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Episode 56: When Screens Feel Like Distance: Fighting for Connection With Your Kids

April 14, 2026 • Tony & Kristy • Episode 56

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🎙️ Episode 56: When Screens Feel Like Distance: Fighting for Connection With Your Kids

What if the hardest part of screen time is not the device itself, but the quiet fear that your child is drifting further away from you?

In this episode, Tony and Kristy talk honestly about the ache many parents feel when a phone, game, or screen seems to be getting more of their kids' attention than they are. Together, they look past surface frustration and name the deeper issue underneath it: connection, presence, discipleship, and the longing to keep doing life together.

Most of the time, we are not asking for less of a screen. We are asking for more of our child.

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Anchored in Deuteronomy 6, this conversation reframes screen tension as a discipleship issue, not just a rule issue. Tony and Kristy explore fear, family culture, modeling, balance, and small practical ways to reclaim meaningful time without panic, shame, or control.

🔶 What You’ll Hear in This Episode:

Why so much frustration about screens is really fear about losing connection with your kids
How family culture, not panic, shapes the way screens function in your home
Why modeling matters if you want your kids to build healthy habits with technology
How to use everyday moments, even video games and meals, as places for connection and discipleship
Simple ways to protect meaningful family time without turning your home into a battle zone

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