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The Mom Room

Dr. Alison Yeung: Smartphones, Social Media and Helping Families Thrive in a Digital World

The Mom Room

Renee Reina & Podcast Nation

Society & Culture, Kids & Family, Parenting

4.8602 Ratings

🗓️ 13 May 2025

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

Ep 499. Renee is joined by Dr. Alison Yeung, family physician and creator of @thesmartphoneeffectmd, to talk all things smartphones, social media, and kids. Why are so many parents struggling to set screen time boundaries? How is technology impacting our kids’ mental health, attention spans, and motivation? And how do we navigate platforms like Roblox, YouTube Kids, and even school-issued iPads? Renee and Dr. Yeung get real about balancing technology use, setting routines, and why it’s not just about “parenting harder”—it’s about pushing back against industries designed to hook our kids. If you’ve ever wondered when to give your child a phone (or if they really need one), how to protect their downtime, or how your phone habits shape theirs, this is a must-listen. Follow Alison on IG @thesmartphoneeffectmd Alison's free Parent's Guide to Modelling Healthy Technology use here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:11.1

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Dr. Allison Young, welcome to the mom room. Thank you for having me back. Yes, welcome back. I'll tell you a little bit about my morning. Okay, before we get started. Great. My husband, okay, so Bubbles is our little white Pomeranian. Yeah. And his knee has been bugging him and he is like limping and it's very

1:46.6

common in Pomeranians for them to have knee issues. So my husband gives him an anti-inflammatory

1:54.1

medication last night. And apparently he's like, oh yeah, it made his leg so much better. I'm like,

2:00.5

that's great.

2:01.5

So my husband goes to work this morning, and I'm at the kitchen table trying to get work done,

2:06.7

like motoring through work. One of the side effects of the medication is they could have diarrhea.

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