Healthy Entertainment

Following up on my last post, here are some keys for keeping your family's entertainment healthy.

I don't mean this to say that I have it all figured out, because I do not by a long shot. I am learning as I go and sharing what I learn.

clipped from 1) Even good kids need coaching. good kids from solid Christian homes will be tempted to entertain themselves with movies, TV and music that are little more than media junk food. 2) Avoid a hit-list mentality. engage teens in dialogue about content and messages framed in biblical standards in terms they understand. 3) Maintain a healthy relationship. close day-to-day relationship is vital to our effectiveness as counselors. 4) Adapt diets to individuals. what might be acceptable for a teen may not be suitable for an 8-year-old sibling 5) Help children “dine out” wisely. what about when they’re at a friend’s house? What happens when they go away to college? 6) Accept your own limitations. we can’t indefinitely control the media diets of the young people we love.