The Tech-Wise Family: Everyday Steps for Putting Technology in Its Proper Place

by Andy Crouch

Ten Tech-Wise Commitments 1 We develop wisdom and courage together as a family. 2 We want to create more than we consume. So we fill the center of our home with things that reward skill and active engagement. 3 We are designed for a rhythm of work and rest. So one hour a day, one day a week, and one week a year, we turn off our devices and worship, feast, play, and rest together. 4 We wake up before our devices do, and they “go to bed” before we do. 5 We aim for “no screens before double digits” at school and at home. 6 We use screens for a purpose, and we use them together, rather than using them aimlessly and alone. 7 Car time is conversation time. 8 Spouses have one another’s passwords, and parents have total access to children’s devices. 9 We learn to sing together, rather than letting recorded and amplified music take over our lives and worship. 10 We show up in person for the big events of life. We learn how to be human by being fully present at our moments of greatest vulnerability. We hope to die in one another’s arms.