ScreenTimehttps://www.kpbs.org/screentimeBeing a parent today means having to manage our children’s digital lives. Playgrounds aren’t just outdoors anymore, and childhood is spent increasingly on screens in digital spaces. ScreenTime features conversations with experts and researchers to help parents navigate the challenges that come with parenting in the digital age.en-usStreamGuys RecastKPBS Public MediaScreenTime features conversations with experts and researchers to help parents navigate the challenges that come with parenting in the digital age.falseserialpodcasts@kpbs.orghttps://kpbs-rss.streamguys1.com/kpbs_podcasts/20250529143924-ScreenTime-NPR-3000x3000.jpgScreenTimehttps://www.kpbs.org/screentimeRules for parenting in today’s high-tech worldFor many parents today, managing kids’ screen time and technology use can feel like a full-time job. As growing evidence shows a correlation between excessive screen use and mental health issues, families struggle to establish rules and guidelines around technology.

If you have been following the growing body of research into technology use is changing childhood, you have likely come across the work of researcher and professor Jean Twenge. In her latest book “10 Rules for Raising Kids in a High-Tech World,” she gives parents concrete advice for how to manage screen time based on her research, as well as from her experience as a parent herself.

]]>077a9460-3ceb-11f1-bd5e-5d71d44befd7For many parents today, managing kids’ screen time and technology use can feel like a full-time job. As growing evidence shows a correlation between excessive screen use and mental health issues, families struggle to establish rules and guidelines around technology.

If you have been following the growing body of research into technology use is changing childhood, you have likely come across the work of researcher and professor Jean Twenge. In her latest book “10 Rules for Raising Kids in a High-Tech World,” she gives parents concrete advice for how to manage screen time based on her research, as well as from her experience as a parent herself.

]]>full00:19:47Tue, 21 Apr 2026 07:00:00 -0700The ‘double-edged sword’ of social media in adolescent mental healthResearcher Danny Muñoz Lopez studies the connection between media use and adolescent mental health and wellbeing. While the focus often centers on mental harms from technologies like social media, Lopez notes that social media can also provide connection for young people, especially for those from historically marginalized groups. She also emphasizes the need to include young people in discussions around children and technology.


Resources mentioned:


Social media test drive

https://socialmediatestdrive.org/

Common Sense Media Digital Citizenship

https://www.commonsense.org/education/digital-citizenship

]]>48d43690-40ac-11f0-9e86-dbbbe351302fResearcher Danny Muñoz Lopez studies the connection between media use and adolescent mental health and wellbeing. While the focus often centers on mental harms from technologies like social media, Lopez notes that social media can also provide connection for young people, especially for those from historically marginalized groups. She also emphasizes the need to include young people in discussions around children and technology.


Resources mentioned:


Social media test drive

https://socialmediatestdrive.org/

Common Sense Media Digital Citizenship

https://www.commonsense.org/education/digital-citizenship

]]>17full00:10:3417Mon, 09 Jun 2025 05:06:00 -0700Developing identity in a digital worldAdolescence is a time of enormous social, emotional, and physical change and development. A central part of that development, as kids enter those early teenage years, is developing a self-identity.


Clinical psychologist Robert Teel works with patients as young as 12 years old with a focus on digital use disorders. He explains more about this time of life and how identity development is playing out in the digital realm.

]]>108a9600-40ac-11f0-aaa4-d599d4601013Adolescence is a time of enormous social, emotional, and physical change and development. A central part of that development, as kids enter those early teenage years, is developing a self-identity.


Clinical psychologist Robert Teel works with patients as young as 12 years old with a focus on digital use disorders. He explains more about this time of life and how identity development is playing out in the digital realm.

]]>16full00:12:5316Mon, 09 Jun 2025 05:05:00 -0700Takeaways from large-scale childhood studyTo measure the long-lasting impacts screen time use may be having on our kids, major long-running science-based research is needed.


The Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study is looking to help by following the brain development of over ten thousand children over multiple years, tracking many aspects of children's lives, including screens.


A psychologist and principal investigator of the ABCD Study in San Diego shares some of the study’s findings on technology use and childhood development.


Research:


https://abcdstudy.org/

]]>d4db0090-40ab-11f0-9a37-c1270812281cTo measure the long-lasting impacts screen time use may be having on our kids, major long-running science-based research is needed.


The Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study is looking to help by following the brain development of over ten thousand children over multiple years, tracking many aspects of children's lives, including screens.


A psychologist and principal investigator of the ABCD Study in San Diego shares some of the study’s findings on technology use and childhood development.


Research:


https://abcdstudy.org/

]]>15full00:13:4815Mon, 09 Jun 2025 05:04:00 -0700How to approach cyberbullying with your kidsBullying has grown beyond just the schoolyard. 


