Dear Parent,
This guide is here to help you in your family’s digital journey in a biblical way.
While some families wisely avoid screens for children entirely, there often comes a time when technology is introduced. When that time comes, you will need to actively protect and guide your children.
Psalm 119:37
Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity and quicken thou me in Thy way.
Protect your Family
Think about your home for a moment. You lock your doors. You know who comes and goes. You wouldn’t let a stranger sit alone with your children.
Your computer is another door to your home, but this one opens to the entire world. Every person on earth with an internet connection can, in some way, reach through that door. Without proper locks, things can enter that you would never allow through your front door.
This isn’t meant to frighten you. Just as you lock your physical doors without fear, you can secure your digital doors with the same calm, practical wisdom.
Protect Your Internet
Set up network-level filtering with Firewalla to protect all devices in your home automatically.
Start Checklist →Protect Your Computers
Configure user accounts, filtering software, accountability, and screen time controls on Mac and Windows.
Start Checklist →Protect Your Phones & Tablets
Set up parental controls, app restrictions, and accountability on iPhone, iPad, and Android devices.
Start Checklist →
A Note for Parents
These protections aren’t just for children; they are for you too. We all face temptations. Installing filtering and having an accountability partner helps every member of the family. Don’t exempt yourself from what you require of your children.
Key Principles
- Delay personal cell phone ownership until age 16
- Keep children off social media sites
- Place screens in common areas where others can see
- Review accountability reports regularly
- Maintain open dialogue with your children
- Be an example for your children
Let's get started!
Work through our interactive checklist to protect your phone.