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Phone-Free Classrooms: A Teacher’s Firsthand Report with Beth Pannenberg (#244)
In today’s episode, Melanie sits down with Beth, a high school teacher, to hear her firsthand experience with the new phone-free classroom policy thi…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
Raising Teens Outside the Anxious Generation with Dr. Adriana Stacey (#243)
What really happens when kids grow up without smartphones, video games, and social media? In this eye-opening episode, Melanie Hempe sits down with D…
11 months, 4 weeks ago
Kids, Screens, and the Rise of A.I. with Aaron Plaat (#242)
On this episode, host Mandee Hamann sits down with Aaron Plaat (aaronplaat.com) to unpack one of the most pressing questions for parents today: What …
1 year ago
ENCORE: How to Get Smartphones Out of School with Officer Gomez (#116)
Melanie is joined once again by Officer Gomez—School Resource Officer (SRO) and sworn Deputy of the Boise County Sheriff’s Department—to discuss how …
1 year ago
When Is Your Child Ready for a Phone? When You’re Ready for Them to See Porn with Doug Smith (#241)
The First Voice Matters: Talking to Kids About Porn Before the Internet Does
Welcome to this powerful encore episode of the ScreenStrong Families Pod…
1 year, 1 month ago
Why There Are Treatment Centers for Gaming Addiction—And What That Should Tell Every Parent with Dr. Hilarie Cash (#240)
In this powerful episode of the ScreenStrong Families Podcast, Melanie Hempe sits down with digital addiction pioneer Dr. Hilarie Cash, one of the ea…
1 year, 1 month ago
Building Executive Function: Why Play Matters More Than Tech with Mariana Carazo (#239)
In this special episode, originally aired on the Developing Minds podcast and shared with permission, host Mariana Carazo sits down with Mandee Haman…
1 year, 1 month ago
Raising Kids in a Screen-Saturated World—Without Losing Your Mind with Dr. Andrew Doan (#238)
In this powerful crossover episode, Dr. Andrew Doan welcomes Melanie Hempe—registered nurse, author, and founder of ScreenStrong—to share her deeply …
1 year, 2 months ago
ENCORE: The Science of Media Use and the Teenage Brain with Dr. Douglas Gentile (#23)
In this encore episode of the ScreenStrong Families Podcast, Melanie Hempe revisits an important conversation with Dr. Douglas Gentile, award-winning…
1 year, 2 months ago
No Phones, No Problem: How One Family Raised Tech-Strong Teens Without Smartphones with Dan Rothert (#237)
In today’s episode, Melanie Hempe sits down with Dan Rothert—a former college soccer coach, now consultant, and proud ScreenStrong dad—to share how h…
1 year, 3 months ago