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Feature Digital Age By Dr. Rhett Wilson “ T


he art of leadership is not       said former British Prime


 challenges is learning to not just go   live in a day of great distraction. Be- cause of the digital age, information  become the society that is looking  tablets, and devices.       America keeps the television on seven hours a day, with the average  hours a week. Many families can’t sit through a meal without everyone checking their phones. Some couples take their tablets to bed, unable to en- dure the detachment.     -


        turn on our virtual-reality systems - enly pleasures of sight and sound in  will almost totally be blotted out   or spiritual stimulation, we are condi- -  create space in our families to raise healthy children? Here are several suggestions for ways to say no to the constant lure of the digital world.


 Make a collection of board games. Develop the habit of occasionally clearing the table for game night. As children get older, invest in games that take longer to play. Our family 


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 


 -


  watched enough television, and you’ve spent enough time on electronics. Why   - 


  and never talk to each other until the food comes. Make family meal time a time  much as possible. Ask questions of your children and listen. Henry Blackaby said that because he wanted to have a meaningful relationship with his children when they became adults, he knew that meant he needed to have lots of conver- sations about superheroes when they were young children.


 


  your mind, body, and spirit. Digital technology has become controlling, addic- tive, and intrusive. 


    Don’t let culture squeeze you into its form. Our children don’t need endless  digital time actually alters our brain patterns. For our family, screen time isn’t allowed during the week unless all school work is complete. On the weekends, our children may have up to two hours of screen time a day.


 God created us to interact with His natural world. Lead your children to  - pand their own imaginations.


Dr. Rhett Wilson, Sr., a bivocational pastor in South Carolina, is the Senior Communica- tions Director for Leighton Ford Ministries. You can view his sites at www.rhettwilson.org and www.wilsonrhett.com.


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