Ages 5-13 · Book 4, Discernment · 4,299 places
Siblings and Shared Devices
The negotiation that happens twenty times a week and has never once been written down in any house.
Built on Ellis Abel and the Two Wolves Within — “Choose what you feed within.” A character series, not a curriculum with a worldview attached.
The five sessions
- Session 1
Audit one real day of inputs, honestly, adults included
- Session 2
Read the story and name the choice point inside it
- Session 3
Learn the one check: who made this, and what do they want
- Session 4
Apply the check to something they actually watch
- Session 5
Set the family or class rule they helped write
Questions leaders ask
Is siblings and shared devices in your area a religious program?
No. Ellis Abel is a character series. Each volume carries one named core value — this one is discernment — and the story does the teaching. There is no doctrine in it, nothing to opt out of, and it is used in public schools, libraries and secular programs as readily as anywhere else.
What ages does this work for?
Ages 5-13. The story is read aloud, so a child who cannot read yet is fully in it, and the discussion prompts are written in two bands so one adult can hold a mixed-age room.
We have tried things like this in your area before and stopped. Why is this different?
Because it is ten minutes and it survives a missed night. There is no streak to break and nothing to catch up on — you pick up at the next chapter.
What if my child will not talk about it?
Then read it anyway and say nothing. Children answer days later, in the car, about something else entirely. The prompts are there when they are ready, not a toll you have to pay to finish the book.
The rules that make it work
This takes no side on any platform
No app is named as good or bad. That is what makes it usable in a public school, and it is also what makes it still true in three years.
Teach the question, not the rule
Rules expire when the technology changes. "Who made this and what do they want from me" works on something that has not been invented yet.
The child writes the rule
A limit imposed from above is complied with until it can be evaded. A limit a child helped write is one they can explain to a friend.
Adults do the inventory too
A grown-up listing their own real day, honestly, in front of the children, is the moment the session stops being a telling-off.
Self-talk is an input
The harshest voice most children hear is their own, and it is on the list with everything else because it works the same way.
Nobody is shamed for their list
The first honest inventory is always ugly. A room that reacts to that is a room that will only ever see edited lists afterwards.
Shared Devices by metro area
Northeast
- Shared Devices — New York, NY
- Shared Devices — Philadelphia, PA
- Shared Devices — Boston, MA
- Shared Devices — Pittsburgh, PA
- Shared Devices — Providence, RI
- Shared Devices — Hartford, CT
- Shared Devices — Buffalo, NY
- Shared Devices — Rochester, NY
- Shared Devices — Bridgeport, CT
- Shared Devices — Albany, NY
- Shared Devices — Worcester, MA
- Shared Devices — Allentown, PA
- Shared Devices — Poughkeepsie metro area, NY
- Shared Devices — Syracuse, NY
- Shared Devices — Harrisburg, PA
- Shared Devices — New Haven, CT
- Shared Devices — Portland, ME
- Shared Devices — Scranton, PA
- Shared Devices — Lancaster, PA
- Shared Devices — York, PA
- Shared Devices — Springfield, MA
- Shared Devices — Waterbury, CT
- Shared Devices — Reading, PA
- Shared Devices — Manchester, NH
- Shared Devices — Trenton, NJ
- Shared Devices — Atlantic City, NJ
- Shared Devices — Utica, NY
- Shared Devices — Norwich, CT
- Shared Devices — Erie, PA
- Shared Devices — Binghamton, NY
- Shared Devices — Barnstable, MA
- Shared Devices — Burlington, VT
- Shared Devices — Kingston, NY
- Shared Devices — Amherst, MA
- Shared Devices — Chambersburg, PA
