{"podcast":{"title":"ScreenStrong Families","slug":"screenstrong-families-555882","podcast_index_feed_id":555882,"rss_url":"https://rss.buzzsprout.com/1460173.rss","website_url":"https://screenstrong.com/resources/","image_url":"https://storage.buzzsprout.com/i4bkdcati90axmj1el4mcm9o0jfg?.jpg","author":"Melanie Hempe, BSN","episode_count":288,"summary":"After her oldest son, Adam, dropped out of college due to his video game addiction, Melanie Hempe, BSN, put her nursing degree and training from Emory University to good use and founded ScreenStrong. It’s her mission to create educational programs for kids and parents so no one will experience the pain of screen addiction. Her ability to simplify medical science and provide practical solutions for families has allowed her to share her passion and bold screen solutions nationally. ScreenStrong has won the hearts of many families who are preventing and reversing childhood screen conflicts and addiction. Host of the popular weekly ScreenStrong Families Podcast, Melanie has been featured in Psychology Today, Thrive-Global, The Wall Street Journal , A&E Network, CBS, CNN, NPR, the documentary Screened Out , and various news and television outlets. Her ScreenStrong Kids’ Brains and Screens Courses are available for parents and students. Her four books include, “ Kids’ Brains & Screens: A ScreenStrong Student Course ,” “ Will Your Gamer Survive College? ” “ Can Your Teen Survive—and Thrive—Without a Smartphone? ” and “ The ScreenStrong Solution: How to Free Your Child from Addictive Scre…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-02T06:21:02.979759+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/screenstrong-families-555882"},"episode":{"title":"The Best Phone for Kids: The Answer Every Parent Is Searching For (#250)","slug":"the-best-phone-for-kids-the-answer-every-parent-is-searching-for-250","published_at":"2025-11-19T21:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/screenstrong-families-555882/the-best-phone-for-kids-the-answer-every-parent-is-searching-for-250","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/screenstrong-families-555882","url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/1460173/episodes/18218792-the-best-phone-for-kids-the-answer-every-parent-is-searching-for-250.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/1460173/episodes/18218792-the-best-phone-for-kids-the-answer-every-parent-is-searching-for-250.mp3","summary":"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, Hayley, who recently went on the journey of deciding what kind of phone her son should have. When Hayley casually mentioned that she uses a flip phone, Melanie knew she needed to get her on the show to unpack the whole story—and the bigger dilemma every parent is facing in today’s digital world. Toget...","meta_description":"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…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3350,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/screenstrong-families-555882/episodes/the-best-phone-for-kids-the-answer-every-parent-is-searching-for-250/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/screenstrong-families-555882/the-best-phone-for-kids-the-answer-every-parent-is-searching-for-250.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}