Every Parent's Guide to Navigating our Digital World

by Kara Powell, Art Bamford, Brad M. Griffin

Every Parent's Guide to Navigating Our Digital World helps you think and talk differently about digital media, as you learn from inspiring and creative parents like you who navigate these ever-changing waters day after day. Drawing from the best research on media and youth, as well as our own conversations with parents and teenagers, this book offers new breakthroughs for your most pressing tech-related
Every Parent's Guide to Navigating Our Digital World equips your family to approach this new connected world like a team. It helps you develop relationships, not rules. Supervision, not surveillance. And best of all, a plan that works without making media--or you--the enemy.


*Revised and updated from Right Parenting Your Teenager in a Digital Media World

Genres: Parenting, Nonfiction, Christian Living, Technology

160 pages, Paperback

Published October 15, 2018

About the author

Dr. Kara Powell is the Executive Director of the Fuller Youth Institute (FYI), a faculty member at Fuller Theological Seminary, and Fuller's Chief of Leadership Formation. Named by Christianity Today as one of “50 Women You Should Know,” Kara serves as a Youth and Family Strategist for Orange, and also speaks regularly at parenting and leadership conferences. Kara is the author or coauthor of a number of books, including 3 Big Questions That Change Every Teenager, Growing Young, Growing With, The Sticky Faith Guide for Your Family, Sticky Faith Curriculum, Can I Ask That?, Deep Justice Journeys, Deep Justice in a Broken World, Deep Ministry in a Shallow World, and the Good Sex Youth Ministry Curriculum. Kara lives with her husband Dave and their three teenage and young adult children, Nathan, Krista, and Jessica, in Southern California.

Reviews

[Jamie Meyer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Every single parent needs to read this book! The reality is, technology is here to stay, it’s probably never going anywhere and will only increase with time. With that being the case it’s so important to learn how to navigate it in a healthy way, and teach our kids how to as well. That’s the whole focus of this book.

I absolutely love that it doesn’t take a “doom and gloom” approach to the topic, but instead looks for ways to interact in a healthy way. Everything from how to decide which apps you download and why, how to set boundaries so your phone doesn’t control your life, and how to be a positive influence rather than be negatively influenced.

It also teaches the importance and some guidelines for supervising and monitoring your kids activity, but also helps figure out when and how to start stepping back in a healthy way as they get older.

Over all, just an incredible book with so much good information that every parent needs!

[Adam Weigel · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is clear, concise, and very easy to read. It does a wonderful job showing that the relationship to technology within families doesn’t have to be “us vs. them” with the parents fighting the kids. Instead, this book illustrates the importance of digital media to the younger generations and details how parents can use it to build bridges within the family instead of tear them down. I’d recommend to young and old parents alike!

[Isaac Sevlie · Rating 3 out of 5]

I love the concept for this book, but I did not feel like there was a lot of new fresh information.

This book is good for starting a conversation with your family on digital media and how you would like it to influence your family culture.

[Kevin Slous · Rating 5 out of 5]

An important, balanced read for parents and youth workers alike, who want to understand the digital realities of today’s culture and help the next generation navigate them while developing wisdom and discernment.

[Diana Strand · Rating 5 out of 5]

If your family missed Crouch’s Tech-Wise Family when your kids were elementary or younger, this is the guide to turn to for middle school and beyond. Emphasis is on conversations and connections rather than control as you work through considerations as a family.

[Bill · Rating 5 out of 5]

Highly recommended to parents of any age, but especially parents of adolescent children.

[Calvin Sun · Rating 5 out of 5]

Definitely one of the best guides for parents ~2019!

[Leland Whitman · Rating 5 out of 5]

Pretty solid book for parents of kids 10+ who are concerned about screens. Pretty casual read.