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How to monitor teens online: A parental question in the digital age
When it comes to Internet safety, the early and middle childhood years…
When it comes to Internet safety, the early and middle childhood years can seem cut-and-dry for parents: set rules, monitor, block, filter. Easy. But as kids become teenagers, parenting can feel like uncharted waters—especially online.…
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Addiction-Proof Parenting: Will Your Children Withstand Porn Temptations?
I contemplated whether or not to use the title above for a…
I contemplated whether or not to use the title above for a book I wrote on parenting and its relationship to addiction. But I decided to use it because I like the title for this…
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The Best Kept Secret for Keeping Kids Pure
Recently, a dad proudly told me he put Covenant Eyes on his…
Recently, a dad proudly told me he put Covenant Eyes on his son’s iPod. “What about your iPhone?” I asked. It didn’t take this dad long to connect the dots: (1) As a man, he…
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iForget: A Look At Digital Dementia, Excessive Screen Time and Why Your Kids Are At Risk
If you’re a parent with a teenager in the house, you’re not…
If you’re a parent with a teenager in the house, you’re not alone if you feel they’ve completely lost their mind at times. And quite possibly, they might be, but not for the reasons you…
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How to Raise a Porn Addict: Are you making these parenting mistakes?
Now that the first of the Internet generation has entered adulthood, porn…
Now that the first of the Internet generation has entered adulthood, porn use has become more common than ever before. Old Internet filtering approaches aren’t enough anymore. Parents need to understand the problem and create…
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Real Protection Against My 10-Year Addiction to Porn: Wesley’s Story
In the 6th grade some kid at school brought to lunch a…
In the 6th grade some kid at school brought to lunch a porno magazine. Prior to this I had not thought of women in this way. I ended up going home and searching on the…
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The Truth About Porn Our Teens Need to Hear (from a Mom Who Used to Like Porn a Lot)
I need to be honest, I was reluctant to share my story…
I need to be honest, I was reluctant to share my story publicly. Reluctant because women don’t struggle with porn, right? The internet was not accessible for me when I was a teenager. It hadn’t…
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Tricky (but Needed) Conversations with My Son About Porn
When my son was 12 years old I came home one day…
When my son was 12 years old I came home one day to find the phrase “sexy nude girls” typed in to our family computer search engine. I wasn’t shocked or even disappointed. I knew…
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The Hidden Costs in Your Kids “Free” Apps
Kim Kardashian has a new free game in the iTunes app store,…
Kim Kardashian has a new free game in the iTunes app store, and it’s expected to make her $85 million this year. Let me repeat that. This free game is expected to make $85 million…
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If Your Child is Looking at Porn: Give Them Grace
The darkness of the room was only broken by the glow of…
The darkness of the room was only broken by the glow of the screen. The darkness in his heart wasn’t—couldn’t—be broken by anything. The 12-year-old boy felt hopeless as he sat in front of the…