b'STATE OF CHILD DISCIPLESHIP REPORT 24Are you seeing the common areas of concern? The alignment doesnt stop there. Church leaders and parents areSocial media.also in agreement on the cultural Issues they find most concerning. Technology.Access to information. Parents and church leaders are unified in their concern about the impact When asked What cultural issues are most concerning to you? these cultural issues have on kids. Why? What harms are we seeing?Parents and church leaders responded:Lets dive into two of the four foundational harms 2presented by Jonathan Haidt in his book, The Anxious Generation: 69% 69% 69% 66% Social Deprivation. Kids no longer play together. Instead they consume 55% content, play video games or create social content and wait for their friends 52% to interact with it. These things are holistically damaging them. Next time you walk into a restaurant or find yourself waiting in line, take a mental poll 39% 48% of how many people are absorbed in the world shining up at them through % 48% a blue-light screen in their hands; you might find it easier to simply count 2839% 40%the number of people not on their phones.33%15% 11% Attention Fragmentation. Haidt describes it this way: SocialAnxiety Technology Depression Gender Loneliness SexualOthermedia identity orientation Capturingthechildsattentionwithimmediatelyexcitingsensorial stimuli is the goal of app designers, and they are very good at what they do. This never-ending stream of interruptionsthis constant fragmentation of Respondents could choose multiple options. attentiontakesatollonadolescentsabilitytothinkandmayleave permanent marks in their rapidly reconfiguring brains. 3App developers are fighting for the attention of our kids through the screens Church leaders Parents kids are given access to. With the Church and Home aligned in these areas (Childrens Ministryof cultural concern, we can partner together for the sake of the children we Director/Pastor/Volunteer) so deeply love. Make me to know your ways, O Lord;teach me your paths. (PSALM 25:4)13'