117. Let's Talk Safe Tech, a Conversation with Chris McKenna of Protect Young Eyes

Chris McKenna is a former CPA with Ernst and Young, turned youth pastor, turned family tech specialist and youth advocate. As you will hear in our conversation today, Chris has a passion for seeing young people use tech well and a nearly limitless knowledge of what it takes to keep safe and healthy for our kids. Resources: the article on routers: The Ultimate Guide to Understanding Routers a great article on putting parental controls on all devices: Parental Control for Every Digital Device the Protect App — more than 500 lessons, bilingual. A great way to start these conversations follow Chris and the PYE team on Facebook and Instagram you can find more great resources on the Protect Young Eyes websiteQuotable Quips From Chris McKenna:  “Delay is the Way” (19:00) “Raising healthy youth isn’t a NO tech strategy, it’s a SLOW tech strategy” “It’s fine if you’ve said “no”, but educate them as if you’ve said “yes” Families need a Digital Trust Framework: 5 attributes in families whose kids use tech well. ALL families, whether “no, slow, or go”, are healthier with tech when they do these five things: copy me co-play: “tech is a WE activity, not a ME activity”.  curiosity conversation coaching "No matter your tech battle, you’ll lose that fight if you do it on your own."