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Published: Aug. 1, 2022, 5:34 a.m.

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Media is all around us - movies, music, tv, online videos, reels, TikToks, and more. And, there are as many parenting strategies around media as there are types of media. How do we safeguard our kids around media in today\\u2019s culture?

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Spoiler Alert: We aren\\u2019t going to talk about what to watch per se, but rather how to watch.\\xa0

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In this episode I\\u2019ll talk about what it could look like for us to raise not just haphazard watchers but discerning media consumers. Of course, we should exercise wisdom with what our kids watch and listen to, but also, as moms we\\u2019re in the business of teaching men to fish.\\xa0

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Let\\u2019s teach our kids to become discerning viewers. I\\u2019ll give you some handlebars to foster discussions about movies or TV with your kids and to get them thinking about what they\\u2019re watching too. \\u201cWe want our children to know the one good story so well that when they see Luke Skywalker, Harry Potter, Frodo, Anne of Green Gables, Ariel, and Sleeping Beauty they can recognize the strands of truth and deception in them.\\u201d (Karalee Reinke, in Ep 27).\\xa0

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\\u201cO Discerning Spirit,\\xa0

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Who alone judges all things rightly,\\xa0

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Now be present in my mind and active

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In my imagination as I prepare to engage\\xa0

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With the claims and questions of diverse cultures

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Incarnated in the stories that people tell.\\u201d\\xa0

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A Liturgy Before Consuming Media, Every Moment Holy by Douglas McKelvey

\\n Links Mentioned:\\xa0\\xa0

• Feeding the Mouth That Bites You \\xa0by Kenneth Wilgus, PhD\\xa0
• VidAngel Filtering Service
• Minno
• PureFlix

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