Teens and Purity (cont.)
3. Introduce technology slowly and provide accountability and restrictions.
This is the frontline of the battle for purity. Giving teens a smartphone or any wifi-capable device without restrictions is like offering unlimited access to porn. Odds are your teenager already has a smartphone/device or has been asking for one for months, if not years.
Let me be clear: Technology is not the problem. Our sinful desires take advantage of technology’s anonymity and access to immorality.
Parents need to know what resources are available. They must guide kids to use technology with wisdom and set restrictions that point them in this direction.
Helpful resources:
- Protecting Your Family Online: A How-To Guide for Parents
- Raising Godly Digital Natives
- The Porn-Free Family Plan
- Let me know if you recommend other good resources on teens and purity.
4. Saturate yourself in God’s grace so you can lead teens to do the same.
Your teens will likely struggle or fail in the area of purity. When that day comes, point them to Christ as the source of forgiveness. He is the motivation for a continued pursuit of purity.
To help teens live pure lives, you need to know and dwell on the satisfying nature of God’s love and grace. You can’t give your child what you don’t possess yourself. When you’re saturated in God’s grace, you can help kids respond to whatever struggles and failures they experience as they seek purity throughout their lives.
This article about teens and purity originally appeared here.
