266 Episodes

  1. Unplugged and Thriving: Lessons from the Maine Coast Semester with Sarah Rebick (#245)

    Published: 1/10/2025

  2. Phone-Free Classrooms: A Teacher’s Firsthand Report with Beth Pannenberg (#244)

    Published: 24/09/2025

  3. Raising Teens Outside the Anxious Generation with Dr. Adriana Stacey (#243)

    Published: 10/09/2025

  4. Kids, Screens, and the Rise of A.I. with Aaron Plaat (#242)

    Published: 27/08/2025

  5. ENCORE: How to Get Smartphones Out of School with Officer Gomez (#116)

    Published: 20/08/2025

  6. When Is Your Child Ready for a Phone? When You’re Ready for Them to See Porn with Doug Smith (#241)

    Published: 6/08/2025

  7. Why There Are Treatment Centers for Gaming Addiction—And What That Should Tell Every Parent with Dr. Hilarie Cash (#240)

    Published: 23/07/2025

  8. Building Executive Function: Why Play Matters More Than Tech with Mariana Carazo (#239)

    Published: 9/07/2025

  9. Raising Kids in a Screen-Saturated World—Without Losing Your Mind with Dr. Andrew Doan (#238)

    Published: 25/06/2025

  10. ENCORE: The Science of Media Use and the Teenage Brain with Dr. Douglas Gentile (#23)

    Published: 12/06/2025

  11. No Phones, No Problem: How One Family Raised Tech-Strong Teens Without Smartphones with Dan Rothert (#237)

    Published: 28/05/2025

  12. We Need to Talk About Kids & Porn Exposure with Dr. Adriana Stacey (#236)

    Published: 14/05/2025

  13. Offline and Intentional: A Conversation with Tin Can Founder Chet Kittleson (#235)

    Published: 30/04/2025

  14. ENCORE: Walker's Story: Social Media and Teen Sextortion with Brian Montgomery (#166)

    Published: 23/04/2025

  15. Why Your Child Can’t Put the Phone Down & the Power of Persuasive Design with Dr. Richard Freed (#234)

    Published: 16/04/2025

  16. “He Was a Good Kid”: The Truth Behind the Netflix Show "Adolescence" (#233)

    Published: 9/04/2025

  17. Introducing the "Kids’ Brains & Screens Home Edition" (#232)

    Published: 2/04/2025

  18. From 16,000 Videos to Real Life: Colin’s Screen Detox Story (#231)

    Published: 26/03/2025

  19. ENCORE: The Broader Effects of Tech and How to Reconnect Your Kids with Tom Kersting (#49)

    Published: 19/03/2025

  20. Get There Before The Trafficker: A Wake-Up Call for Parents with Aleda Renter (#230)

    Published: 12/03/2025

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After her oldest son, Adam, dropped out of college due to his video game addiction, Melanie Hempe, BSN, put her nursing degree and training from Emory University to good use and founded ScreenStrong. It’s her mission to create educational programs for kids and parents so no one will experience the pain of screen addiction. Her ability to simplify medical science and provide practical solutions for families has allowed her to share her passion and bold screen solutions nationally. ScreenStrong has won the hearts of many families who are preventing and reversing childhood screen conflicts and addiction.Host of the popular weekly ScreenStrong Families Podcast, Melanie has been featured in Psychology Today, Thrive-Global, The Wall Street Journal, A&E Network, CBS, CNN, NPR, the documentary Screened Out, and various news and television outlets. Her ScreenStrong Kids’ Brains and Screens Courses are available for parents and students. Her four books include, “Kids’ Brains & Screens: A ScreenStrong Student Course,” “Will Your Gamer Survive College?” “Can Your Teen Survive—and Thrive—Without a Smartphone?” and “The ScreenStrong Solution: How to Free Your Child from Addictive Screen Habits.”

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