Screens are a necessary tool in today's world, but they can cause a lot of family anxiety. As parents themselves, Rowland Hall's princiPALS understand this struggle—and so they're tackling the topic. Join the pals for a discussion about current guidelines (and why it's understandable if you can't always adhere to them), high-quality programming, social media, the importance of balancing screen time and productive play, and how you can get the whole family involved in identifying values and boundaries that will guide screen time in your home.

Podcast resources:

• Dr. Becky Kennedy/Good Inside
• Common Sense Media
• Social Media and Youth Mental Health: The U.S. Surgeon General's Advisory (2023)
• Current social media guidelines: American Academy of Pediatrics, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Common Sense Media, Mayo Clinic