
Wretched Radio with Todd Friel Todd Talks Parenting And More With Dr. Ted Tripp
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Mar 31, 2026 Dr. Ted Tripp, pastor and author of Shepherding a Child's Heart, shares decades of experience in Christian parenting. They discuss tech and phones being handed to kids too soon. They cover pornography, online identity, and how disengaged parenting can drive children away. They talk influence versus authority and how gospel hope matters even when parenting feels failed.
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Keep Device Ownership With Parents
- Do delay giving kids unrestricted technology and treat device access as conditional on parental ownership and oversight.
- Ted Tripp recommends keeping phones on the parent's plan, holding the password, and setting clear usage rules before handing devices to children.
Skill Does Not Equal Readiness For Technology
- Insight: Parents confuse a child's intuitive tech ability with readiness to handle its dangers.
- Tripp compares a five-year-old who can pedal a bike to someone not ready to drive across town, highlighting unseen risks.
Stay Engaged Through Preteen Years
- Do stay engaged with school-age kids instead of disengaging once they can self-manage basic tasks.
- Tripp warns parents who stop being nurturing influences around ages 10–12 risk losing influence as teens pursue other interests.





