My plan was to not allow my kids to have phones until they were at least 18. Then, my 9yo daughter was exposed to porn through a conversation at school. Phones weren’t even allowed at our school back then! A kid watched a pornographic video the night before and then shared the graphic details with her. That changed everything for me. I felt like her innocence had been stolen, and I wanted to fight back. I set out on a journey to figure out — how do we keep our kids safe?I restricted all tech. I jumped on boycott bandwagons. I wanted all tech banned for kids. I was searching for an effective monitoring service that really worked and gave me access to everything (newsflash — they all have loopholes!) I tried to constantly shield her from anything inappropriate. This resulted in me being frustrated, hyper-overprotective and utterly exhausted. It was like playing whack-a-mole. When I tackled one problem, another problem would pop up 😡So what is THE solution to keeping our kids safe? The things I mentioned above aren’t necessarily wrong but they sometimes fail. So, what is the foolproof solution? One day I was reading on my back porch & it said — talk to your kids. Talk. When you are on the road, when you are at home, when you are getting up & when you are going to bed. It painted a picture of building a real relationship with our kids. Talking on the go — on the way to practice, on the way to school, etc. Building a safe place organically, moment-by-moment. Creating a culture of open communication where no topic is off-limits! ‼️Rules, random phone checks & restrictions are good (yes, do all of these!), but it’s really about the relationship 💟THIS has been the solution that has kept my kids safe for the last 12 years. (She’s now 21!) Bc whether you give a phone or not, kids are overexposed. Building a safe place, an honest dialogue between me and my child was 🔑That book I was reading that day? The Bible. Specifically, Deuteronomy 6:6-7 God gives us the solution to keep our kids safe online — build a healthy relationship where you talk about everything 🎯 Welcome to nextTalk. We hope you’ll follow along and share with your friends 🫶 | nextTalk