Helping Families Regain Focus in a Media and Tech Distracted Culture VIDEOS Watch Captivated Documentary Free Streaming of Broadcast Edition Video Game Addiction by Dr. Jeff Myers Media and Brain Development by Dr. Dimitri Christakis Screening Out Adults by Mark Bauerlein The Myth of Multitasking by Maggie Jackson Skater Unplugs by Corey Shonborn Captivated Documentary Trailer by Phillip Telfer A Cure for ADHD? by Dr. Jeff Myers From Couch Potato to Wild Food Forager by Rhett Simkins Television "A Vast Wasteland" (1961) by Phillip Telfer Different Attention Systems by Dr. David Walsh A Titanic Technology Lesson by Phillip Telfer FarmVille Fanatic Finds Freedom by Phillip Telfer The Physical Impact of Media Consumption By Phillip Telfer Video Game Combat Stress by Major Phil Willis Media Targeting Your Children by Tim Winters Why Are So Many Young Men Passive by Dr. Jeff Myers Hollywood's Astonishing Production Code by Phillip Telfer MTV and the United States of Entertainment by Al Menconi The All-You-Can-Eat Media Buffet by Phillip Telfer Virtuality in the 1800's? by Phillip Telfer ARTICLES Power In Unplugging Two free printable handouts to share 7 Considerations in the Age of Video Games by Phillip Telfer Fixed on the Right Goal by Phillip Telfer A Balanced Media Diet by Phillip Telfer Boys, Snakes, and Insatiable Media Appetites by Phillip Telfer The Power in Unplugging by Phillip Telfer Entertainment: Handle With Care by Phillip Telfer Replace Vs. Take Away by Phillip Telfer Convictions or Compromise? by Phillip Telfer Entertainment: Handle With Care by Phillip Telfer Finding Freedom in a Media Captive Culture by Phillip Telfer Media Saturation Threshold by Phillip Telfer A Titanic Lesson by Phillip Telfer Becoming Desensitized by Phillip Telfer Web 2.O Woes by Phillip Telfer Media Discernment Challenge by Phillip Telfer Dear Santa by Phillip Telfer Christianity and Entertainment in the 3rd Century by Phillip Telfer Abstinence Doesn't Work? by Phillip Telfer BLOG POSTS Find Balance, Regain Focus 5 Alternatives to Using a Screen as a Babysitter Musing Over the Fire Where Are You F.R.O.M.? A Tool For Conversation The Two Engines The Best Media Filter A Parent’s Guide to Thrive A Couples Daily Media Free Challenge T.H.I.N.K. Before You Post What’s the Goal? What’s the Problem? New Year’s FOMO Episode 64 – Media Creep? PODCAST EPISODES Episode 1 – Not Evil, but Powerful Episode 2 – But it Doesn’t Affect Me Episode 3 – Desensitized and Numb Episode 4 – The All-You-Can-Eat Media Buffet Episode 5 – American Idolatry Episode 6 – My Top 5 Concerns About Video Games Episode 7 – The Counterfeit Life – Part 1 Episode 8 – Gratuitous Violence as Entertainment Episode 9 – Never Enough: The Marketing of Discontentment Episode 10 – Rebellion & Family Conflict in Entertainment Episode 11 – Hopelessness and Despair in Today’s Media Episode 12 – Drunkenness and Drug Abuse FREE RESOURCES Sale! 7 Considerations in the Age of Video Games – eBook $5.99 $0.00 Sale! A Parent’s Guide to Thrive in the Digital Age $5.99 $0.00 Sale! Understanding Biblical Worship in an Age of American Idolatry $2.99 $0.00 Sale! Media Choices: Convictions or Compromise – MP3 $2.99 $0.00 Even a Small Donation Makes a Big Difference! Donate $10 Donate $25 Donate $50 Other Amount