Articles by Chris McKenna
Chris McKenna is a guy with never-ending energy when it comes to fighting for the safety and protection of children. He is the founder of Protect Young Eyes, a leading digital safety organization. Chris practices his internet safety tips on his four amazing children and is regularly featured on news, radio, podcasts, and most recently on Capitol Hill for his research. His 2019 US Senate Judiciary Committee testimony was the catalyst for draft legislation that could radically change online child protection laws. With expertise in social media usage, parental controls, and pornography use in young people, Chris is highly sought after as a speaker at schools and churches. Other loves include running, spreadsheets, and candy. From 2016-2023, Chris was part of the Covenant Eyes team, creating educational resources to help individuals and families overcome porn.
To the Teen Alone and Ashamed of Your Porn Use
Shame Has No Age Limit Shame affects kids, teens, and adults. I’ll never forget receiving a phone call from a distraught mother who found my website, and called to share the story of her 9-year-old…
Reclaiming Your Family Trips from Technology
Updated May 2022 I’m the oldest of seven children, which means that I don’t have a childhood memory that doesn’t include a van. I wasn’t even three years old and we were already a family…
Summertime Tips: Managing Screen Time for Kids
Is There a Right Amount of Screen Time for Kids? Determining the right number of hours for a child to use a digital screen is tough. Parents often ask me, “What’s the right amount of…
An Update on Covenant Eyes Android Services
In December, we told you that Google informed a large list of developers, including us, that we would no longer be able to use Android’s accessibility feature to monitor and filter Android devices. Simultaneously, updates…
The God Who Sees Me
The following blog post is based on a sermon given by Chris McKenna at the Wesleyan Church of Hamburg in January 2018. If your church recognizes that porn is eroding the lives of people in…
Is Porn Use Causing Erectile Dysfunction in Teens?
There’s not a lot of attention spent on erectile dysfunction in teens, however an increasing amount of younger men and teens find themselves struggling with this problem. The majority of causes for erectile dysfunction are…
FAQs: iPhone Accountability and Filtering with Covenant Eyes
Our ability to connect our accountability and filtering services into deeper parts of the iPhone, including apps, and force Google safe searches no matter where Google is accessed has been very helpful to our members.…
Google Is Not Parent Friendly
Google’s parental controls on YouTube and Chromebooks have never been amazing. However, a few recent incidents involving YouTube and some setting changes with Chromebook parental controls have made it more clear that Google is not…
Covenant Eyes’ Android Accessibility Update
If you monitor technology news, then you may have heard that in November, Google sent a notice to a large list of developers, including us, saying that we would no longer be able to use…
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