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EP239 Encouragement for Raising Kids in the Digital Age w/Jenna Kruse Pt. 1

Are you spending 50% of your parenting time and energy navigating tech with your school-aged kids? Do you have little ones and you already rue the day they ask for Instagram? Are you overwhelmed with the very thought of setting up parental controls or installing an internet filter? Today’s guest is Jenna Kruse, and she helps parents with school-aged kids overcome the frustration, fatigue, and hopelessness of parenting in the digital age, so they can enjoy their kids and thrive in their role of raising the next generation to know and love Jesus. This is Part 1 of a 2 part conversation. Listen in

We discuss:

  • What’s on both my and Jenna’s To-Don’t List (mine is TMI…sorry)
  • The rapid growth of tech since 2009 (when she had her first child) and the frustration that drove her to help other parents 
  • How much of my time and energy tech required of me as a younger mom (and how thankful I am people like Jenna are standing up and helping the moms behind her)
  • The first principle of Jenna’s Balanced Approach to managing tech in her home

More about Jenna:

As a writer and speaker, Jenna Kruse specializes in equipping and encouraging parents in the digital age to raise the next generation to know and love Jesus. As a wife and mom of three kids who make fun of her for crying during Disney movies, she writes about finding Jesus in movies, media, culture, and more.

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From This Episode

Canopy for help with parental controls

Find Jenna on Instagram @digitalparent_talk 

Download her Top Ten Tips for Raising Faith-Filled Kids in the Digital Age HERE.

Jenna’s Website

Spotify Playlist of The Balanced MomCast episodes about all things tech 

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Are you a female Christian writer who wants to grow and nurture your audience without social media? 

Check out Writing Off Social: The Podcast  

Or Writing Off Social 

Or download my free resource: 27 Real Ways to Grow Your Audience Outside of Social Media

To listen to the podcasts where I’ve appeared as a guest, visit my PR + Media Page

Buy Mom, You’re Amazing! And Other Things I Want to Tell You on Amazon 

Is the Voice in My Head God or Just Me? is available on Amazon 

Finding Your Balance is available on Amazon 

If you need a book or challenge of mine and cannot afford it, please email me at thescooponbalance@gmail.com for a free digital copy or a 100% off coupon. No strings attached. 

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