As children’s social lives have moved increasingly online in recent years, the problem of cyberbullying has become a top concern for parents. A child psychiatrist shares helpful tips for parents when it comes to the dangers of cyberbullying and sextortion. Child psychiatrist Dr. Willough Jenkins shares helpful tips for parents to approach conversations with their kids about the dangers of cyberbullying and sextortion.


Resources:


https://www.stopbullying.gov/cyberbullying/what-is-it

]]>971fdcb0-40ab-11f0-8c42-d9f3ad3a6471Bullying has grown beyond just the schoolyard.


As children’s social lives have moved increasingly online in recent years, the problem of cyberbullying has become a top concern for parents. A child psychiatrist shares helpful tips for parents when it comes to the dangers of cyberbullying and sextortion. Child psychiatrist Dr. Willough Jenkins shares helpful tips for parents to approach conversations with their kids about the dangers of cyberbullying and sextortion.


Resources:


https://www.stopbullying.gov/cyberbullying/what-is-it

]]>14full00:11:1814Mon, 09 Jun 2025 05:03:00 -0700What to know about video game addictionWhat does video game addiction look like and what can we do about it? Dr. Clifford Sussman is a child psychiatrist who specializes in video game and internet addiction. He defines the problem, explains how to spot it, and some ways to treat it.


Resources:


https://www.childrenandscreens.org/learn-explore/research/digital-addictions-a-family-guide-to-prevention-signs-and-treatment/

]]>6b1f4d80-40ab-11f0-8f48-8f827e889508What does video game addiction look like and what can we do about it? Dr. Clifford Sussman is a child psychiatrist who specializes in video game and internet addiction. He defines the problem, explains how to spot it, and some ways to treat it.


Resources:


https://www.childrenandscreens.org/learn-explore/research/digital-addictions-a-family-guide-to-prevention-signs-and-treatment/

]]>13full00:14:5913Mon, 09 Jun 2025 05:02:00 -0700What we know about how screens impact on kidsResearcher and pediatrician Dr. Jason Nagata shares what he’s learned about screen time and its impact on the long term health of young people. His evidence-based research has led to important findings on how screen time can impact a child’s sleep, eating habits, and body image.


Dr. Nagata also explains what a family media plan is and why he feels creating one is something parents should consider.


Resources:


Family Media Plan from American Academy of Pediatrics

https://www.healthychildren.org/English/fmp/Pages/MediaPlan.aspx

]]>4232ed40-40ab-11f0-98d2-3b03317db6f6Researcher and pediatrician Dr. Jason Nagata shares what he’s learned about screen time and its impact on the long term health of young people. His evidence-based research has led to important findings on how screen time can impact a child’s sleep, eating habits, and body image.


Dr. Nagata also explains what a family media plan is and why he feels creating one is something parents should consider.


Resources:


Family Media Plan from American Academy of Pediatrics

https://www.healthychildren.org/English/fmp/Pages/MediaPlan.aspx

]]>12full00:15:5312Mon, 09 Jun 2025 05:01:00 -0700Approaching screen time with nuanceOften, discussions around screen time and kids can feel like an all-or-nothing approach to screens is needed. Dr. Michael Rich prefers a more nuanced approach. The pediatrician and founder of the Digital Wellness Lab shares his tips for achieving a balanced and nuanced relationship to screens for families.


Research from the Digital Wellness Lab: https://digitalwellnesslab.org/resources/


“The Mediatrician’s Guide: A Joyful Approach to Raising Healthy, Smart, Kind Kids in a Screen-Saturated World.” https://digitalwellnesslab.org/articles/dr-rich-highlights-lab-research-in-his-new-book/ a

]]>f9718ef0-40aa-11f0-8f63-d700da87221cOften, discussions around screen time and kids can feel like an all-or-nothing approach to screens is needed. Dr. Michael Rich prefers a more nuanced approach. The pediatrician and founder of the Digital Wellness Lab shares his tips for achieving a balanced and nuanced relationship to screens for families.


Research from the Digital Wellness Lab: https://digitalwellnesslab.org/resources/


“The Mediatrician’s Guide: A Joyful Approach to Raising Healthy, Smart, Kind Kids in a Screen-Saturated World.” https://digitalwellnesslab.org/articles/dr-rich-highlights-lab-research-in-his-new-book/ a

]]>11full00:15:2811Mon, 09 Jun 2025 05:00:00 -0700ScreenTime trailerBeing a parent today means having to manage our children’s digital lives. Playgrounds aren’t just outdoors anymore, and childhood is spent increasingly on screens in digital spaces. ScreenTime features conversations with experts and researchers to help parents navigate the challenges that come with parenting in the digital age.73274270-409a-11f0-93a1-711e4fa078a9trailer00:01:37Tue, 03 Jun 2025 11:22:00 -0700