Lee Ann Alexander writes to parents about using Apostolic media to redeem excessive screen time.
Have you noticed your kids are spending extra time on digital devices lately? You’re not alone. In a recent study, sixty-nine percent of parents interviewed said their kids’ screen time has increased during the COVID season.
Backyard Bible Stories with Crash McDash is a great Apostolic media source for children. #apostolicmedia #apostolicresources Click To TweetNearly half of parents interviewed have abandoned their usual rules for time on media, and over half expressed guilt about the situation. Check out these recent statistics:
The predicament is understandable. Routines have changed. Normal life patterns were drastically altered in 2020 with little warning. Research has shown for decades that children thrive best within structure, and this year has pulled apart much of the structure that dictated their daily lives. It’s natural that kids turned to the comfort and enjoyment provided by media in the vacuum left after their school and social lives shut down.
Apostolic Media to Redeem Excessive Screen Time
While each parent will need to prayerfully evaluate screen time as a family and make the appropriate decisions, one option is to redeem some of that screen time with Apostolic media.
It’s probably unrealistic to shut down media altogether; it’s so interwoven into our lives. What we can do is use some of that screen time to consume Bible-based content that reinforces an Apostolic worldview and feeds healthy spirituality.
Backyard Bible Stories with Crash McDash
One source of Apostolic media for our children is the new Backyard Bible Stories with Crash McDash.
Navigating the blitz of media today can be a tough challenge, but incorporating Apostolic resources can help.
Available from Pentecostal Publishing House, these thirteen videos are an entertaining presentation of Sunday school lessons—geared in a way for children approximately ages two to eight to follow along with at home.
Videos average twenty minutes in length with a variety of object lessons, puppet skits, worship songs, and more. A downloadable activity page is provided for children to complete as the watch the videos.
Navigating the blitz of media today can be a tough challenge, but incorporating Apostolic resources can help.
Click here to preview PPH’s new Backyard Bible Stories.