Today, Melanie is joined by Laura Hickman, a 17-year practicing, licensed mental health counselor and mom to three daughters with a front-row seat to the mental health crisis that technology has created in our youth. In Laura's own words, "never before social media did I have clients coming to my office seeking diagnoses and rattling off symptoms from the DSM in hopes that I would tell them they have autism or OCD. This is the reality now. Some parents don't know and want to know. Other parents I find want to keep their heads in the sand and believe that it is not impacting their children." This is an in-depth episode on mental health and social media you won't want to miss!<a rel="payment" href="https://screenstrong.org/donate/">Support the show</a>Don't forget to subscribe, rate, and leave a review if you enjoy the episode. Your feedback helps us bring you more of the content you love. Stay Strong! <ul> <li><a href='https://screenstrong.org/superbrain/'>Get your copy of the BRAND NEW Adventures of Super Brain book!</a></li> <li><a href='https://screenstrong.org/education/'>Start your ScreenStrong Journey today!</a></li> <li>Check out our <a href='https://screenstrong.org/store/'>Kids' Brains & Screens </a>products.</li> <li>Want to help spread the ScreenStrong message to your community? <a href='https://screenstrong.org/ambassadors/'>Consider becoming a ScreenStrong Ambassador!</a> </li> </ul> ScreenStrong Tech Recommendations <ul><li> <a href='https://canopy.us/'>Canopy</a>—Device Filter (use code STRONG for discount) </li></ul> Production Team: <ul> <li>Host: Melanie Hempe</li> <li>Producer & Audio Editor: Olivia Kernekin</li> </ul>

Today, Melanie is joined by Laura Hickman, a 17-year practicing, licensed mental health counselor and mom to three daughters with a front-row seat to the mental health crisis that technology has created in our youth. In Laura's own words, "never before social media did I have clients coming to my office seeking diagnoses and rattling off symptoms from the DSM in hopes that I would tell them they have autism or OCD. This is the reality now. Some parents don't know and want to know. Other parents I find want to keep their heads in the sand and believe that it is not impacting their children." This is an in-depth episode on mental health and social media you won't want to miss! Support the show Don't forget to subscribe, rate, and leave a review if you enjoy the episode. Your feedback helps us bring you more of the content you love. Stay Strong! Get your copy of the BRAND NEW Adventures of Super Brain book! Start your ScreenStrong Journey today! Check out our Kids' Brains & Screens products. Want to help spread the ScreenStrong message to your community? Consider becoming a ScreenStrong Ambassador! ScreenStrong Tech Recommendations Canopy—Device Filter (use code STRONG for discount) Production Team: Host: Melanie Hempe Producer & Audio Editor: Olivia Kernekin

Today, Melanie is joined by Laura Hickman, a 17-year practicing, licensed mental health counselor and mom to three daughters with a front-row seat to the mental health crisis that technology has created in our youth. In Laura's own words, "never before social media did I have clients coming to my office seeking diagnoses and rattling off symptoms from the DSM in hopes that I would tell them they have autism or OCD. This is the reality now. Some parents don't know and want to know. Other parents I find want to keep their heads in the sand and believe that it is not impacting their children." This is an in-depth episode on mental health and social media you won't want to miss!<a href="https://screenstrong.org/donate/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Support the show</a>Don't forget to subscribe, rate, and leave a review if you enjoy the episode. Your feedback helps us bring you more of the content you love. Stay Strong! <ul> <li><a href="https://screenstrong.org/superbrain/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Get your copy of the BRAND NEW Adventures of Super Brain book!</a></li> <li><a href="https://screenstrong.org/education/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Start your ScreenStrong Journey today!</a></li> <li>Check out our <a href="https://screenstrong.org/store/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Kids' Brains &amp; Screens </a>products.</li> <li>Want to help spread the ScreenStrong message to your community? <a href="https://screenstrong.org/ambassadors/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Consider becoming a ScreenStrong Ambassador!</a> </li> </ul> ScreenStrong Tech Recommendations <ul><li> <a href="https://canopy.us/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Canopy</a>—Device Filter (use code STRONG for discount) </li></ul> Production Team: <ul> <li>Host: Melanie Hempe</li> <li>Producer &amp; Audio Editor: Olivia Kernekin</li> </ul>

