#72: Parenting with grace in the digital age with Mandy Majors [Grace in Parenting series]

Let’s talk about how to build relationships with your kids using open + honest communication as you parent in the digital age.

In this Grace In Real Life podcast interview, digital parenting expert Mandy Majors shares with us:

What it looks like to have healthy conversations in your home,
How to offer yourself grace when a new app or platform or algorithm pops up and you feel overwhelmed,
And how to prepare your kids to use social media in a healthy, non-soul-crushing way.

Mandy reminds us that:

God loves you the same, no matter what.
Your good kid is going to mess up and ways you can offer grace for that,
And the path to freedom for yourself when you feel like parenting in the digital age is overwhelming.

Key Quotes

“God is calling us to create a culture of healthy, honest, real conversations in our homes.” – Mandy Majors
“Show me the teachable moments.” – Mandy Majors
“I’m your Google.” – Mandy Majors
“We gotta build a safe place.” – Mandy Majors
“First, we must listen to the Holy Spirit.” – Mandy Majors
“Kids are processing it all in their minds. You need to speak into it.” – Mandy Majors
“You cannot create effective communication without being a good listener.” – Mandy Majors
“Jesus can redeem and restore any relationship.” – Mandy Majors
“There’s always hope with Jesus.” – Mandy Majors
“God is about conviction, but He’s not about shame.” – Mandy Majors
“You gotta know your kids. You gotta know the season. Give grace.” – Mandy Majors
“Your good kid is going to make mistakes.”- Mandy Majors
“Before we’re mothers, we’re a daughter of God.” – Mandy Majors
“God loves us the same if we mess something up with our kids or not.” – Mandy Majors
“Our identity is in Christ; it is not really in motherhood.” – Mandy Majors
“Do not freak out.” – Mandy Majors
“Draw more attention to what they’re doing right than what they’re doing wrong.” – Mandy Majors
“I don’t have to keep up with it all because I keep up with my kids and the relationship, and that’s what protects them.” – Mandy Majors
“We can’t be all about rules. The relationship is first. Then we give guidelines.” – Mandy Majors

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About Mandy Majors

Mandy Majors is an author, podcaster, mama, and digital parenting expert. Mandy is the author of the award-winning book, TALK: A Practical Approach to Cyberparenting and Open Communication.

She is a graduate of Indiana University and founder of nextTalk, a nonprofit organization that keeps kids safe online by creating a culture of conversation in families, churches, and schools.

She’s been married to her best friend, Matt, for twenty-one years, and together they’re raising two teens in Texas.