The Stories That Are Ruining Your Kids

The Stories That Are Ruining Your Kids

From No Place Like Home by Michael and Megan Knorpp

March 19, 2026 · 1h 11m

About this episode

This episode discusses how the media consumed by children can shape their worldview and belief systems.

(00:00:00) Intro (00:02:23) Current Events (00:04:00) Why Andrew Is Joining Us (00:07:02) Thank You (00:08:36) Today's Topic (00:09:43) Media Creates A Worldview (00:12:45) All Stories Communicate A Way Of Seeing The World (00:16:47) All Stories Are Preaching Something (00:28:25) Examples (00:31:37) Stories Justifying Bad Behavior (00:37:29) Your Child's Belief System Is Changing (00:37:55) Should We Ban Certain Stories (00:49:23) More About Wayfellow (01:00:09) Is Magic In Stories Evil? (01:05:47) Wrap Up Today we talk about how the movies, tv shows, and books your kids are consuming might not be as harmless as you thought! Andrew joins us as a guest to discuss how storytelling can affect your kids in ways you might not realize! Watch the podcast here: https://youtu.be/Rh1PmTjx1yQ Check out Wayfellow: https://www.wayfellowgame.com/

People in this episode

Hosts: Michael Knorpp, Megan Knorpp

Guest: Andrew

Topics covered

  • storytelling
  • media influence
  • children's worldview
  • parenting
  • bad behavior
  • belief systems

Keywords

  • storytelling
  • media
  • children
  • worldview
  • parenting
  • belief systems
  • bad behavior

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Wayfellow

Books & works: The Stories That Are Ruining Your Kids

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