The Screen Guardians Podcast, Screens & Schools
When a school announces a new program about screens, most parents brace for one of two things: a lecture, or a guilt trip. That was exactly the mood in Syracuse, Kansas, when digital wellness education in schools showed up on the calendar at USD 494. Three moms —...
Screens & Schools, Digital Wellness for Families
If you just got the email that your child’s school is going phone-free this fall, you might be feeling two things at once. Relief. And a little bit of, “…okay, but what about at home?” You’re not alone in that. This year, phone-free schools are...
Screens & Schools, Digital Wellness for Families, The Screen Guardians Podcast
When a rural Kansas superintendent stood in front of the State Board of Education this spring, he wasn’t there to talk about test scores or budgets. He was there to talk about screens — and what happened when his entire district decided to do something about...
The Screen Guardians Podcast, Screens & Schools
This conversation originally aired on the Get Curious Podcast, Ep. 10. If you have ever stood in a school parking lot, watched your kid trudge to the car holding a Chromebook, and felt a quiet little knot in your stomach — you are not imagining it. That feeling has a...