"Eight years ago, my daughter asked a highly sexualized question. I didn't know 'this thing' existed until I was a 19-year-old college student. She was nine and in the fourth grade. She did not have a phone.
It was my lightbulb moment that parenting had changed. We're in new territory.
Another child had watched porn at home and shared graphic details at school. My plan to delay the phone did not keep her safe. I felt hopeless, and found myself asking, ‘Why do our kids have to grow up so fast?’ My husband and I embarked on a journey to find a real solution to this new problem.
Our search for a solution led to different options. Denying technology or moving to a remote island wasn't realistic. Restrictions and app-monitoring tools helped, but all failed and had loopholes.
One day, I was reading Deuteronomy 6:6-7. TALK with our kids. On the go. At home. Going to bed and getting up. I realized we weren't talking about difficult issues. How can I discuss sexuality, sharing nudes, screen addiction, cyberbullying, pornography, transgender, cutting, suicide, etc. without over-exposing my kids or saying the wrong thing?
There is hope. Our team is writing and speaking in real-time. Our children range from 6-24, and we have kids in private, public and homeschool. We're seeing the same problems in all sectors because the online world is everywhere. Our podcasts have reached more than 100,000 in 60 countries and our 9-week video study is in 37 states and 20 countries.
Please don't miss this like I did. Join our movement. We help families, churches and schools create a culture of real conversation. No topic is off-limits. This keeps our kids safe in the digital world." ~Mandy Majors
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