- Shared Devices — Bangor, ME
- Shared Devices — State College, PA
- Shared Devices — Vineland, NJ
- Shared Devices — Lebanon, PA
- Shared Devices — Johnstown, PA
- Shared Devices — Pittsfield, MA
- Shared Devices — Glens Falls, NY
- Shared Devices — Altoona, PA
- Shared Devices — Lewiston, ME
- Shared Devices — Williamsport, PA
- Shared Devices — Watertown, NY
- Shared Devices — Gettysburg, PA
- Shared Devices — Ithaca, NY
- Shared Devices — Elmira, NY
Midwest
- Shared Devices — Chicago, IL
- Shared Devices — Detroit, MI
- Shared Devices — Minneapolis, MN
- Shared Devices — St. Louis, MO
- Shared Devices — Cincinnati, OH
- Shared Devices — Kansas City, MO
- Shared Devices — Columbus, OH
- Shared Devices — Indianapolis, IN
- Shared Devices — Cleveland, OH
- Shared Devices — Milwaukee, WI
- Shared Devices — Grand Rapids, MI
- Shared Devices — Omaha, NE
- Shared Devices — Dayton, OH
- Shared Devices — Des Moines, IA
- Shared Devices — Madison, WI
- Shared Devices — Akron, OH
- Shared Devices — Wichita, KS
- Shared Devices — Toledo, OH
- Shared Devices — Springfield, MO
- Shared Devices — Lansing, MI
- Shared Devices — Fort Wayne, IN
- Shared Devices — Youngstown, OH
- Shared Devices — Flint, MI
- Shared Devices — Canton, OH
- Shared Devices — Davenport, IA
- Shared Devices — Ann Arbor, MI
- Shared Devices — Peoria, IL
- Shared Devices — Lincoln, NE
- Shared Devices — Rockford, IL
- Shared Devices — Green Bay, WI
- Shared Devices — South Bend, IN
- Shared Devices — Sioux Falls, SD
- Shared Devices — Duluth, MN
- Shared Devices — Cedar Rapids, IA
- Shared Devices — Evansville, IN
- Shared Devices — Fargo, ND
- Shared Devices — Kalamazoo, MI
- Shared Devices — Appleton, WI
- Shared Devices — Champaign, IL
- Shared Devices — Topeka, KS
- Shared Devices — Rochester, MN
- Shared Devices — Lafayette, IN
- Shared Devices — Columbia, MO
- Shared Devices — Joplin, MO
- Shared Devices — Elkhart, IN
- Shared Devices — Springfield, IL
- Shared Devices — St. Cloud, MN
- Shared Devices — Racine, WI
- Shared Devices — Saginaw, MI
- Shared Devices — Iowa City, IA
- Shared Devices — Muskegon, MI
- Shared Devices — Eau Claire, WI
- Shared Devices — Oshkosh, WI
- Shared Devices — Bloomington, IL
- Shared Devices — La Crosse, WI
- Shared Devices — Terre Haute, IN
- Shared Devices — Waterloo, IA
- Shared Devices — Kenosha, WI
- Shared Devices — Janesville, WI
- Shared Devices — Bloomington, IN
- Shared Devices — Jackson, MI
- Shared Devices — Traverse City, MI
- Shared Devices — Rapid City, SD
- Shared Devices — Monroe, MI
- Shared Devices — Jefferson City, MO
- Shared Devices — Niles, MI
- Shared Devices — Sioux City, IA
- Shared Devices — Bismarck, ND
- Shared Devices — Wausau, WI
- Shared Devices — Manhattan, KS
- Shared Devices — Springfield, OH
- Shared Devices — Battle Creek, MI
- Shared Devices — Ames, IA
- Shared Devices — Mansfield, OH
- Shared Devices — Lawrence, KS
- Shared Devices — St. Joseph, MO
- Shared Devices — Sheboygan, WI
- Shared Devices — Muncie, IN
- Shared Devices — Sandusky, OH
- Shared Devices — Michigan City, IN
- Shared Devices — Kankakee, IL
- Shared Devices — Grand Forks, ND
- Shared Devices — Mankato, MN
- Shared Devices — Fond du Lac, WI
- Shared Devices — Bay City, MI
- Shared Devices — Lima, OH
- Shared Devices — Dubuque, IA
- Shared Devices — Decatur, IL
- Shared Devices — Cape Girardeau, MO
- Shared Devices — Columbus, IN
- Shared Devices — Kokomo, IN
- Shared Devices — Midland, MI
- Shared Devices — Grand Island, NE
- Shared Devices — Minot, ND
South
- Shared Devices — Dallas, TX
- Shared Devices — Houston, TX
- Shared Devices — Atlanta, GA
- Shared Devices — Washington, DC
- Shared Devices — Miami, FL
- Shared Devices — Tampa, FL
- Shared Devices — Orlando, FL
- Shared Devices — Charlotte, NC
- Shared Devices — Baltimore, MD
- Shared Devices — San Antonio, TX
- Shared Devices — Austin, TX
