Hosted by Cynthia Dvorak · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 40 episodes
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Parenting doesn't have to feel overwhelming — especially when it comes to screens. Screen Less Play More is the podcast that helps modern parents raise healthy, balanced, and confident kids in a world dominated by technology.Hosted by Cynthia Dvorak, each episode blends practical strategies, expert interviews, and the latest child-development research on screen time, play, mental health, digital habits, and healthy tech boundaries. You'll learn how to reduce screen use without power struggles, encourage independent and imaginative play, and support your child's development from the baby years through the teen years. We will give you screen free activities to try, as well as book recommendations on the best parenting books about screen time. If you've ever wondered how to manage phones, gaming, social media, or kids' tech requests — or how to bring back more free play, outdoor time, creativity, and childhood joy — this show gives you clear, realistic answers. Discover why unstructured
Cynthia Dvorak hosts Screen Less Play More, a kids show with 40 episodes published.
Are you worried summer will turn into endless screen time battles? In this episode, Cynthia sits down with screen time expert and Better Screen Time founder Andrea Davis to share practical, realistic ways families can cr
What is social media really doing to kids — and why are even loving, careful parents losing children to online harms? In this powerful episode of Screen Less Play More, Cynthia interviews the team behind the documentary
Are your kids melting down when screens turn off? Wondering how to reduce screen time without constant battles? In this eye-opening conversation, Michaeleen Doucleff (author of "Hunt, Gather, Parent" and "Dopamine Kids")
Does risky play make you nervous as a parent? In this episode, we explore why tree climbing, nature play, outdoor freedom, and healthy risk-taking help kids become safer, stronger, more confident, and better at judging r
Are screens, busy schedules, and modern life keeping your kids indoors? In this episode of Screen Less Play More, Cynthia talks with "Backwoods Mama" Josée Bergeron, author of Beyond the Front Door, about why outdoor pla
Why is educational technology at school different, and potentially more dangerous than screen time at home? Emily Cherkin explains why edtech is not the solution it promised to be. Kids are getting on YouTube, Discord, a
Are your kids safe online? From social media oversharing to gaming chats and school apps, today's children are building a digital footprint from the day they're born. In this episode of Screen Less Play More, Cynthia Dvo
What happens if kids don't get smartphones or social media growing up—will they binge later? In this episode of Screen Less Play More, Cynthia continues her conversation with Clare Morell, author of The Tech Exit, to deb
Is a smartphone-free childhood the key to raising healthier, happier kids? Author Clare Morell explains that we have a metaphor problem when it comes to digital technology. A lot of people think that time limits can miti
How do you keep tweens and teens safe online without tracking their every move or destroying trust? Parenting coach Megan Saxelby joins us to talk about online safety, managing gaming and social media, and why kids need
Are you struggling to connect with your tween or teen—especially in a world dominated by screens, attitudes, and shifting moods? In this episode of Screen Less Play More, Cynthia Dvorak sits down with Megan Saxelby, adol
This encore episode remains one of the most replayed conversations in the Screen Less Play More vault. Are your kids addicted to screens—or does it feel like it? In this episode of Screen Less Play More, executive functi
AI safety for kids is key, and we have what parents need to know about chatbots, deepfakes, and digital literacy. Julia Storm of ReConnect debunks the myths around artificial intelligence and gives you the digital safety
In this episode, we dive into Hunt, Gather, Parent by Michaeleen Doucleff, exploring what modern parents can learn from the child-rearing practices of hunter-gatherer societies. Discover how less structured play, more in
How do we raise boys in the age of Andrew Tate and other toxic masculinity influencers? Julia Storm explains what the Manosphere is and how we can protect our kids from it. Host Cynthia Dvorak and Julia Storm discuss: Th
What happens when kids don't get to move, climb, or play freely anymore? In this episode, Angela Hanscom, pediatric OT and author of Balanced and Barefoot, joins Screen Less Play More to talk about the developmental, emo
Kat Zilka was a high school teacher who realized that her students were in a real mental health crisis. She asked her students to write an essay about their relationship to their phones, and was shocked to read their con
"Instead of doing what's best for the kids, we're doing what's easier or most practical." - Linda Åkeson McGurk In this conversation, Cynthia and Linda Akeson McGurk explore the differences in parenting styles between th
What if the biggest mistake parents are making with technology is believing parental controls actually work? In this episode of Screen Less Play More, parenting educator and former middle school teacher Emily Cherkin exp
Welcome to "Book Bites" by Screen Less Play More. I know you're too busy stepping on Legos or driving to the grocery store to read a whole book. So I'm going to tell you the main takeaways of "The Anxious Generation" by
Andrea Davis
resilience entrepreneur and philanthropist · The Resiliency Initiative
1 appearance on this show
Sara Robin
1 appearance on this show
Jack LeMay
1 appearance on this show
Michaeleen Doucleff
science journalist and author of 'Hunt, Gather, Parent: What Ancient Cultures Can Teach Us About the Lost Art of Raising Happy, Helpful Little Humans' · Hunt, Gather, Parent
2 appearances on this show
Emily Cherkin
The Screen Time Consultant · The Screen Time Consultant
2 appearances on this show
Clare Morell
Author of "The Tech Exit: A Practical Guide to Freeing Kids and Teens from Smartphones" · Ethics and Public Policy Center
2 appearances on this show
Angela Hanscom
Author of "Barefoot and Balanced: How Unrestricted Outdoor Play Makes for Strong, Confident and Capable Children" · Timbernook
1 appearance on this show
Jonathan Haidt
social psychologist, professor, bestselling author · NYU
1 appearance on this show
Catherine Price
award-winning journalist, author of How to Break Up with Your Phone, co-author of The Amazing Generation · The Amazing Generation
1 appearance on this show
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