Social Media & The Resistant Parent with Laura Hickman (#129)

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&amp;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, “<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Kids-Brains-Screens-ScreenStrong-Student/dp/B0CWV8PPKY/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.D4dDJnt7VWS2COmW7NgTtljADTPw8sCPLE4jOZyBh7HO3dAUh-pKCK7qANJLZwnHpCOXuqb3Wc8fPIDxQ_GxfQkwhZfPvBT1V_GDa1-czVJm_k4-LnxHqdr40-2jha4ssivqDx7CrSOs-SVZam9Ch4GNoGAu89yAiiLi663J5faYPIwlThozkaOzbE1jv0xE02g8sRKehDUGG49iObUQe1PGuRYf9CkxBgt3sqxgwJw.8P9LAuw3wI5qs9P03jqhqCPswWX7Bj2y5j4VjRCLVUg&amp;qid=1709574448&amp;sr=8-1">Kids’ Brains &amp; Screens: A ScreenStrong Student Course</a>,” “<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Gamer-Survive-College-Screen-Solution/dp/1732537925/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=hempe&amp;linkCode=sl2&amp;linkId=8a8510bde01857ccd88c8a386489bc81&amp;qid=1567553101&amp;s=books&amp;sr=1-1">Will Your Gamer Survive College?</a>” “<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Survive-Thrive-Without-Smartphone-Screen-Solution/dp/1732537909/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=hempe&amp;linkCode=sl2&amp;linkId=8a8510bde01857ccd88c8a386489bc81&amp;qid=1567553101&amp;s=books&amp;sr=1-2">Can Your Teen Survive—and Thrive—Without a Smartphone?</a>” and “<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Screen-Strong-Solution-Addictive-Habits/dp/1732537933/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=hempe&amp;linkCode=sl2&amp;linkId=8a8510bde01857ccd88c8a386489bc81&amp;qid=1567553101&amp;s=books&amp;sr=1-3">The ScreenStrong Solution: How to Free Your Child from Addictive Screen Habits</a>.”

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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.”

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&amp;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, “<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Kids-Brains-Screens-ScreenStrong-Student/dp/B0CWV8PPKY/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.D4dDJnt7VWS2COmW7NgTtljADTPw8sCPLE4jOZyBh7HO3dAUh-pKCK7qANJLZwnHpCOXuqb3Wc8fPIDxQ_GxfQkwhZfPvBT1V_GDa1-czVJm_k4-LnxHqdr40-2jha4ssivqDx7CrSOs-SVZam9Ch4GNoGAu89yAiiLi663J5faYPIwlThozkaOzbE1jv0xE02g8sRKehDUGG49iObUQe1PGuRYf9CkxBgt3sqxgwJw.8P9LAuw3wI5qs9P03jqhqCPswWX7Bj2y5j4VjRCLVUg&amp;qid=1709574448&amp;sr=8-1" rel="noopener noreferrer">Kids’ Brains &amp; Screens: A ScreenStrong Student Course</a>,” “<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Gamer-Survive-College-Screen-Solution/dp/1732537925/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=hempe&amp;linkCode=sl2&amp;linkId=8a8510bde01857ccd88c8a386489bc81&amp;qid=1567553101&amp;s=books&amp;sr=1-1" rel="noopener noreferrer">Will Your Gamer Survive College?</a>” “<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Survive-Thrive-Without-Smartphone-Screen-Solution/dp/1732537909/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=hempe&amp;linkCode=sl2&amp;linkId=8a8510bde01857ccd88c8a386489bc81&amp;qid=1567553101&amp;s=books&amp;sr=1-2" rel="noopener noreferrer">Can Your Teen Survive—and Thrive—Without a Smartphone?</a>” and “<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Screen-Strong-Solution-Addictive-Habits/dp/1732537933/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=hempe&amp;linkCode=sl2&amp;linkId=8a8510bde01857ccd88c8a386489bc81&amp;qid=1567553101&amp;s=books&amp;sr=1-3" rel="noopener noreferrer">The ScreenStrong Solution: How to Free Your Child from Addictive Screen Habits</a>.”

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