How to help your child have a healthier relationship with screens: The psychology behind what actually works with Catherine Price
About this episode
Catherine Price discusses strategies for helping children develop a healthier relationship with screens, emphasizing insight and agency over power struggles.
Catherine Price returns to the podcast to talk about one of the biggest challenges facing parents today: how to help kids build a healthier relationship with screens. Drawing from her new book, The Amazing Generation (co-authored with Jonathan Haidt), this conversation explores how to move from power struggles and fear-based messaging to approaches that build insight, agency, and real buy-in from kids themselves. Together, we explore: - Why simply telling kids to "get off screens" often backfires. - What kids are actually getting from screens (and what they're missing). -How to explain to kids that tech companies are designed to capture attention in a way that makes them feel empowered. - Why "real world" experiences are critical for development and how screens can crowd them out. - Practical ways to support connection and independence without defaulting to smartphones. - How to have conversations about screens that don't lead to shutdown or conflict. - Simple shifts that can help your child become more aware, reflective, and intentional with technology. - Why building a full, engaging life offline naturally reduces screen time. This conversation is about more than just screen…
People in this episode
Host: Dr. Sarah Bren
Guest: Catherine Price
Topics covered
- screen time
- parenting
- child development
- technology
- mental health
- agency
- communication
Keywords
- screens
- parenting
- children
- technology
- development
- communication
- agency
- screen time
- mental health
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: The Amazing Generation
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