Brave Parenting

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Ep. 102: WW Sharenting and Using Kids as Content Apr 12, 2023

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What is the impact on kids when their parent is (or wants to be) an online influencer? What about when the kids are the content?

In this Worldview Wednesday episode we look at headlines surrounding what is known as Sharenting: the sharing of kids pictures, videos, and lives by parents. What are the long term benefits (if any)? What are the unseen consequences? Most importantly, what does God’s word say about this issue?

Articles referenced:

Influencer Parents and The Kids Who Had Their Childhood Made Into Content
‘Sharenting’: Why is France trying to stop parents from oversharing their children’s images online?
French MPs examine bill on children’s right to privacy on social media
Who Know What About Me?
Mommy Influencer Announces Bizarre Meet-and-Greet Tour for 3 Year Old Daughter

Scripture referenced:

1 Tim 5:8
Prov 4:23
Eph 6:4
Ezekiel 18:4
1 Cor 10:23
1 John 1:9

Ep. 101: Screen FREE Time with Special Guest Joey Odom Apr 05, 2023

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Brave Parenting is always looking for like-minded organizations that passionately care about the effect media and technology have on children, adults, and relationships. Today we are talking with Joey Odom, co-founder of Aro, the first in-home digital wellbeing solution designed for families. You are going to love this interview with Joey, Aro’s mission, and their product!

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Ep. 100: Celebrating 100 Episodes with Special Guests Ryan Newcom & Zach Hezel Apr 01, 2023

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We are so excited to share our 100th episode with you! Joining Kelly & Chelsea today are the husbands behind Brave Parenting: Ryan Newcom & Zach Hezel. They are the technical equipment support crew and production team that keeps us running. But more than that, they are Fathers doing the hard work of waiting and limiting with an end goal of holiness, not happiness. We ask serious questions and then quiz the men on their media and cultural savviness. We finish with a look into where Brave Parenting is headed.

Ep. 99: Pedophiles on Pinterest? Mar 22, 2023

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In this Worldview Wednesday, we look at recent investigative reports regarding the pinboards created on Pinterest by adult men of young girls. We look at three different articles surrounding the growing problem of child sex abuse material through a biblical worldview in order to help parents make wise and God-honoring decisions regarding their child’s use of social media platforms.

Articles referenced:

“Men on Pinterest are Creating Sex-themed Image Boards of Little Girls: The Platform Makes it Easy.”

Child sex abuse content is exploding online. We’re losing the fight against it.

Senators seek answers from Pinterest after NBC News investigation.

Scripture referenced:

Genesis 3
Mark 7:22-23
1 Peter 5:8
1 John 4:1-3
Ecclesiastes 2:11-12

Ep. 98: Biblical Worldview – Do I Have One? Mar 15, 2023

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This week we are aiming to answer the question, “What exactly is a Biblical worldview?” and, more importantly, “Do I have a Biblical worldview?” When we consider how secularism and materialism can become subtly absorbed worldviews just by living in Western society, it becomes obvious that it intentionality is required to decipher how the Bible should inform our views. Our special guest, Pastor Logan Talamas, provides awesome conversation on these topics.

Articles referenced:

Worldview Research

Scripture referenced:

Ep. 97: WW – TikTok Announces Default Time Limits Mar 08, 2023

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In today’s episode, we look at the recent headlines about TikTok’s announcement that users under 18 will soon have a default time limit of 60 minutes. Summarizing five different articles, we apply a Biblical worldview to the reality of unhealthy habits (such as multiple hours of TikTok per day), how to stop, and whether or not it is sinful to continue doing what your conscience tells you is wrong.

