Formation: Children, Faith, and technology

FREE Workshop files: PDF Workbook: https://drive.google.com/file/d/11Swx... Family Technology Guide PDF: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1u-MQ... Workshop goal: By the end of this workshop, participants will understand how technology influences a child’s development and identify practical ways to guide its use with wisdom, intentionality, and biblical discernment. 0:00 8:31 Topic 1 - Knowing the Biblical Standard 18:04 Topic 2 - Forming the Child 29:55 Topic 3 - Filtering Technology 35:00 Topic 4 - Setting the Boundaries 45:06 Topic 5 - Discipling Our Children Sources: American Psychological Association. (2023). Health advisory on social media use in adolescence.https://www.apa.org/topics/social-med... Haidt, J. (2024). The anxious generation: How the great rewiring of childhood is causing an epidemic of mental illness. Penguin Press. Office of the Surgeon General. (2023). Social media and youth mental health: The U.S. Surgeon General’s advisory. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. https://www.hhs.gov/surgeongeneral/re... Screen use and sleep among children and adolescents: A systematic review. (2022). PubMed. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36259... Screen time and attention in children and adolescents: A systematic review. (2022). PubMed. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35430... Screen time and child health: A rapid systematic review of reviews. (2025). PubMed. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40426... Social media use and body image in adolescents: A systematic review. (2021). PubMed. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34801... Social media use and body image in adolescents: A systematic review. (2023). PubMed. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37753...