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Issue 7 - April 2011
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In this issue...
- iPorn: Are Your Kids At Risk?
- Sexual Sabotage: The Pornifying of American Youth
- 5 Critical Steps You Must Follow to Keep Up with Your Kids Online
- Second Annual Covenant Eyes Scholarship Now Accepting Applications
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iPorn: Are Your Kids At Risk?
A Parent's View of iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad
 | | Should iPod touches be used unmonitored? |
By Sam Black
A lot of kids blow out birthday candles wishing for an iPod touch, but should a parent deliver the goods? Should your family use an iPhone or an iPad? Answer: Not without setting restrictions.
Recently, a dad who is a Covenant Eyes member discovered just how painful an iPod can be. His 10-year-old son invited a 9-year-old friend to spend the night, and during the evening the dad discovered the boys using the 9-year-old's iPod touch to play a video game.
"They are so young, surely nothing bad can happen," the dad said. "But when I walked by the living room door later, I saw them look up at me. It was a look that only a parent could understand. Something was up." Read more...
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Did you know?
Pornography revenue in the U.S. alone is approximately $13.3 billion per year.
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| Sexual Sabotage
The Pornifying of American Youth |
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By Luke Gilkerson A little over a week ago Covenant Eyes was invited to be a part of the Convergence Summit outside Baltimore, Maryland, which united hundreds of leaders from around the country to talk about the rapid sexualization of our culture. Many speakers took to the stage to talk about how pornography is impacting our kids, our marriages, our brains and bodies, and even current trends in crime-specifically sex trafficking. It was a highly emotional experience for all the conference attendees. Overwhelmed with expert testimonies and statistics, it was hard to walk away not wondering how our society has come this far. How is it that 82% of guys in college today saw porn by the age of 14? How is it that 8 out of 10 boys and nearly 6 out of 10 girls have seen "group sex" online before the age of 18? How is it that nearly a third of teens have received a nude or semi-nude picture or video from someone else? How did child pornography become a $3 billion business? How is it that a quarter of a million American kids-not including internationals-are victims of commercial sexual exploitation in the U.S.? In short, how is it that we have sexualized youth so much in this country? Read more... |
| 5 Critical Steps You Must Follow to Keep Up with
Your Kids Online
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By Sam Black Even good kids can be sneaky. For instance, according to a 2011 Microsoft poll, 67% of children admit to clearing their browser history and cache to hide their online activity from others. Meanwhile, most parents are either unaware or feel so pressured by time that they just can't keep pace with how the Internet is being used in their home. Save time and effort by using this simple cheat sheet designed to protect your family and make you a better parent of the Internet Generation. Read more... |
| Second Annual Covenant Eyes Scholarship Now
Accepting Applications |
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By Lisa Eldred College is expensive. We're making it cheaper. Last year, as part of our 10th anniversary celebration, we announced the creation of a scholarship fund for subscribers of Covenant Eyes who were also enrolled full-time in college. We awarded 19 scholarships to deserving recipients. We're now accepting applications for scholarships for the 2011 school year. There are only three requirements for eligibility: - You cannot be a previous recipient of a Covenant Eyes scholarship;
- You must be a Covenant Eyes subscriber; and
- You must be enrolled full-time in college in the Fall of 2011.
Applications are due by July 31, 2011. The actual amount of each scholarship will be determined at the time of selection. |
