Have you ever considered directing your child’s entertainment into an enrichment experience that naturally leads to talk of God? “Today I earned the RCXD on Arms Race!” “I enchanted my Diamond Chestplate to Bane of Arthropods!” Admittedly, these exclamations from your child sound like undecipherable mumbo-jumbo. But consider listening when your child tells you about… Continue reading
Add a Biblical Insight: Turn a Child’s Anecdote into a Deeper Exchange to Encourage Biblical Thinking
Add a biblical insight to conversations with your child as they share their online experiences. For today learn one thing that happened in your child’s online universe. Ask “So what happened today when you were online with your friends/at school?” or “What interesting/funny thing happened when you were playing Animal Crossing with your brother?” If… Continue reading
Pressing the Reward Button for Positive Feedback: Part 2
In a similarly named post, I mentioned the repetitive, intangible rewards children “earn” through playing video games. Their desire for positive feedback and rewards becomes incited to the point of obsession. What if, instead, they became more interested in gaining positive feedback from following God and engaging with the people God made for that purpose? It is… Continue reading