The Great Tech Reset: Reclaiming Real Life for Christian Families

by Arlene Pellicane

Raise kids who love real life with God more than the counterfeit world technology offers.

Screens influence how children think, learn, connect, and grow in ways previous generations never experienced. Anxiety is rising. Attention is shrinking. Screens increasingly replace real-life relationships and experiences, and parents know something isn’t working.

Parents can reject the status quo and create a healthier path forward for their families.

In The Great Tech Reset, author Arlene Pellicane addresses the sobering research revealing how technology harms kids today. She tells her family’s story of choosing a different path. They made a plan to navigate screens in tech-saturated Southern California. Drawing on research, biblical wisdom, and her own experience, she gives parents a plan to reclaim the kind of childhood God intended.

You don’t have to surrender your child’s formation to Big Tech. Reclaim your family's attention for what matters most and help your children love real life with God and others more than the counterfeit world technology offers.

176 pages

Published September 29, 2026

About the author

Arlene Pellicane is a speaker and the coauthor of Growing Up Social: Raising Relational Kids in a Screen-Driven World (with Dr. Gary Chapman). Arlene’s other books include 31 Days to
Becoming a Happy Wifeand 31 Days to a Happy Husband. She has been a featured guest on
the Today Show, Fox & Friends, Focus on the Family, FamilyLife Today, The 700 Club, and
Turning Point with Dr. David Jeremiah.
Before becoming a stay-at-home mom, Arlene worked as the associate producer for Turning
Point Television with Dr. David Jeremiah. Arlene earned her BA from Biola University and
her master’s in journalism from Regent University. Arlene lives in San Diego with her
husband, James, and their three children.
To learn more and for free family resources, such as a monthly Happy Home podcast, visit
ArlenePellicane.com

Reviews

[Claire · Rating 3.5 out of 5]

[read for work]

okay listen...there are positives and negatives:

+ All for a tech free home
+ Sometimes you gotta be radical to get results
+ Tech tends to have negative and not positive results
+ Lots of practical examples

- quite fear mongering
- "hey it worked for me, see my kids are flawless" vibes
- sometimes quite perscriptive
- super similar to every other billion tech book I've had to read of late

[KG · Rating 5 out of 5]

I received this book free in the mail and I just want to say I loved it! It really puts things into perspective when it comes to the technology we immerse ourselves in daily.
It covers the negative impact it can have on our lives and on our children’s lives. And it’s such an important topic in today’s day and age when technology has taken over the world. I highly recommend reading it no matter if you are a person of faith or not. It has a great message for everyone, especially parents who want to keep their child protected from the dangers of technology. This is a great place to start.

[Becky Filipek · Rating 3.5 out of 5]

Good research, especially for parents who haven't thought through this issue yet. A good reminder that we haven't done terribly in our own home, but I always wish we could have done better with less screen time.

[Marijke Schlittenhart · Rating 5 out of 5]

Easy read, motivational with some good ideas....