Internet and Media Safety for Families

Internet andMedia Safety

for Families

Lesson 1Children are an Heritage of the Lord

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Internet and Media Safety for Families7-Lesson Sunday School Class

1. Children are an Heritage of the Lord2. The Sacred Roles of Fathers and Mothers3. Internet and Media Safety for Families4. Teach your Children about Media Choices 5. Teach your Children to prevent/avoid Pornography6. Teach Your Children about inappropriate

Internet/Media Exposures7. Make Emergency Response Plans

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Class Topics

Parenting

Technology

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LessonOutline

Lesson Objectives Heavenly Father entrusts His spirit children to earthly

parents Parents should seek to meet each child’s individual

needs Children are entitled to a loving relationship with their

parents Child abuse is an offense to God Children bring great joy into their parents’ lives Suggested Actions

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Grand Theft Auto V

“Grand Theft Auto V not only hit $1 billion in sales faster than the fastest-grossing video game, it beat the three biggest film launches of all time by 16 days”

20 September 2013

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LessonObjectives

When earthly parents welcome Heavenly Father’s children into their homes, they assume a responsibility to: love them cherish them teach them lead them to

eternal life

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Heavenly Father entrusts His

spirit children to earthly parents

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Valueof the

Internet

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I Am a Child of God1. I am a child of God,And he has sent me here,Has given me an earthly homeWith parents kind and dear.[Chorus]Lead me, guide me, walk beside me,Help me find the way.Teach me all that I must doTo live with him someday.

2. I am a child of God,And so my needs are great;Help me to understand his wordsBefore it grows too late.3. I am a child of God.Rich blessings are in store;If I but learn to do his willI'll live with him once more.

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PresidentGordon B. HinckleyNever forget that these little onesare the sons and daughters of God. Love them, take care of them.Fathers, control your tempers,now and in all the years to come.Mothers, control your voices; keep them down. Rear your children in love, in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.

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Parents should seek to meet each child’s individual needs

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“Your mother and I are overwhelmed,so you’ll have to bring yourselves up.”

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Meeting each child’sindividual needs

Each child has his or her own desires, talents, and needs

Differences can be frustrating for parents

Heavenly Father has entrusted these particular children to parents

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Internet Addiction Test Complete test for yourself Have your spouse complete test Complete test based on your observation of a child’s

behaviour Lay out an approach to how you and your spouse will

discuss the topic with a child Consider having a child complete a subset of the test

Handout - Internet Addiction Test:http://netaddiction.com/internet-addiction-test/

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Sister MichaeleneP. GrassliWe need to discover whoour children really areWe need to know whatinterests them,what worries themLet children be their own selves and not expect them to be reproductions of their parentsGive them varied experiences so they can discover what interests them, and then encourage these interests and talents

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Nurture Talents and Abilities

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How Can the Internet Support Child Development?

Games Stories Videos Instruction

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Elder James E. Faust “One of the most difficult parentalchallenges is to appropriatelydiscipline children. Every child is different and unique.What works with one may not work with another. It is a matter of prayerful discernment for the parents. The discipline of children must be motivated more by love than by punishment.”

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Children are entitled to a

loving relationship with their parents

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ElderMarlin K. Jensen

“Like so much of what isworthwhile in life, our needsfor friendship are often bestmet in the home.If our children feel friendship within the family, with each other, and with parents, they will not be desperate for acceptance outside the family.”

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ElderM. Russell Ballard“Nothing is more important to therelationship between familymembers than open, honestcommunication.The ability to counsel with our youth—and perhaps more importantly, to really listen to their concerns—is the foundation upon which successful relationships are built. Often what we see in the eyes and what we feel in the heart will communicate far more than what we hear or say”

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Principles ofGood Communication

Listen to each other Discuss challenges openly and calmly Communicate in loving, positive ways

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Child abuse is an offense to God

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Matthew 18:6

But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea.

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PresidentGordon B. Hinckley“Children don’t need beating.They need love and encouragement.They need fathers to whom they canlook with respect rather than fear.Above all, they need example. . . .“My plea . . . is a plea to save the children. Too many of them walk with pain and fear, in loneliness and despair. Children need sunlight. They need happiness. They need love and nurture.”

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Doctrine and Covenants 121

41. No apower or influence can or ought to be maintained by virtue of the bpriesthood, only by cpersuasion, by dlong-suffering, by gentleness and meekness, and by love unfeigned;

42. By akindness, and pure bknowledge, which shall greatly enlarge the csoul without dhypocrisy, and without eguile—

43. aReproving betimes with bsharpness, when cmoved upon by the Holy Ghost; and then showing forth afterwards an increase of d

love toward him whom thou hast reproved, lest he esteem thee to be his enemy;

44. That he may know that thy faithfulness is stronger than the cords of adeath.

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Children bring great joyinto their parents’ lives

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Elder James E. Faust

“while few human challenges are greater than that of being good parents, few opportunities offer greater potential for joy”

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Conclusions

Children are gifts from our Heavenly Father– As the Psalmist said, “Children are an heritage of

the Lord” (Psalm 127:3) When earthly parents welcome Heavenly

Father’s children into their homes, they assume responsibility to love them, cherish them, teach them, and lead them to eternal life

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Suggested Actions

Read: Precious Children, a Gift from God Make a commitment to spend individual time

with each of your children Take time to talk about your children with

your spouse

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Suggested Actions

“You said I should spend more timewith our children;

I turned their faces into iconson my desktop.”

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Discussion

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Bibliography – 1

Marriage and Family Relations - Instructor’s Manual– http://

www.lds.org/manual/marriage-and-family-relations-instructors-manual?lang=eng

Marriage and Family Relations - Participant’s Study Guide– http://

www.lds.org/manual/marriage-and-family-relations-participants-study-guide?lang=eng

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Bibliography – 2

50 Best iPhone Apps, 2013 Edition– http://techland.time.com/2013/09/20/50-best-iphone-apps-2013-editio

n/?iid=obinsite

'Grand Theft Auto V' Crosses $1B In Sales, Biggest Entertainment Launch In History– Forbes, 9/20/2013

http://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2013/09/20/grand-theft-auto-v-crosses-1b-in-sales-biggest-entertainment-launch-in-history

Journey of Jesus 1: His First Miracle– https://

itunes.apple.com/us/app/journey-jesus-1-his-first/id655167173?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D2

Long-Term Consequences of Child Abuse and Neglect– https://

www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/factsheets/long_term_consequences.cfm

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Bibliography – 3

Mormon Family– http://mormonfamily.net/

Precious Children, a Gift from God– By President Thomas S. Monson, First Counselor in the First Presidency– Ensign, June 2000– http://

www.lds.org/ensign/2000/06/precious-children-a-gift-from-god?lang=eng

Standing Up: Pornography– http://

www.lds.org/media-library/video/2001-08-04-standing-up-pornography?lang=eng

Top 25 iPad Apps for Kids– http://techland.time.com/2012/09/04/top-25-ipad-apps-for-kids/