We Got Addicted to Being Off Screens — Here's What Happened to Our Family

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✨Struggling to build rhythms that actually work in your home? My free masterclass shows you how to create simple routines that are rooted in biblical priorities and actually work. Watch it here: https://www.laurenmefford.com/free-training [https://www.laurenmefford.com/free-training] ---------------------------------------- In this episode of The Rooted Home Podcast, Jeremy and Lauren Mefford have an honest conversation about something a lot of families are wrestling with — screens. This is not a "we went cold turkey and it was fine" story. These are just two people, with very different screen histories, talking about what it actually looks like to raise six kids who know how to play, be bored, and live in the present without constantly reaching for a device. Together, they dig into why screens aren't neutral tools — why they're far closer to cigarettes than to hammers — and how the dopamine cycle of scrolling quietly robs families of the ability to enjoy the slow, the mundane, and the real. They also get honest about the spiritual layer underneath it all: how discontentment quietly grows when we're always consuming and never creating. But this episode is less about fear and more about freedom. Jeremy and Lauren share what intentional screen stewardship actually looks like in a home with six kids: family-only screen time, books in every room, long hours of outdoor play, and children who go outside and build things in the woods because nobody handed them an iPad. They also talk about the hope — that brains can be retrained, attention spans can be rebuilt, and the life God put in front of us is meant to be enjoyed. ---------------------------------------- — RESOURCES MENTIONED — ✨ C.S. Lewis, The Weight of Glory — referenced ("mud pies in the slums"): The Weight of Glory [https://amzn.to/4uZIq0o] ---------------------------------------- — CONNECT WITH THE HOSTS — YouTube: Lauren Mefford, PhD, FNP-BC [https://www.youtube.com/@LaurenMefford/videos] Instagram: Lauren Mefford, PhD, FNP-BC (@laurenmichellemefford) • Instagram profile [https://www.instagram.com/laurenmichellemefford/] Website/Contact Us: http://www.laurenmefford.com [http://www.laurenmefford.com] TIMESTAMPS 00:59 Understanding Screen Addiction 04:16 Personal Experiences with Screens 07:14 The Impact of Screens on Children 10:08 Screens as Tools vs. Addictions 13:01 The Importance of Enjoying the Mundane 16:17 The Dangers of Constant Stimulation 19:06 Training Children for a Healthy Relationship with Screens 22:00 Practical Tips for Reducing Screen Time 25:15 Fostering Creativity and Imagination 28:06 The Role of Parents in Managing Screen Time 31:15 Embracing Life Beyond Screens

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✨ Struggling to build rhythms that actually work in your home? My free masterclass shows you how to create simple routines that are rooted in biblical priorities and actually work. Watch it here: https://www.laurenmefford.com/free-training [https://www.laurenmefford.com/free-training] ---------------------------------------- What does it actually look like to steward your time well — without burning out, without hustle culture creeping in, and without losing sight of what actually matters? In this episode, Jeremy and Lauren sit down with Reagan Rose, founder of Redeeming Productivity, for a rich conversation about biblical productivity, building good habits, and what it means to be fruitful — not just busy. Reagan has been teaching personal productivity through a biblical worldview for over ten years, and the parallels between his work and Lauren's approach to homemaking make for a conversation you'll want to listen to more than once. CONNECT WITH REAGAN ROSE Reagan runs the ministry Redeeming Productivity, where he teaches personal productivity through a biblical lens. He is the author of Redeeming Productivity and hosts a podcast and membership community by the same name. He lives in southeast Michigan with his wife Kim and their three children. Find Reagan at: http://redeemingproductivity.com [http://redeemingproductivity.com] Read Redeeming Productivity by Reagan Rose: https://amzn.to/3QAlxCD [https://amzn.to/3QAlxCD] Become a Member of the Redeeming Productivity Academy: https://redeemingproductivity.com/academy/ [https://redeemingproductivity.com/academy/] ---------------------------------------- — CONNECT WITH THE HOSTS — YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LaurenMefford/videos [https://www.youtube.com/@LaurenMefford/videos] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurenmichellemefford/ [https://www.instagram.com/laurenmichellemefford/] Website: http://www.laurenmefford.com [http://www.laurenmefford.com] TIMESTAMPS: 02:12 - How Reagan went from struggling student to biblical productivity ministry 03:05 - What stewardship actually has to do with your time 05:00 - Why there is so little Christian content on productivity 08:13 - The catch-22 of being too busy to fix being too busy 10:47 - Stop adding habits — start making what you do more routine 13:27 - Why the home to-do list will never be done (and that's okay) 15:11 - What happens when your schedule has no cushion 17:46 - The quarterly check-in that keeps priorities from drifting 21:17 - What faithful stewardship looks like when you are exhausted 25:30 - Reagan's POWER morning routine 27:55 - You are not just building a habit — you are building character 36:01 - Habits in the hard seasons: postpartum, depleted, running on empty 42:12 - Holding your plans loosely when God redirects them 43:25 - What it looks like when rest counts as productivity 45:33 - Rolling with the curveballs without everything falling apart 51:26 - How to know if you are being flexible or just avoiding the work 57:45 - The habits your kids are watching you build right now 58:44 - Painting the picture of an orderly home before you hand out chore charts 66:30 - Discipline is not a burden — it is what sets you free

25. juni 20261 h 8 min

We Got Addicted to Being Off Screens — Here's What Happened to Our Family | Ep. 17

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