
THE ROAD TO SOCIAL
tidbits of truth about social media + you
Three cheers for phone free schools!
Phone-free policies are popping up in schools around the country—a huge win for student mental health! If you feel like celebrating, here are three simple ways parents can support the transition to phone free schools as our kids, tweens and teens go back to school.
Why wait? (Mini-Lesson #4)
Empowering your tweens and teens to understand FOMO, friendship, and God’s good gift of social limits.
Why wait? (Mini-Lesson #3)
Empowering your tweens and teens to understand the harm of social media’s highlight reels and the beauty of the bigger picture.
Why wait? (Mini-Lesson #2)
Empowering your kiddo to identify and avoid three big social media hazards: harmful content, sextortion, and addiction.
My Favorite Digital Parenting Things
So grateful for all of the people creating incredible products and content to support me on the digital parenting journey. Here are some of my favorites from 2023!
5 Social Media Mini-lessons for Advent
Sprinkling tidbits of truth about the social media world into your Christmas season.
Why wait? (Mini-Lesson #1)
Empowering your kiddo to crave God’s best design for connecting with friends
Dear Middle School Mama
Six things “I wish I would have known” about social media when my first child headed off to middle school.
The More, the Merrier?
Recognizing our limits does not come naturally when we’re swimming in sea of big numbers. Test scores. Sports stats. Social media followers. But what if we teach our kids to see beyond social media numbers?
The Organic Aisle of Social Media
Are some social media apps healthier for kids than others? A cheat sheet to help your family locate the “organic aisle” of social media.
Front porches + Family rooms
For most of history, humans have constructed homes and buildings with rooms—to contain and support the social activities and functions that make up our lives. What would it look like to build our digital spaces like rooms in a house? To give our online interactions structure and purpose?
Identity + the Digital World
Our kids’ identity cannot be birthed in the social media world. And when they feel lost, it can't be found there either. It must be anchored outside the digital world—in a story that is beautiful, and real.
Ready for Take-off?
Seven soundbites to teach your kids before (or after) they enter the social media world. These short declarations are like landmarks- helping your kids stay oriented to God’s love and purpose for them in the digital world.
Social Media + Safety
Our kids need to know that apps like TikTok, Snapchat and Instgram are anything BUT safe. And yet, we can prepare them to face this certain hazard with courage and wholeheartedness and discernment...because Christ himself is our safety.