Category Archives: TV

Top 10 Funny Super Bowl Commercials

Posted on February 3, 2012 by Jonathan McKee

Nielsen just released a blog featuring the 10 “best liked” Super Bowl commercials from the last five years. A fun watch! (SOMETHING NEW: I wrote this blog before this year’s 2012 Super Bowl. Now, we’re starting to see some of … Continue reading →

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Do Sexy Super Bowl Ads Sell?

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Jonathan McKee

While I was traveling this past weekend, we noticed an interesting article in USA Today about racy Super Bowl ads. The online article features a video interview of Bob Parsons, founder of GoDaddy.com, known for the success of his sexy … Continue reading →

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Parenting the Texting Generation, in SoCal

Posted on January 18, 2012 by Jonathan McKee

This Weekend I’m driving down to Southern California (SoCal) to preach at NorthPark Community Church and then teach my Parenting the Texting Generation workshop that evening (after the playoff games). I spend a good chunk of that workshop giving parents … Continue reading →

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Too Strict or Too Lenient

Posted on January 16, 2012 by Jonathan McKee

One of the questions I am probably asked the most frequently after my parenting workshops is, “How I do I know if I’m being too strict… or too lenient.” We’ve all thought it; sometimes it’s just hard to find the … Continue reading →

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The Increasingly Difficult Task of “Fleeing” Porn

Posted on November 21, 2011 by Jonathan McKee

Porn is becoming virtually inevitable. Unfortunately, so are the consequences of porn-consumption. Doug Fields and I collaborated on four posts about porn last week on his blog (here’s his summary post with links to all). I wanted to take the … Continue reading →

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Glee Goes All the Way… Again

Posted on November 10, 2011 by Jonathan McKee

This week Doug Fields posted an article of mine on his blog encouraging parents to use the “pause button,” the “fast forward button”… and even the “off button” on their TV remotes as they co-view media with kids. Which button … Continue reading →

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Facebook… or Jersey Shore?

Posted on November 1, 2011 by Jonathan McKee

How well do you know your teenagers? For example, if you asked them, “What would you rather give up, T.V. or internet.” Which would they choose? Is their answer… the answer? Many kids (including the majority of young people across … Continue reading →

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They Like It… so Let Them Do It!

Posted on October 11, 2011 by Jonathan McKee

In the last few weeks we’ve had a lot of dialogue in this blog about the media teenagers are regularly digesting, anything from mainstream racy music videos to top songs with questionable content. It’s been interesting to see some of … Continue reading →

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Parental Overreactions

Posted on September 21, 2011 by Jonathan McKee

How should parents respond when they realize that their kids are absorbing a steady dose of inappropriate media? It’s like this. Parents stumble upon their teenager’s iPod or discover a ticket stub, quickly realizing that Chris and Natalie aren’t showing … Continue reading →

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Four Inescapable Realities about Youth Culture

Posted on August 29, 2011 by Jonathan McKee

Yesterday I quickly chimed in with my late night thoughts after watching MTV’s 2011 VMAs and the new show that premiered after. (Wow! And I thought Jersey Shore was racy.) Today I wanted to give you even more about what … Continue reading →

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