Parenting in the Digital Age

Parents should be comfortable with parental controls on digital devices.



Using various parental controls available in the market, parents can monitor how much time their children are spending on particular apps or games. With a little exploration, parents would discover that they can:
- Set time restrictions on entertainment apps or games;
- Restrict access to the Internet;
- Specify bedtimes or mealtimes when devices would have Internet access turned off;
- Require the child to obtain parental approval before installing apps on the device.

Many parents I have met are delighted to learn of these functions and cannot wait to get home to flex their newfound technological muscles, but I must implore parents to remember our role: “And you, fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath, but bring them up in the training and admonition of the Lord” (Ephesians 6:4).

We are to train them to discern right from wrong. More than just having our children obey the rules we set, we need to teach them strong biblical foundations.

If your child is old enough to understand, I would strongly encourage parents to co-create house rules for the use of digital devices in such a way that the whole family comes under the leading and admonition of the Lord.

Source: biblical-parenting.org