Is Your Child’s Brain Overstimulated? What Addiction Medicine Tells Us with Dr. Steven Klein (#255)

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Mandee Hamann discusses the effects of digital overstimulation on children's brains with Dr. Steven Klein.

In today’s episode, host Mandee Hamann sits down with Dr. Steven Klein (Caron Treatment Center), a physician-scientist specializing in addiction medicine and brain health, for a vital conversation every parent needs to hear. In a world of constant digital stimulation, many kids’ brains are under relentless pressure—often without parents realizing what’s really happening beneath the surface. Dr. Klein explains how chronic overstimulation affects the developing brain, why behavioral addictions ...

People in this episode

Host: Mandee Hamann

Guest: Dr. Steven Klein

Topics covered

• brain health
• addiction medicine
• digital stimulation
• parenting
• child development

Keywords

• overstimulation
• addiction
• brain development
• digital media
• parenting advice

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Caron Treatment Center

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