- Shared Devices — Nashville, TN
- Shared Devices — Virginia Beach, VA
- Shared Devices — Jacksonville, FL
- Shared Devices — Raleigh, NC
- Shared Devices — Oklahoma City, OK
- Shared Devices — Louisville, KY
- Shared Devices — Richmond, VA
- Shared Devices — Memphis, TN
- Shared Devices — Birmingham, AL
- Shared Devices — Tulsa, OK
- Shared Devices — Greenville, SC
- Shared Devices — New Orleans, LA
- Shared Devices — Knoxville, TN
- Shared Devices — Sarasota metro area, FL
- Shared Devices — McAllen, TX
- Shared Devices — Charleston, SC
- Shared Devices — Baton Rouge, LA
- Shared Devices — El Paso, TX
- Shared Devices — Columbia, SC
- Shared Devices — Cape Coral, FL
- Shared Devices — Lakeland, FL
- Shared Devices — Greensboro, NC
- Shared Devices — Little Rock, AR
- Shared Devices — Deltona, FL
- Shared Devices — Winston-Salem, NC
- Shared Devices — Palm Bay, FL
- Shared Devices — Augusta, GA
- Shared Devices — Durham, NC
- Shared Devices — Fayetteville, AR
- Shared Devices — Jackson, MS
- Shared Devices — Chattanooga, TN
- Shared Devices — Port St. Lucie, FL
- Shared Devices — Huntsville, AL
- Shared Devices — Pensacola, FL
- Shared Devices — Lexington, KY
- Shared Devices — Killeen, TX
- Shared Devices — Wilmington, NC
- Shared Devices — Corpus Christi, TX
- Shared Devices — Ocala, FL
- Shared Devices — Savannah, GA
- Shared Devices — Brownsville, TX
- Shared Devices — Gulfport, MS
- Shared Devices — Myrtle Beach, SC
- Shared Devices — Lafayette, LA
- Shared Devices — Asheville, NC
- Shared Devices — Naples, FL
- Shared Devices — Mobile, AL
- Shared Devices — Spartanburg, SC
- Shared Devices — Beaumont, TX
- Shared Devices — Tallahassee, FL
- Shared Devices — Fayetteville, NC
- Shared Devices — Montgomery, AL
- Shared Devices — Shreveport, LA
- Shared Devices — Hickory, NC
- Shared Devices — Lubbock, TX
- Shared Devices — Huntington, WV
- Shared Devices — Gainesville, FL
- Shared Devices — Clarksville, TN
- Shared Devices — Columbus, GA
- Shared Devices — Roanoke, VA
- Shared Devices — Hagerstown, MD
- Shared Devices — Fort Walton Beach metro area, FL
- Shared Devices — Kingsport, TN
- Shared Devices — Waco, TX
- Shared Devices — Longview, TX
- Shared Devices — College Station, TX
- Shared Devices — Tuscaloosa, AL
- Shared Devices — Laredo, TX
- Shared Devices — Slidell, LA
- Shared Devices — Amarillo, TX
- Shared Devices — Lynchburg, VA
- Shared Devices — Daphne, AL
- Shared Devices — Tyler, TX
- Shared Devices — Lake Charles, LA
- Shared Devices — Hilton Head Island, SC
- Shared Devices — Macon, GA
- Shared Devices — Fort Smith, AR
- Shared Devices — Panama City, FL
- Shared Devices — Charlottesville, VA
- Shared Devices — Gainesville, GA
- Shared Devices — Athens, GA
- Shared Devices — Monroe, LA
- Shared Devices — Punta Gorda, FL
- Shared Devices — Jacksonville, NC
- Shared Devices — Johnson City, TN
- Shared Devices — Lexington Park, MD
- Shared Devices — Warner Robins, GA
- Shared Devices — Auburn, AL
- Shared Devices — Florence, SC
- Shared Devices — Charleston, WV
- Shared Devices — Houma, LA
- Shared Devices — Bowling Green, KY
- Shared Devices — Dover, DE
- Shared Devices — Midland, TX
- Shared Devices — Burlington, NC
- Shared Devices — Abilene, TX
- Shared Devices — Jackson, TN
- Shared Devices — Greenville, NC
- Shared Devices — Blacksburg, VA
- Shared Devices — Odessa, TX
- Shared Devices — Vero Beach metro area, FL
- Shared Devices — Homosassa Springs, FL
- Shared Devices — Decatur, AL
- Shared Devices — Hattiesburg, MS
- Shared Devices — The Villages metro area, FL
- Shared Devices — Florence, AL
- Shared Devices — Dothan, AL
- Shared Devices — Sherman, TX
- Shared Devices — Valdosta, GA
- Shared Devices — Winchester, VA
- Shared Devices — Wichita Falls, TX
- Shared Devices — Rocky Mount, NC
- Shared Devices — Alexandria, LA
- Shared Devices — Dalton, GA
- Shared Devices — Texarkana, TX
