{"id":56,"date":"2013-12-28T07:50:06","date_gmt":"2013-12-28T15:50:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.media-aware.net\/news\/?p=56"},"modified":"2013-12-30T07:56:37","modified_gmt":"2013-12-30T15:56:37","slug":"modern-media-and-parenting-resources-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.media-aware.net\/news\/?p=56","title":{"rendered":"Modern Media and Parenting &#8211; Resources (1)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Modern media and technology has a huge impact on our family lives.\u00a0 The digital devices that have been developed in recent years, and that are easily and cheaply available to our children have given rise to many new concerns and problems.\u00a0 Fortunately there are some excellent resources for parents on how to deal with some of these challenges.\u00a0 Here we list a number of brochures prepared by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.covenanteyes.com\/\">CovenantEyes<\/a>, a Michigan-based company specializing in Internet accountability software.\u00a0 Each brochure is well researched and clearly written, and is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.covenanteyes.com\/blog\/about-breaking-free\/permissions-policy\/\">free<\/a>. \u00a0\u00a0We recommend you download <i>each one<\/i> and read it carefully.<\/p>\n<p>The first resource, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.covenanteyes.com\/parenting-the-internet-generation\/\">Parenting in the Internet Generation<\/a>, outlines 7 potential threats posed by the Internet and suggests 7 habits for safe use of this medium.\u00a0 One of these threats is <i>cyberbullying<\/i>, and CovenantEyes has prepared a special <a href=\"http:\/\/www.covenanteyes.com\/a-parents-guide-to-cyberbullying\/\">guide<\/a> on this topic alone.\u00a0 When it comes to dealing with internet issues in the home, parents often ask, &#8220;Where do I start?&#8221;\u00a0 To help answer this CovenantEyes has prepared a simple guide, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.covenanteyes.com\/learn-to-protect-your-family-with-this-free-how-to-guide\/\">protecting your family online<\/a>, which gives parents some helpful basic advice.<\/p>\n<p>CovenantEyes has also produced four excellent resources on dealing with <i>pornography<\/i>.\u00a0 \u00a0The first are the grim <a href=\"http:\/\/www.covenanteyes.com\/pornography-facts-and-statistics\/\">statistics<\/a> on the prevalence (and lucrativeness) of porn on the internet.\u00a0 Read the brochure to see the astonishing magnitude and danger of this perversion. \u00a0\u00a0The second, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.covenanteyes.com\/brain-ebook\/\">your brain on porn<\/a>, describes the effects looking at pornography has on the brain.\u00a0 The third, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.covenanteyes.com\/when-your-child-is-looking-at-porn\/?utm_campaign=when-your-child-is-looking-at-porn&amp;utm_content=bottom_blog_post&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;utm_source=blog_post\">when your child is looking at porn<\/a> is a guide outlining what to do if you find out your child is looking at porn.\u00a0 And the fourth, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.covenanteyes.com\/accountability-partner-ebook\/\">coming clean<\/a> is a guide for couples and others who are dealing with porn addiction in their families.\u00a0 This brochure approaches the accountability issue from a Biblical point of view, and contains valuable suggestions.\u00a0 Please download and read all these resources to familiarize yourself with some of the dangers presented by the Internet, and things we can (and should) do to minimize them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Modern media and technology has a huge impact on our family lives.\u00a0 The digital devices that have been developed in recent years, and that are easily and cheaply available to our children have given rise to many new concerns and problems.\u00a0 Fortunately there are some excellent resources for parents on how to deal with some 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