{"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 Holiday Blind Spot Every Parent Needs to Hear About with Dr. Adriana Stacey (#252)","slug":"the-holiday-blind-spot-every-parent-needs-to-hear-about-with-dr-adriana-stacey-252","published_at":"2025-12-04T17:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/screenstrong-families-555882/the-holiday-blind-spot-every-parent-needs-to-hear-about-with-dr-adriana-stacey-252","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/screenstrong-families-555882","url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/1460173/episodes/18300049-the-holiday-blind-spot-every-parent-needs-to-hear-about-with-dr-adriana-stacey-252.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/1460173/episodes/18300049-the-holiday-blind-spot-every-parent-needs-to-hear-about-with-dr-adriana-stacey-252.mp3","summary":"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 parents to rationalize smartphones and gaming systems as “good gifts,” especially during the emotional pressure of the holidays. Together, they explain why teaching teens to “use social media wisely” isn’t the solution, why willpower can’t beat persuasive tech, and how guilt drives parents to ho...","meta_description":"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 t…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2283,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/screenstrong-families-555882/episodes/the-holiday-blind-spot-every-parent-needs-to-hear-about-with-dr-adriana-stacey-252/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-holiday-blind-spot-every-parent-needs-to-hear-about-with-dr-adriana-stacey-252.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}