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BeReal: What Parents Need to Know About This Hot Social Media App
BeReal is hardly perfect. But it avoids some of the pitfalls that other social media apps fall into.
The Plugged In Show, Episode 153: Should We Forget About Screen Time Limits? (Plus, Black Adam)
We talk a lot about screen time here at Plugged In. The less time your kids spend in front of a screen, the better, we often say. And it’s true.
Or is it?
Five Money Apps That Pay Off
Teaching kids how to earn, save and use their money responsibly isn’t always easy. But here are 5 apps that make it more manageable.
Seven Movies That Prove Even Heroes Can Have Flaws
Flawed heroes remind us that we don’t need to be perfect in order to do good. They still need a perfect Savior just as we do.
The Plugged In Show, Episode 152: Monster Movies for Kids? And a Conversation with David A.R. White
How should parents respond to all the monster movies aimed at kids?
Rings of Power: How the Númenóreans Imitate the Kingdom of Judah
Just as The Lord of the Rings lines up strikingly close to Christian belief, the island nation of Númenor mimics the biblical Kingdom of Judah.
The Plugged In Show, Episode 151: What Is a Worldview? (Plus Sam Smith’s ‘Unholy’)
Worldview can be so important—and yet it’s not nearly as easily recorded in our reviews.
Kids Use Social Media. But How Much They Use It Might Surprise You.
If you’ve been sitting around waiting for this social media craze to go the way of the floppy disk, you might want to invest your waiting time in other areas.
Your Kids Like Sorta-Scary Movies. Is That OK?
Scary, kid-centric movies might not always be bad – but that depends on the kid and the movie in question.
The Plugged In Show, Episode 150: Laughing With The Skit Guys (and Crying Over Mumford’s New Album)
Ecclesiastes 3:4 tells us that there’s “a time to weep, a time to laugh.” We do a little bit of both in this installment of The Plugged In Show.
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