Archive - Be ScreenStrong

Don't Let Screens Steal Your Summer

Practical tips for families who are ready to take their summer back.

Jun 10 • Melanie Hempe, RN

The Week 360 Students Learned They Have Super Brains

Inside South Carolina's Super Brain Week pilot and why schools are asking for more.

Jun 3 • Melanie Hempe, RN

May 2026

A Mom Once Told Me: “Get Her on Anxiety Meds Before Social Media”

Why are we giving our girls something that makes them anxious?

May 27 • Melanie Hempe, RN

Getting Your Son Back in the Game

What to do when video games start replacing sports.

May 20 • Melanie Hempe, RN

Video Games Are Winning. Sports Are Losing.

What video games cost your son on and off the field

May 13 • Melanie Hempe, RN

April 2026

The "Teach Them Safer Use” Screen Myth: Why Harm Reduction Has No Place in Childhood

When it comes to kids and screens, the goal isn’t to manage harm. It’s to prevent exposure.

Apr 29 • Melanie Hempe, RN

How “iPad Kids” Are Hurting Parents

The essential opportunities parents lose when they hand their child a screen

Apr 15 • Melanie Hempe, RN and Liz Breen

What the Google & YouTube Lawsuits Mean for Parents

You’re not powerless. You never were.

Apr 8 • Melanie Hempe, RN

The Best Way to Destroy Your Child’s Love of Reading

10 Mistakes Parents Make That Turn Books Into a Chore

Apr 1 • Melanie Hempe, RN

March 2026

The Countercultural Truth About Tweens & Social Media (That Hasn’t Changed in 9 Years)

What brain science (and lived experience) keeps confirming

Mar 25 • Melanie Hempe, RN

When AI Becomes the Easiest Friend—and the Most Dangerous

What kids lose when friendship requires no courage, no effort, and no risk

Mar 18 • Melanie Hempe, RN

Are Classroom Screens Quietly Hurting Your Child’s Ability to Learn?

A neuroscientist explains why EdTech didn’t improve learning—it made it worse.

Mar 11 • Melanie Hempe, RN