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Posted on: 02/27/17 3:28 AM | by Jonathan McKee
My friend Ryan brought this YouTube video to my attention… a creative insight into how social media is making us less “social.” It’s super short, incredibly insightful… and guarantied to provoke conversation.
Here’s the video and some followup questions to engage in meaningful conversation with your kids:
Questions you could ask Continue reading “Social media making kids less “social””
Posted on: 02/23/17 3:30 AM | by Jonathan McKee
I’m loving this new Netflix Discussion page!
Yeah! Using Stranger Things to discuss Luke Chapter 11. Whodathunkit?
A few months ago we announced a brand new resource on our TheSource4Parents.com page … our brand new Netflix Discussions page. The page gives parents ideas for dialoguing about what they watch with their kids on Netflix.
No, we don’t expect moms and dads to sit their kids down and Continue reading “Engaging kids in conversations about “Stranger Things””
Posted in Discussion Ideas, Entertainment Media, Internet, Parenting, TV, Youth Culture | Tags: Bible Study, biblical discussions, curriculum, engaging kids, Netflix, parenting, Stranger Things | Leave A Comment
Posted on: 02/16/17 10:53 AM | by Jonathan McKee
It’s not something anyone expected to see at the Grammys—a rapper leading worship.
As millions of Americans gathered around their flatscreens this week for one of the most anticipated award shows of the year, they had no idea what was about to take place. One moment Gaga was singing with Metallica. The next moment one of the countless young ladies with a distractingly plunging neckline introduced Chance the Rapper… and a hush fell over the crowd as an angelic voice began singing the words, “How Great is Our God.”
“Pinch me Mildred, but did someone just switch the channels?”
If you missed the moment, then you not only missed Chance the Rapper making history Continue reading “Mom, is Chance the Rapper a Christian?”
Posted in Entertainment Media, Music, Parenting, TV, Youth Culture | Tags: Chance the Rapper, Chance the rapper Christian, hip hop, The Grammys | Leave A Comment
Posted on: 02/16/17 4:30 AM | by Jonathan McKee
As one of my loyal blog readers, you know I love giving you free stuff and rarely ask you for anything in return.
Today I ask for one simple thing… your stars.
Okay… I guess I’m actually asking you to read my newest book (hundreds of you have already bought it), because that’s the only way you can give it five stars. I’m talking about my brand new parenting book, If I Had a Parenting Do Over. Amazon has it in stock now and I’m asking my readers to simply pop onto Amazon and post a quick review after you read the book.
Here’s what others are already saying about it Continue reading “Your stars”
Posted in Books, Parenting | Tags: 5 stars, amazon, amazon reviews, books, If I had a parenting do over, Jonathan McKee | Leave A Comment
Posted on: 02/13/17 3:00 AM | by Jonathan McKee
Did you know that kids using electronics during bedtime are 200% more likely to be excessively sleepy during the day?
Last month I just posted some eye-opening research about social media keeping teens awake, and now TeenSafe has created a nice little infographic on the subject. Take a peek Continue reading “Teens and Sleep Infographic”
Posted in Parenting, Smartphones/Cell Phones, Social Media, Youth Culture | Tags: bedtime, distracted teens, keeping kids awake, parenting, screentime, sleep, social media, teenagers | Leave A Comment
Posted on: 02/9/17 2:00 AM | by Jonathan McKee
Today Lori and I celebrate 26 years of marriage, and it’s kinda weird… but we still like each other!
We’ve taken a week off and today we are embarking on a dolphin zodiac excursion. The plan is to take a zodiac into the middle of the pacific and swim with Flipper and all his friends! (We’re pretty excited)
If you never hear from us again, that means we mistook sharks for dolphins. Oh well… at least we’ll go out together!
I love being with this girl!
Happy Anniversary, my love!
Posted in Marriage, Personal | Tags: anniversary, celebrate, marriage | Leave A Comment
Posted on: 02/7/17 3:30 AM | by Jonathan McKee
In the youth ministry world, February is the time to talk about sex and dating. So I thought I’d give you the outline of one of my sex talks (or Download Youth Ministry put their professional flair on it HERE with readymade slides, the complete transcript and small group questions, all for just a few bucks. Those guys rock!)
In this talk I equip young people how to actually save sex in a world that exploits it. In other words, how can I “flee”? (This talk is drawn from chapter 2 in my book to teens, Sex Matters.)
TALK TITLE: What do you mean, “Flee”?
INTRODUCTION: I tell a story of a teenaged boy and his girlfriend going to her house after school. Her parents aren’t home, they go upstairs to her room “to talk”, begin kissing, the laying down… and next thing they know they end up having sex.
The young man goes to his youth pastor and tells him, “We didn’t intend to do it. It just happened. We couldn’t stop! Why?”
The youth pastor wisely responded, “Because you weren’t designed to stop Continue reading “Here’s my sex talk”
Posted in Sexuality, Speaking/Training, Youth Culture | Tags: abstinence, flee sexual temptation, my sex talk, sexual purity | Leave A Comment
Posted on: 02/5/17 6:09 PM | by Jonathan McKee
Hey… just wanted to hit you with a quick post in the middle of the game. Lady Gaga just performed what some are already calling a “mediocre” Super Bowl Halftime performance. A little harsh commentary, I think. If Gaga isn’t scandalous, they call her boring.
And you wonder why so many are trying scandalous.
Here’s a quick recap of her performance Continue reading “Lady Gaga Super Bowl Performance”
Posted in Music, TV, Youth Culture | Tags: Lady Gaga, Super Bowl 51, Super Bowl Halftime Performance | Leave A Comment
Posted on: 02/3/17 8:23 AM | by Jonathan McKee
I’m on the Focus on the Family radio broadcast today with Focus President Jim Daly. They just posted this fun little YouTube clip of a humorous moment talking about how tough it is parenting teens, and when it’s time to just… let it go!
That’s a story right out of my new book, If I Had a Parenting Do Over.
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Posted on: 02/2/17 4:30 AM | by Jonathan McKee
Just a quick note to let you know that I’ll be on the FOCUS ON THE FAMILY daily broadcast again this Friday with Focus President Jim Daly and co-host John Fuller.
This time our topic is balancing bonding and boundaries as a parent, offering parents practical advice and encouragement in a discussion based off my brand new book If I Had a Parenting Do Over: 7 Vital Changes I’d Make.
You can listen to the broadcast on your local Christian radio, or use the link HERE online starting Friday.
Enjoy!
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