Kids and Screen Time — What a Fifth Grader Wants Parents to Know

A 10-year-old researched screen time for her school project, changed her own habits, and has a hopeful message for parents: it's not too late. What happens when a kid becomes the screen time expert in her own house? In this episode of The Screen Guardians Podcast, host Katie sits down with Ali, a fifth grader who chose kids and screen time as her year-long school exhibition project — "Logged In and Tuned Out: The True Impact of Screen Time" — and her dad, Corey. After reading Jonathan Haidt's The Anxious Generation, Ali deleted apps, rethought her own habits, and discovered a message worth sharing: screens aren't all bad, and it's never too late to find balance. This is a conversation full of hope, not fear — and a beautiful reminder that education, not restriction, is what actually helps kids build a healthy relationship with technology.   Resources & links: Read the companion blog: https://thescreenguardians.com/kids-and-screen-time/ The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt: https://www.anxiousgeneration.com/ Join the Parent Portal: https://thescreenguardians.com/parent-portal/ Subscribe to the newsletter: https://thescreenguardians.com/subscribe/ Not anti-technology. Pro-child. You don't have to navigate screen time alone — start where you are, and we'll walk this digital parenting road with you. 🎧 The Screen Guardians Podcast | https://thescreenguardians.com/podcast/