Week 1: Introduction — The Invisible Addiction

1.Crouch opens by describing a moment of honest family self-assessment — looking around and noticing how many devices are present and how much time is consumed by them. Before reading further, what did you notice when you took stock of your own household this past week?

2.Crouch distinguishes between making good choices *about* technology and making good choices *with* technology. What is the difference, and why does he think the first is so rarely discussed?

3.The book's organizing concern is not simply safety or screen time, but the formation of character, wisdom, and courage. Why do you think Crouch frames the technology conversation in those terms rather than in terms of harm prevention?

4.Crouch introduces the idea that technology promises "ease and instant gratification." In what specific ways have you personally felt that pull — not just for your children, but for yourself?

5.The Barna Group research woven throughout the book reveals that many Christian families feel convicted about their technology use but don't know what to do differently. Does that tension — conviction without a clear path forward — resonate with your own experience? Why or why not?

6.Crouch suggests that the problem with technology is not that it is evil, but that it tends to crowd out better things. What "better things" do you sense are being crowded out in your home right now?

7.How does the framing of this introduction set up the book's central argument — that this is "not just about the kids"? What would it change in your household if the adults took that claim seriously first?