EFI 13: Raising Digital Natives: Discipling Gen Alpha

We explore the unique characteristics and challenges of Generation Alpha, those born between 2010 and the mid-2030s, and provide practical strategies for discipling these digital natives in a world of constant information and changing values.

• Gen Alpha is the first generation to grow up completely immersed in digital technology, never knowing a world without screens
• Most had their pictures posted online before they could walk or talk
• Four major forces shape this generation: digital technology, constant information access, moral fluidity, and global instability
• Despite having unlimited information, Gen Alpha needs guidance to develop wisdom
• Mental health challenges, moral confusion, and disconnection from real relationships are significant issues
• Practical discipleship tools include asking open-ended questions, setting tech boundaries, modeling resilience, cultivating wonder, and anchoring identity in Christ
• Helping children order their own food at restaurants and engage in face-to-face conversations builds essential social skills
• Raising spiritually resilient children requires consistent discipleship that counters cultural messages

Resources mentioned:
Check out Axis's "A Parent's Guide to Gen Alpha" for more practical resources and discussion starters: https://live-oak.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Axis-Parent-Guide-Gen-Alpha.pdf

The Anxious Generation by: Jonathan Haidt https://amzn.to/3GX77Yb

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