February 4, 2021 Christian Parenting, Encouragement, Parenting Pathway Podcast, Tough Topics

Drowning In Screen Time

Drowning in Screen TIme

Parenting Pathway Stonebriar Community Church Frisco, TexasThis week on the Parenting Pathway Podcast, Student Ministry Youth Pastor, Nathan Kocurek talks with David Murrow to discuss his new book Drowning in Screen Time.

This podcast brings four suggestions for families to make the transition from drowning in screen time to living life focusing on godly priorities.

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In the last year, screens have crept into every area of our lives. Movies, TV, games, streaming services, and even digital books have kept us entertained and in our homes. We are working from home and spend entire days on video calls and the computer. Our kids attend class over a computer screen. Then, we wrap up a typical day by binge-watching something on Netflix.

At first, this seemed like the best solution, but now as we start to expand life outside our pandemic bubble, the pull to stay tethered to our screens seems unbreakable. Are you or members of your family finding it hard to step into face-to-face relationships?

About David Murrow

David Murrow has worked in the media and news industry his entire career. As an insider in the screen-addiction business, David set out on a journey to understand why we get addicted to screens so quickly and how to achieve a healthy screen balance so we don’t get sucked in for hours on end. In his book, David provides adults, teens, and parents with tips on stepping away from screens, living a more joy-filled life, and helping others discover the freedom of living in the present.

David says, “I write…as a man who almost drowned in screen time. I didn’t realize I was in over my head, neglecting the important things, and hurting the people I love…I was slowly losing touch with the real world. My body was home, but my mind was in cyberspace. I didn’t notice my absence, but my wife and kids did.”

Resources

You can purchase David’s book, Drowning in Screen Time on amazon.com, wherever you buy books, or on David’s website DavidMurrow.com

If you would like to learn more about Raising Digital Natives we encourage you to listen to our Parenting Pathway, Straight Talk, Raising Digital Natives.

You can also download out free Family Media Kit full of great suggestions, resources including sample contracts, as well some encouragement, Family Media Kit.

Authors

  • Nathan Kocurek

    Emerging from the depths of the late 1970s, Nathan Kocurek spent his formative years under the influence of Hall & Oates, Duran Duran, and other notables while listening to KRBE in Houston on the clock radio beside his bed. Nathan was influenced to love Jesus by the example of his young single mom, and he grew up with a love for God but an incomplete understanding of discipleship. As a result, as a teenager, he indulged in a relentless and, at times, reckless pursuit of social and athletic achievements, seeking to assuage an innermost feeling of emptiness that he could not escape. Finally, by God’s grace, the Spirit of the Lord made it clear to him that none but Jesus could satisfy what he was lacking. The answer had been there all along. Later, Nathan married the girl of his dreams and they ran off to California, had two sons, and returned to Texas where they adopted their sweet daughter. Having served as a Student Minister at two previous churches over the past 18 years, Nathan and his wife, Marie, are now thrilled to follow the calling of Christ at Stonebriar Community Church.

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  • David Murrow

    David Murrow is an author, speaker, sermon coach, television producer, writer, and inventor—an all around nice guy.

    David has worked in the media and news industry his entire career. As an insider in the screen-addiction business, David set out on a journey to understand why we get addicted to screens so quickly and how to achieve a healthy screen balance so we don’t get sucked in for hours on end. In his book, Drowning in Screen Time, David provides adults, teens, and parents with tips on stepping away from screens, living a more joy-filled life, and helping others discover the freedom of living in the present.

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