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Join Delaney Ruston, MD, a leading authority on parenting in the digital age and the filmmaker of the award-winning Screenagers movies, as she explores strategies for raising screen-wise and tech-balanced youth. Through interviews with researchers, thought leaders, and young people themselves, the Screenagers Podcast delivers the latest in science along with practical tips and important insights that parents will want to share with their kids and teens.

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Managing Meltdowns and Easing Sibling Screen Time Conflicts

Dec 30, 2024

This episode looks at solutions for when screens and devices like tablets are causing conflict in the home, especially when it is time for them to be turned off!  

Siblings will often find themselves in conflict over devices and screen time, whether arguments over whose turn it is, jealousy over differing time...

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Jonathan Haidt Explains the Youth Mental Health Crisis (Encore)

Dec 16, 2024

This holiday season, it is inevitable that many young people will be gifted new smartphones, smartwatches, video games and other personal technology.

With this in mind, today we're bringing back this important conversation with Jonathan Haidt, author of one of 2024's most talked about and best selling books The Anxious...

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How to Motivate Our Kids Without Nagging Them!

Dec 2, 2024

Dr. Delaney sits down with acclaimed developmental psychologist David Yeager, Ph.D., to discuss his groundbreaking book, 10 to 25: The Science of Motivating Young People.

Together, they delve into the transformative power of adopting a mentor mindset to simplify parenting — especially when tackling tech time...

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