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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: 02/13/17 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: 02/2/17 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!
Posted on: 01/26/17 4:30 AM | by Jonathan McKee
Exactly how much does social media entice today’s young people?
Enough to wake them up in the middle of the night just to check and see if they got any new Snaps?
A brand new study out of the UK revealed that one fifth of today’s young people are actually waking up at night just to check social media. Funny that this is a problem… when the American Academy of Pediatrics advises parents not to even allow phones in the bedrooms Continue reading “Social Media Keeping Teens Awake”
Posted on: 01/17/17 4:23 AM | by Jonathan McKee
As one of my regular blog readers, you know I enjoy giving you unique opportunities to read and try out resources before they’re even finished, chiming in with your opinion. This month I have one of those opportunities.
At the end of this month I’ll turn in a finished manuscript to my publisher—my newest book-in-process—The Teens Guide to Social Media and Mobile Devices. This is the first time I’m even releasing this title (it comes out later this year).
Here’s where you come in. I’m looking for Continue reading “If you’d like a sneak peek”
Posted in Books, Smartphones/Cell Phones, Social Media | Tags: Jonathan McKee, mobile devices, parenting, smartphones, sneak peek, social media, teens | Leave A Comment
Posted on: 01/3/17 4:33 AM | by Jonathan McKee
Do you ever think about the ramifications of “constant connectivity” with our devices?
Do your kids?
I’m actually writing a book on it right now. That’s probably why I found this video so intriguing… and a great resource as well. In fact, I’d show this incredibly insightful little video to today’s young people at youth group, at church, or even at home after a family meal. Then if time is short, I’d ask one question:
“Is he right?”
Tons of application here Continue reading “The drawbacks of constant connectivity”
Posted in Smartphones/Cell Phones, Social Media, Youth Culture | Tags: coping mechanisms, dopamine, millennials, missing peice, Simon Sinek, smartphone, social media, stress, workplace | Leave A Comment
Posted on: 11/23/16 4:00 AM | by Jonathan McKee
Most of you already heard that today I’m the guest on Focus on Family’s daily radio broadcast. Here’s a fun video clip Jim Daly, president of Focus on Family, posted on his Facebook page… the three of us talking about using technology to connect with tech-obsessed kids:
You can catch the entire broadcast online HERE. (And the book is on sale for just $9 HERE.)
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Posted on: 10/25/16 3:54 PM | by Jonathan McKee
I just arrived home from a great weekend with Victory Church in Lancaster, PA. I trained their youth leaders Saturday night, preached in the three morning services, and then taught my Parenting The Smartphone Generation Workshop that night.
The church shoots video of their services, streams them live to their 5 locations, and then posts it online.
So here’s my sermon “Opening Up the Doors of Dialogue In Your Home”… where I gave an eye-opening peek into today’s youth culture (starting about about 20 minutes into it), including a tour of the top music young people are listening to today (starting at 29 minutes)… even in Amish Pennsylvania.
For those of you who haven’t had the chance to hear me live, here’s a peek!
Enjoy!
10-23-16- Let’s Talk: Part 7 – Special Guest, Jonathan McKee from Victory Church on Vimeo.
Posted on: 10/13/16 4:44 AM | by Jonathan McKee
We just finished posting a brand new YouTube video that gives an excellent summary of today’s over-connected kids… and today’s over-connected adults (Yep! I went there.)
Here it is… in 3 minutes:
I’ve been teaching parents how to bridge this gap in our brand new parent workshop, CONNECT WITH YOUR SMARTPHONE OBSESSED KID, based on the book of similar title.
Bring this 2 hour workshop out to your city!
Posted on: 10/5/16 3:20 PM | by Jonathan McKee
FIVE CONSIDERATIONS TO PONDER
Remember the good ol’ days when our biggest concern was the 3,000+ texts our daughters averaged per month?
Sure, young people still text, but with 84% of 12-17-year-old mobile subscribers having smartphones this year… apps are the new gateways of communication.
So what is the favorite communication app used by young people today?
Snapchat, “by a landslide.”
Continue reading “Mom, Can I Have Snapchat?”
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