It’s the world we live in. The Jetson’s have moved from TV cartoons to reality. The internet has changed our lives. Who would have thought that a cellphone would have such possibilities? Let me be quick to say that my wife and I own and use our smartphones all the time. For many of us, it is our office away from our office. Seems like everywhere you go, people young and old are using their cellphones to text, talk, search the internet, find directions, get information, etc. I even use mine in the pulpit and class.
Speaking of youth, gazillions of kids and teens have cellphones. They are attached to them like an appendage. The point of this blog post today is to join up with a parent who has attempted to guide and give some discipline to her children concerning their digital media. Parents, our children and teens need your help in all areas of life including the proper use of their digital media. I believe you will find Susan Maushart’s “The Ten Commandments For Using Modern Media” to be helpful.
- Thou shalt not fear boredom
- Thou shalt not “multitask” (not until thy kingdom come, thy homework be done)
- Thou shalt not WILF (WILF describes the “What Was I Looking For” phenomenon of using Google to look for one thing, and then burning two hours hunting down random and unimportant facts)
- Thou shalt not text and drive (or talk, or sleep)
- Thou shalt keep the Sabbath a screen-free day
- Thou shalt keep thy bedroom a media-free zone
- Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s upgrade
- Thou shalt set thy accounts to “Private”
- Thou shalt bring no media to thy dinner
- Thou shalt bring no dinner to thy media.
From A Pastor's Heart 