212: ENCORE: Will Social Media Harm My Kid?

Ask Lisa: The Psychology of Parenting

Dr. Lisa Damour/Good Trouble Productions

Kids & Family, Mental Health, Parenting, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 720 Ratings

🗓️ 25 March 2025

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

“Ask Lisa: The Psychology of Parenting” is the essential podcast for parents seeking expert guidance, tested strategies, and psychological insights on raising kids, especially tweens and teens. Join renowned clinical psychologist Dr. Lisa Damour and former journalist and mom of two Reena Ninan as they explore real-life parenting challenges. Looking to learn more about how to boost kids’ resilience, build their confidence, or support their emotional well-being? Dr. Lisa and Reena have got you covered! Together they address listener questions about stress, anxiety, social media concerns, school pressures, and challenges in peer relationships. Each episode provides practical advice and science-backed solutions to help parents raise resilient, confident, and emotionally healthy kids. Tune in every week for the latest topics in parenting, child psychology, and family wellness. Get answers to your most pressing parenting questions. New episodes drop every Tuesday. ________________ Worried about the digital world your kids are navigating? In this encore of one of their most popular episodes, Dr. Lisa and Reena tackle parents' biggest fears about kids and digital platforms: When should we introduce social media? How can we set healthy boundaries? Could delaying access to social media protect our children’s mental health? Dr. Lisa shares practical, research-backed strategies to help parents manage screen time, prevent social isolation, and have meaningful conversations about online behavior. Whether you have a tween or teen, this episode provides essential guidance for raising digitally aware kids in a complex technological landscape. Follow and subscribe to our YouTube channel where you can see all our latest video episodes: https://youtube.com/@asklisapodcast And follow us on YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn @AskLisaPodcast, @Lisa.Damour, @ReenaNinan. Checkout Dr. Lisa’s website for more resources: https://www.drlisadamour.com/ Ask Lisa is produced by: https://www.goodtroubleproductions.com Show Keywords: ask lisa podcast, dr lisa damour, reena ninan, psychology, parenting, podcast, teens, tweens, parenting teens, parenting tweens, teen parenting, tween parenting, parenting tips, parenting advice, positive parenting, parenting podcast, teen behavior, tween challenges, raising tweens, raising teens, parenting hacks, parenting help, family dynamics, kids podcast, mental health, teen mental health, attachment styles, emotional intelligence

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0:00.0	Tell me a parenting issue everyone struggles with, with tweens and teens, but no one talks about.
0:07.0	Rina, I think a lot of people feel like they just don't know how to connect to their kid anymore.
0:12.0	I'm Rina Ninen and welcome to Ask Lisa, the Psychology of Parenting Podcast.
0:18.0	And I'm Dr. Lisa DeMore.
0:20.0	We bring you science-back strategies for managing anxiety, discipline, intense emotions, and more.
0:26.6	We decode tough parenting challenges with tips that you can use right now.
0:32.0	So subscribe to Ask Lisa, the Psychology of Parenting Podcast, and join our YouTube community today. We're here to help you
0:39.6	untangle family life. Episode 212, will social media harm my kid? In today's encore episode, we're revisiting one of our most popular and most pressing conversations.
0:59.7	Will social media harm my kid?
1:01.9	With so many parents worried about the impact of digital platforms, we tackle big questions like,
1:07.0	when should kids start using social media?
1:09.8	And how can we set healthy boundaries?
1:12.1	And does delaying access actually help protect their mental health?
1:15.6	Dr. Lisa shares research-back strategies to help you manage screen time, prevent social isolation,
1:21.5	and have the conversations that really matter most.
1:24.5	So whether you're a parent, tween or teen, this episode is packed with essential advice
1:29.0	for raising digitally aware kids in today's complex tech world. Join us now for episode
1:35.2	212. Will social media harm my kid? So I finally gave in. I didn't want to, but over Christmas
1:43.2	I got my 11-year-old daughter, cell phone. I realized either I get her cell phone because, you know, she's involved in so many activities and we've just kind of had a little bit of a difficult year, both of all of us staying in touch. So either I get her cell phone or I start to pay the cell phone of her friends, which she's calling from all the time to
2:01.2	reach me. So we decided to get her, her own phone. And you'll love it. I mean, I will tell you,
2:08.7	Rina, I like being able to reach my kid. And my, you know, I got my younger daughter a cell phone
2:15.3	sooner than I got my older daughter. And it's nice because I'll
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