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Ask Lisa: The Psychology of Raising Tweens & Teens

265: Screens, Toxic Stress & Staying Connected with Dr. Nadine Burke Harris

Ask Lisa: The Psychology of Raising Tweens & Teens

Dr. Lisa Damour/Reena Ninan

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

4.7824 Ratings

🗓️ 31 March 2026

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

If you're raising a tween or teen in a world of social media, smartphones, and AI, this conversation is for you. How do you protect your kid from the psychological harms of today's digital world (disturbing content, social media, and AI) without pushing them away or damaging the relationship you've worked so hard to build with them? That's the question at the heart of this special episode of Ask Lisa. Live from the Common Sense Summit on Kids and Families, clinical psychologist Dr. Lisa Damour sits down with Dr. Nadine Burke Harris, award-winning physician, researcher, and California's inaugural Surgeon General, for a conversation that will genuinely change how you think about your kid and their devices. Together, they bring decades of clinical expertise and hard-won parenting experience to the questions families are struggling with most right now around tech and their kids. 💡 YOU'LL LEARN - Why what kids see online can rewire their developing nervous systems (and what parents can do about it right now) - The one thing you should say to your tween or teen before they ever go online  - How to set a phone contract that's tied to developmental readiness, not just age (and what to say when your kid isn’t ready) - Why teaching kids to recognize algorithm manipulation is more powerful than any parental control - The questions that keep conversation open when your teen encounters disturbing content, appearance pressure, or harmful online trends - What parents of kids who have experienced adverse childhood experiences need to know about AI risks for kids and algorithm-driven platforms If you're feeling overwhelmed by the digital world your kid is growing up in, this conversation will leave you feeling more grounded, more equipped, and even closer to your teen.________________ Ask Lisa: The Psychology of Raising Tweens & Teens 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. ________________ Episode keywords: nadine burke harris, toxic stress in kids, adverse childhood experiences, ACEs parenting, kids and online content, teen smartphone rules, when to give child a phone, phone contract for teens, teen social media harm, kids seeing disturbing content online, boys and body image social media, teen appearance pressure, AI risks for kids, algorithm manipulation teens, teen screen time rules, buffering caregiving Podcast 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.

0:06.7

Rina, I think a lot of people feel like they just don't know how to connect to their kid anymore.

0:12.4

I'm Rina Nainen and welcome to Ask Lisa the psychology of raising tweens and teens.

0:17.4

And I'm Dr. Lisa D'more.

0:18.5

We bring you science-back strategies for managing anxiety, discipline, intense emotions, and teens. And I'm Dr. Lisa DeMore. We bring you science-back strategies for managing anxiety,

0:22.4

discipline, intense emotions, and more. We decode tough parenting issues with tips you can use

0:28.1

right now. So subscribe to Ask Lisa the Psychology of Raising Twins and Teens and join our YouTube

0:34.0

community today. Just Google, Ask Lisa podcast. We're here to help you

0:38.9

untangle family life. Friends, I'm very excited to share this special edition of the

0:44.9

Ask Lisa podcast. It's a conversation between me and Dr. Nadine Burke Harris, the

0:50.1

first surgeon general of the state of California, and the expert on adverse

0:54.1

childhood experiences.

0:55.8

This is a live conversation that we had at the Common Sense Summit on Kids and Families.

1:00.9

Enjoy episode 265, screens, toxic stress, and staying connected with Dr. Nadine Burke Harris.

1:11.6

Hello! Hi! with Dr. Nadine Burke Harris. Hello.

1:14.0

Hi.

1:15.9

So happy to be with all of you.

1:19.0

I have the tremendous honor of recording a live episode of my Ask Lisa podcast with Dr.

1:27.4

Nadine Burke Harris, goddess of the first degree,

1:29.8

who I love thinking and working with. So Dr. Nadine Burke Harris is an award-winning physician,

1:38.4

researcher, and public health leader who has spent her career on the front lines of some of our

1:43.5

world's most pressing public health challenges.

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