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...
The Screen Guardians Podcast, Screens & Schools
We talk a lot about what’s happening to kids with screens in the classroom. But here’s a question we don’t ask nearly enough: who is teaching the teachers? In Episode 31 of The Screen Guardians Podcast, host Katie sits down with Dr. Elizabeth Walter...
Children's Mental Health in the Digital Age, Screens & Schools
Last summer, while building the Screen Guardians program, I told my husband and colleagues, “One day we will be in a legislative hearing. We will speak about this need and why our program exists.” I didn’t know when it would happen — but I believed...
Screens & Schools, Digital Wellness for Families
In our hyper-connected world, where notifications never sleep and screens beckon with each waking moment, the term “Social Media Addiction” has emerged as a quiet yet powerful force shaping our daily lives. It’s a familiar story for many: a quick...