Articles referenced:

TikTok announces 60-minute daily screen time limit for users under 18
TikTok to limit the time teens can be on the app. Will safeguards help protect them?
Will TikTok’s New Screen Time Limit Actually Change Anything?
TikTok Admits It’s as Clueless on Teens as the Rest of Us
TikTok restricts screen time for teens: Hour limit after White House ban

Scripture referenced:

Proverbs 4:23
Romans 7:15
Romans 7:19
Romans 14:14
Romans 14:23
Romans 7:23-24

Resources referenced:

John MacArthur New Testament Commentary: Romans 9-16
Brave Parenting Podcast: Episode 88
Brave Parenting Podcast: Episode 90
Brave Parenting Podcast: Episode 92
TikTok Screen Time Help Center

Ep. 96: BeReal App Review Feb 28, 2023

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Today’s episode is an app review of ‘BeReal’. Voted the 2022 iPhone App of the Year, this app aims to give users a realistic glimpse into what their friends are doing, seeing, and experiencing. What do parents need to know? What age is it appropriate? Listen in!

If you prefer to read about BeReal, check out our app review on BraveParenting.net

Ep. 95: WW “Teen Girls & LGBTQ+ Youth in Crisis” Feb 22, 2023

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This week’s Worldview Wednesday highlights headlines that swept the nation on February 13, 2023. The CDC released its most recent Youth Risk Behavior Survey for 2021, and the results show teen girls and lgbtq+ youth are in a major crisis and at risk. Kelly & Chelsea walk through the results, the proposed action steps, and how ridiculously insufficient they are. They provide five alternative reasons to explain the crisis – all of which parents can take action on immediately.

Articles referenced:

2019 Youth Risk Behavior Survey Results
2021 Youth Risk Behavior Survey Results
2011-2021 Data Summary and Trends Report

CDC data shows U.S. teen girls ‘in crisis’ with unprecedented rise in suicidal behavior
Teens, especially girls, are experiencing more violence, suicidal thoughts, and mental health challenges, CDC survey finds
CDC Report on Teen Mental Health is a Red Flag

Podcast referenced:

Brave Parenting #73: Modern Marijuana Use
Brave Parenting #79: It’s Time to Do Something About Pornography
Brave Parenting #80: No Porn November Worldview Wednesday
Brave Parenting #81: Sugar Dating
Brave Parenting #82: OnlyFans and Digital Sex Work

Scripture referenced:

Gen 1:27
Romans 1:19-32

Books referenced:

American Girls: The Secret Life of Teenagers by Nancy Jo Sales
iGen: Why Today’s Super-Connected Kids are Growing Up Less Rebellious, More Tolerant, Less Happy – and Completely Unprepared for Adulthood by Jean Twenge

Ep. 94: The HEART and Online Influence Feb 14, 2023

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In this Valentine’s Day episode, Kelly & Chelsea take a biblical look at the HEART and how it is impacted by media and technology. Proverbs 4:23 says to “guard your heart above all else, for everything you do flows from it.” How do we guard our hearts against negative online influence? What happens if our hearts are left unguarded? Today, we get to the HEART of all these questions.

Scripture referenced:

Matthew 22:37
Proverbs 4:23
Luke 6:45
Jeremiah 17:9
Ezekiel 36:26
Matthew 9:4
Mark 8:17
Luke 12:34
Luke 16:22
John 14:1
Matthew 5:28
Colossians 3:1-2
Philippians 4:8

Ep. 93: WW School Monitoring Software Drops LGBTQ Word Alerts Feb 08, 2023

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In this Worldview Wednesday episode Kelly and Chelsea tackle just one headline. The veteran school communication monitoring software company Gaggle has deemed it now irrelevant and unnecessary to alert school administration when words falling under the LGBTQ banner are used in student communications. The company’s stated goal is to ensure the safety and wellbeing of every student but one must ask, based on statistics of mental health and wellbeing of LGBTQ youth, if their change in ethics actually serves their goals? And, how does all of this impact a Biblical worldview?

Articles referenced:

Gaggle Drops LGBTQ Words From Student Surveillance Tool Following Bias Concerns
CDC statistics on sexual violence based on orientation

Scripture referenced:

John 19:1-16
Eph 5:11-12

Books referenced:

Knowing God by J.I. Packer
One Perfect Life by John MacArthur
and yes, Elephant & Piggie: The Complete Collection by Mo Willems
A Practical Guide to Culture by John Stonestreet and Brett Kunkle