Today is a special teen-centered episode! We’re sharing audio from Andrew Hempe’s presentation to parents of lower and middle-school-aged children. Andrew is an 18-year-old high school senior who grew up without smartphones or video games. His unique perspective on making friends, enjoying your family, and living a rich life outside the virtual world is at the heart of this episode. Enjoy!

FURTHER READING:

Article: 'Surgeon General says 13 is 'too early' to join social media'
Article: Jean Twenge

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• Host: Melanie Hempe
• Producer & Audio Editor: Olivia Kernekin

This week we welcome back our friend Officer Gomez to discuss how online predators find kids, the best parental controls, how to lock down Chromebooks, and age-restrictions for social media.

Other Episodes with Officer Gomez:

• How to Get Smartphones Out of School with Officer Gomez (#116)
• The Battle Against Screen Time with Officer Gomez (#86)

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Production Team:

• Host: Melanie Hempe
• Producer & Audio Editor: Olivia Kernekin

Today, we continue our new “Real Parents, Real Questions” series with Part 2 of April Gross’s questions for Melanie. Here are just a few of her questions:

• Do parental controls work?
• How much screen time should I allow?
• My kids say they're bored without screens... what do I do?

This is an episode and series you will NOT want to miss!

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• Producer & Audio Editor: Olivia Kernekin

Welcome to a new series on our podcast where we have parents from our community come on the podcast to ask Melanie their burning screen questions. Today, April Gross joins us with the following questions:

• Can video games be played in moderation?
• Am I overprotecting my kids by not allowing screens?  
• How do I navigate relationships with other parents who still allow toxic screens?

This is an episode and series you will NOT want to miss!

CONTENT WARNING: Adult content is discussed in detail within the context of video games.

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It’s common knowledge that boys can struggle with pornography, but do girls struggle with it? Today Melanie is joined by 18-year-old Madi to discuss this exact question. Madi shares her history of porn addiction and her advice for struggling teens and parents. 

HOMEWORK:

• For any girl struggling with porn addiction, Madi’s door is always open! Feel free to email her at [email protected]
• A must-read book on this topic is Your Brain on Porn by Gary Wilson
• Check out Gary Wilson’s TEDTalk “The Great Porn Experiment”

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• Producer & Audio Editor: Olivia Kernekin

Today Melanie is joined by Cris Rowan, a Pediatric occupational therapist, biologist, speaker, author, and longtime friend of ScreenStrong. In this stellar episode, Melanie and Cris discuss four critical foundational factors for a child's growth, how screens are stunting our kids' growth, as well as screen solutions for home and school.

• Cris Rowan's Website 
• Cris Rowan's Blog

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‘Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.’
—Maya Angelou

Dr. Adriana Stacey presents to a group of school parents on how devices affect the brains of kids and teens, how technology affects children and teen’s social, emotional, and family growth, and offers tips, solutions, and resources for parents wanting to make a difference and live the ScreenStrong lifestyle.

Presentation audio shared with permission.

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Melanie is joined by college sophomore Jackson West—age 19—to discuss his addiction to video games and the impact of that addiction on his social life and mental/emotional health.

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Production Team:

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• Producer & Audio Editor: Olivia Kernekin

Happy New Year! 

Melanie and Dr. Stacey are helping us start the year on the right foot by sharing some common screen myths and tips for beginning new screen habits in 2023.

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Thank you all for listening and engaging with the podcast this year. Here are just a few highlights from our 2022 episodes, and we look forward to continuing to see you in 2023!

Happy New Year!

Episodes Featured (in order of appearance):

• "Your Child Hates the Sound of Your Voice, and This is Why" with Erik Goldfield (#121)
• Welcome 'Glow Kids' Author Dr. Nicholas Kardaras! (#124)
• The Battle Against Screen Time with Officer Gomez (#86)
• Social Media & The Resistant Parent with Laura Hickman (#129)
• Mastering the Flip Phone: A ScreenStrong Family’s Story with Amy & Aubrey (#87)
• The Mom I Want to Be: A ScreenStrong Family's Story with Carmen Lindner (#128)
• Debunking Screen Myths with Andrew & Evan Hempe (#91)
• Trusting Your Gut with Laura Wurzburger (#99)
• Mind-Blowing Screen Hacks Your Kids Are Using with Julie Christian (#120)
• Video Game Addiction & Treatment with Dr. Brett Kennedy (#109)
• How to Get Your Child to Take Music Lessons with Dr. Catharine McClure Jackson (#112)
• The ScreenStrong Lifestyle: An Explanation (#101)

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ScreenStrong Tech Recommendations

• Canopy—Device Filter (use code STRONG for discount)

Production Team:

• Host: Melanie Hempe
• Producer & Audio Editor: Olivia Kernekin