The Tech-Wise Family by Andy Crouch
Week 8: Chapter 7 — The Importance of Car Time
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Crouch finds an unlikely ally in the argument for real conversation — the family car — and asks whether we have surrendered one of the most formative relational spaces we have left.
Discussion Questions
7 questions1.Crouch makes the observation that the car has historically been one of the best places for real parent-child conversation — something about side-by-side seating and the slight discomfort of a confined space loosens people up. Have you found this to be true in your own experience?
2.He laments that screens in cars and earbuds in ears have largely ended this kind of spontaneous conversation. What does the family lose when every transition time — every drive to school or practice — becomes an entertainment buffer?
3.Crouch notes that some of the most significant conversations he has had with his children happened in the car, without planning or agenda. What conditions tend to produce that kind of unguarded, genuine conversation? How do devices destroy those conditions?
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