- Shared Devices — Albany, GA
- Shared Devices — Morgantown, WV
- Shared Devices — Hammond, LA
- Shared Devices — Harrisonburg, VA
- Shared Devices — Jonesboro, AR
- Shared Devices — Wheeling, WV
- Shared Devices — Cleveland, TN
- Shared Devices — Salisbury, MD
- Shared Devices — Staunton, VA
- Shared Devices — Morristown, TN
- Shared Devices — Elizabethtown, KY
- Shared Devices — Lawton, OK
- Shared Devices — Goldsboro, NC
- Shared Devices — San Angelo, TX
- Shared Devices — Brunswick, GA
- Shared Devices — Anniston, AL
- Shared Devices — Owensboro, KY
- Shared Devices — Steubenville, WV
- Shared Devices — Sebring, FL
- Shared Devices — Pinehurst, NC
- Shared Devices — Beckley, WV
- Shared Devices — Sumter, SC
- Shared Devices — Gadsden, AL
- Shared Devices — Paducah, KY
- Shared Devices — Rome, GA
- Shared Devices — Victoria, TX
- Shared Devices — Hot Springs, AR
- Shared Devices — Hinesville, GA
- Shared Devices — Parkersburg, WV
- Shared Devices — Enid, OK
- Shared Devices — Eagle Pass, TX
West
- Shared Devices — Los Angeles, CA
- Shared Devices — Phoenix, AZ
- Shared Devices — Riverside, CA
- Shared Devices — San Francisco, CA
- Shared Devices — Seattle, WA
- Shared Devices — San Diego, CA
- Shared Devices — Denver, CO
- Shared Devices — Portland, OR
- Shared Devices — Sacramento, CA
- Shared Devices — Las Vegas, NV
- Shared Devices — San Jose, CA
- Shared Devices — Salt Lake City, UT
- Shared Devices — Fresno, CA
- Shared Devices — Tucson, AZ
- Shared Devices — Honolulu, HI
- Shared Devices — Bakersfield, CA
- Shared Devices — Albuquerque, NM
- Shared Devices — Boise, ID
- Shared Devices — Oxnard, CA
- Shared Devices — Stockton, CA
- Shared Devices — Colorado Springs, CO
- Shared Devices — Provo, UT
- Shared Devices — Ogden, UT
- Shared Devices — Spokane, WA
- Shared Devices — Reno, NV
- Shared Devices — Modesto, CA
- Shared Devices — Santa Rosa, CA
- Shared Devices — Visalia, CA
- Shared Devices — Vallejo, CA
- Shared Devices — Salem, OR
- Shared Devices — Santa Maria, CA
- Shared Devices — Salinas, CA
- Shared Devices — Anchorage, AK
- Shared Devices — Eugene, OR
- Shared Devices — Greeley, CO
- Shared Devices — Fort Collins, CO
- Shared Devices — Boulder, CO
- Shared Devices — Kennewick, WA
- Shared Devices — Olympia, WA
- Shared Devices — Merced, CA
- Shared Devices — Bremerton, WA
- Shared Devices — San Luis Obispo, CA
- Shared Devices — Bend, OR
- Shared Devices — Yakima, WA
- Shared Devices — Santa Cruz, CA
- Shared Devices — Prescott metro area, AZ
- Shared Devices — Bellingham, WA
- Shared Devices — Las Cruces, NM
- Shared Devices — Lake Havasu City, AZ
- Shared Devices — Yuma, AZ
- Shared Devices — Medford, OR
- Shared Devices — St. George, UT
- Shared Devices — Chico, CA
- Shared Devices — Billings, MT
- Shared Devices — Coeur d'Alene, ID
- Shared Devices — Yuba City, CA
- Shared Devices — Redding, CA
- Shared Devices — El Centro, CA
- Shared Devices — Idaho Falls, ID
- Shared Devices — Pueblo, CO
- Shared Devices — Grand Junction, CO
- Shared Devices — Logan, UT
- Shared Devices — Maui, HI
- Shared Devices — Santa Fe, NM
- Shared Devices — Hanford, CA
- Shared Devices — Flagstaff, AZ
- Shared Devices — Mount Vernon, WA
- Shared Devices — Napa, CA
- Shared Devices — Albany, OR
- Shared Devices — Bozeman, MT
- Shared Devices — Missoula, MT
- Shared Devices — Wenatchee, WA
- Shared Devices — Sierra Vista, AZ
- Shared Devices — Twin Falls, ID
- Shared Devices — Farmington, NM
- Shared Devices — Longview, WA
- Shared Devices — Cheyenne, WY
- Shared Devices — Corvallis, OR
- Shared Devices — Helena, MT
- Shared Devices — Fairbanks, AK
- Shared Devices — Pocatello, ID
- Shared Devices — Grants Pass, OR
- Shared Devices — Great Falls, MT
- Shared Devices — Casper, WY
- Shared Devices — Lewiston, ID
- Shared Devices — Walla Walla, WA
- Shared Devices — Carson City, NV
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