ScreenStrong Families Podcast
1) 5 Simple Shifts for a More Peaceful Holiday (#253)
In today’s episode, Melanie shares five simple but powerful strategies to help your family enjoy a peaceful, connected, ScreenStrong Christmas. If you’ve ever watched the holidays get hijacked by devi...Show More
2) ENCORE: The Endless Non-Tech Gift Ideas with Evan Hempe (#130)
For this special holiday encore episode, Melanie is joined by her son Evan to discuss practical holiday gift ideas—and encourage people to skip smartphones and video games as gifts this season. Evan g...Show More
3) The Holiday Blind Spot Every Parent Needs to Hear About with Dr. Adriana Stacey (#252)
In this holiday episode, Melanie Hempe and Dr. Stacey unpack the #1 screen mistake parents make at Christmas: giving in and gifting devices. They reveal the hidden blind spots that cause even the best...Show More
4) 10 Things I’m Thankful For Because I Grew Up Without Toxic Screens with Evan Hempe (#251)
In this special Thanksgiving episode, Evan Hempe steps behind the microphone to share a powerful personal perspective you won’t want to miss. As a young adult looking back on a ScreenStrong childhood,...Show More
5) The Best Phone for Kids: The Answer Every Parent Is Searching For (#250)
What is the best phone for kids? It’s the question parents everywhere are asking—and today, we’re finally going to answer it. In this episode, Melanie is joined by special guest and fellow mom, Hayle...Show More
6) "Protect Youth in the Digital Age" Expert Panel Discussion (#249)
In this special episode, we share audio from a virtual panel discussion hosted by Thrive Forward Therapy, “Protecting Youth in the Digital Age.” How can parents keep their kids safe online? It’s one o...Show More
7) Life Skills, Not Screen Skills with Katie Kimball of Kids Cook Real Food (#248)
In today’s episode, ScreenStrong Ambassador Liaison and host Mandee Hamann welcomes Katie Kimball, founder of Kids Cook Real Food and two-time TEDx speaker, for an inspiring conversation about helpin...Show More
8) Are We Training Distraction? How Social Media Is Weakening Cognitive Skills in Teens with Dr. Adriana Stacey (#247)
This week, Melanie sits down with psychiatrist Dr. Adriana Stacey to discuss new research showing how social media use in adolescence may be changing the way our kids think. Most parents know that exc...Show More
9) The Basement Generation with Amy Eytchison (#246)
In this powerful and eye-opening episode, host Melanie Hempe sits down with Amy Eytchison, a mother of four grown children, to have an honest conversation about one of the most overlooked issues in pa...Show More
10) Unplugged and Thriving: Lessons from the Maine Coast Semester with Sarah Rebick (#245)
In this episode, Mandee Hamann sits down with Sarah Rebick to explore the unique qualities of the Maine Coast Semester at Chewonki and how they align with ScreenStrong’s mission of raising healthy, we...Show More