Mark and Noah Branson Interview A Father-Son Conversation about Gaming
Kara Powell interviews father-son pair Mark Lau Branson and Noah Branson about working together to set boundaries on video games and other media.
Archive October 14, 2010
Guys and Gaming Just Guys Part II
Youth workers and parents alike often scratch their heads in bewilderment when it comes to addressing gaming in the lives of boys we know. Check out these research-based insights into the conversations you have about guys and gaming in your own context.
The Happiest Place to Text
Recently I spent a day at Disneyland with my family, riding rides and battling crowds at the “Happiest place on earth.”
This is Your Brain on Multitasking
So I’ve been a multitasker for as long as I can remember. But then I saw a recent article by Stanford University News that challenges the effectiveness of multitasking.
Don’t Build a Site!
Note: FYI Advisory Council member Toben Heim joins us today as a guest blogger to share ideas from the marketing world that can help you rethink the ways you communicate with kids. Look for more guest blogs from Toben and …
Exponential Times
“We are living in exponential times.”
That’s one of the opening statements from the video played at the opening of the Teens in Tech conference last week (organized by a 16 year old). The stats are really interesting. We haven’t …
Rewiring Our Focus
It was over 400 years ago that Brother Lawrence wrote Practicing the Presence of God—that collection of instructional letters on how to relentlessly train our minds toward God. This 17th-Century French monk spent his days washing dishes …
See Jane Navigate Technology
In Part II of this research series on changes in the landscape of adolescent girls, we take a look at the technology that most impacts girls you know and some ways we can all respond.
Technology Matters Provocative Ideas About Media and Ministry from Shane Hipps
Have you ever stopped to think about whether using a cell phone, instant message service, email, or even a sound system impacts the message you communicate using those media? In this interview with author Shane Hipps, we are challenged to stop and think about the implications of every day technology that we may never have considered before.