Podcast Episodes

I Didn’t Miss Out (Part 1): What I Gained Growing Up Without Screens with Andrew Hempe (#267)

What if growing up without a smartphone or video games didn’t mean missing out—but actually meant gaining more?

In this episode of the ScreenStrong Fa…

2 hours ago

Psychiatrist Answers: Should Schools Be Using Less Technology? with Dr. Adriana Stacey (#266)

How much technology should kids really be using at school? In this episode of the ScreenStrong Families Podcast, Melanie Hempe and Dr. Stacey explore…

1 week, 6 days ago

ENCORE: How School Screens Impact Social Emotional Learning with Dr. Richard Freed (#92)

Originally aired: March, 2022

Melanie welcomes back Dr. Richard Freed, author of Wired Child and a practicing Clinical Psychologist and supervisor stu…

2 weeks, 4 days ago

ENCORE: How Teachers and Parents Can Support Phone-Free Schools with Dr. Adriana Stacey (#214)

In this episode, Melanie and Dr. Stacey explore how teachers and parents can collaborate to create a phone-free school environment. Teachers can supp…

3 weeks, 6 days ago

ENCORE: A Smartphone-Free Adolescence: Melissa’s Story (#172)

Originally aired November 8, 2023.

In this episode, Melanie has a very special guest—her daughter, Melissa! In this episode, we will hear how Melissa …

1 month, 1 week ago

ENCORE: A Psychiatrist's Tips on Managing Screen Time with Dr. Adriana Stacey (#106)

Today we welcome back Dr. Adriana Stacey,  a Board Certified Psychiatrist, for part two of her discussion with Melanie. In this episode they cover wh…

2 months ago

ENCORE: Summer Strategies: Keeping Middle Schoolers ScreenStrong This Summer (#190)

Do you want to prevent your middle Schooler from becoming dependent on screen time this summer? Join Melanie as she offers practical strategies to Em…

2 months, 1 week ago

10 Things Your 14-Year-Old Boy Can Do This Summer with Evan Hempe (#265)

Fourteen-year-old boys face a tricky gap every June—too old for camp, too young for a job, and just bored enough to default to hours of gaming. Evan …

2 months, 2 weeks ago

Why Screens Are Changing the Classroom: What Parents Need to Know About Kids, Schools & Attention (Part 2) (#264)

In Part 2 of Melanie Hempe’s conversation with educator and Screen Schooled co-author Joe Clement, they continue unpacking the hidden impact of scree…

2 months, 3 weeks ago

Why Screens Are Changing the Classroom: What Parents Need to Know About Kids, Schools & Attention (Part 1) (#263)

In today’s episode, Melanie Hempe sits down with educator and co-author of Screen Schooled, Joe Clement, to unpack what’s really happening to kids in…

3 months, 1 week ago