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How to Free Your Child from Addictive Screen Habits

June 8, 2026

Are “screentime battles” taking over your home? You’re not alone. After her son dropped out of college due to a video game addiction, Melanie Hempe took a deep dive in the science of brain development. She founded ScreenStrong, an organization dedicated to helping parents navigate technology.

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Author Melanie Hempe says, “I look back and feel like I was the drug dealer for my own kid.” She was describing her son’s addiction to technology. In elementary school, Adam got good grades and was involved in extracurricular activities. But in middle school he became addicted to video games and began dropping out of […]

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