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Take Home: Disconnect to Reconnect
Log your family’s device usage - Battery usage check, kids data usage; Eph 5:15-16 Recognize signs of addiction - BreakFree App; 1 Cor 6:12; Mk 9:43 Actively avoid what is worthless - Psa 101:1-3 Seek true communication - Talk face to face; 2 Jn 12; 3 Jn 14
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Daily Usage May Lead to… Anxiety Mood swings Isolation
Inability to talk with others Lower attention spans Narcissism (Various Sources)
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Personality Traits Associated with Screen Addiction
High harm-avoidance Altered reward dependence Low self-esteem Low cooperation Nomophobia (PyschGuide.com)
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What is Acceptable? Age Screen Time 0-18 months Zero 18 months to min. 3-5 yrs 1 hour max 6 and up Limited - No screens in bedrooms - No screens at dinner tables - No screens before 1 hour of play/exercise - Parents MUST BE good role models (American Academy of Pediatrics – 2016)
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Take Home: Avoiding the Thorns
Be Accountable to each other - Pro 27:17; Pro 15:22; Gal 6:1-5 Be Conscious of Good Stewardship - Matt 6:19-33; 1 Pet 4:10 Be Interactive Without Screens - Matt 25:31ff; Gal 5:13; Matt 23:11
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Designed Addiction Newsfeeds and videos never end
Notices appeal to our need for approval Numerous choices per page or window Push notifications constantly remind us The appeal to outrage is constant Advertisers can choose schemes CEO of Netflix said “Our greatest competitor is Facebook, YouTube, and sleep.” (Tristan Harris – TedTalk 2017)
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