Talking to kids about TV and screentime

Free video training for parents/carers, taken from a Facebook Live, featuring special guest Joanna Adeyinka-Burford.

For one of our pop up small groups, Joanna Adeyinka-Burford shared how we can talk to our kids about TV and screentime. We were thrilled to welcome Joanna, who’s an actor and CBeebies presenter as well as a mum, to share her professional experience and insights.

Watch here:

Download the handout for this session – featuring Joanna’s key points, as well as some discussion questions to aid group discussion.

Links from the pop-up small group:

• Follow Joanna on Instagram
• Pre-order Joanna’s devotional for 7-11s: What’s Up? 30 Encouragements to Fuel your Faith
• Check out Joanna’s website
• Premier NexGen’s bank of Christian parent reviews of TV shows and films
• Left to their own Devices – helpful Care for the Family book

Christian screen-based content mentioned in the video:

• Virtual Sunday School
• What’s in the Bible?
• Veggie Tales
• Cheeky Pandas
• The Little Worship Company

You might also be interested in:

• What we can learn from Love Island
• Helping children process the news
• Finding God in movies part 1: the power of secular movies
• Finding God in movies part 2: helping children find God in film
• Finding God in movies part 3: watching a movie for the first time