The power of the social media cannot be overemphasized. As a Christian
parent it is hard not to notice that our kids are been influenced by whatever
is around.
The issue of social networking has often times been a cause for debate
among my teenage Sunday school kids. I struggle in convincing them
how much exposed they become to strangers and strange ideas flying
through the internet.
As parents and guardians, we do need to take special interest in
what our kids surf on the internet even while preparing for
their assignments.
In this new world of “image is everything", it's easy for young children
to get carried away by some overly nice stranger over any social network.
Far too often we hear heart breaking stories of child pornography, cyber-sex,
stalking activities that lead to emotional breakdown in some cases lead
to suicide. High tech phones do not make it easy on parents.
I often encourage schools' decision not to allow the use of phones, tablets etc
to minimize distractions.
A good way to start, is using parental control for sites on the
internet, or computers and also television programs.
We are responsible for guiding and nurturing our children in
a God-given way. It is time to ask the Holy Spirit for wisdom to be a
better parent and teacher to my kids. We can do same especially when we feel we
are losing it.
Thanks and God Bless for reading.
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