTube, they are taking over our families, and we need to take that back.

So as one mama bear to another who was convicted by this book, I just challenge you to be able to be open to the Holy Spirit as we discuss this very important issue of social media and just technology's influence on the family life.

So Molly, thank you so much for being with us today.