Parenting in the Screen Age - The Screenagers Podcast

Delaney Ruston

Booking Overview

This is an interview-led parenting and digital-wellness show focused on helping families navigate smartphones, social media, video games, and other technology, with external clinicians, researchers, journalists, authors, and lived-experience voices. PR agencies could credibly pitch pediatricians, adolescent-health and addiction specialists, digital-wellness researchers, parenting authors, technology journalists, and experts with relevant recovery or youth-development experience; booking difficulty is medium because guests need clear subject-matter authority and practical relevance.

Metrics

Episodes: 96

Frequency: Biweekly

Rating: 4.8/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Female

Location: USA

YouTube: 9.5k subscribers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

delaney@screenagersmovie.com

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Host

Delaney Ruston - Physician, leading authority on parenting in the screen age, and filmmaker behind the award-winning Screenagers documentary films.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium

Typical Credentials:

Clinicians, researchers, journalists, authors, and practitioners with established expertise in parenting, adolescent health, addiction, technology effects, or digital wellness; lived-experience guests may also be relevant when they can offer credible recovery insight.

Required Achievements:

Published research or recognized clinical specialization, A published book or substantial journalism platform, Professional experience helping young people or families address technology-related challenges, Relevant lived experience combined with service or advocacy work

Recent Guest Discussions

Pam Ling, MD - Teen Cannabis Use, Cannabis-related Risks, Social Media Influence, And Mental Health.

Sharon Levy, MD - Teen Cannabis Use, Social Media Portrayals Of Cannabis, High-thc Products, Addiction, And Adolescent Mental Health.

Andrew Fulton - Recovery From Excessive Video Gaming And Helping Others Address Technology Overuse.

Clifford Sussman, MD - Video Game Overuse, Brain Biology, Irritability, Boredom, And Helping Young People Regain Technology Balance.

Manoush Zomorodi - Movement Breaks, The Health Effects Of Prolonged Screen Use, Focus And Mood, Habit Formation, And Encouraging Children To Move.

Recent Topics

Parenting, Screen Time, Social Media, Gaming, Digital Wellness

Episodes

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Parenting in the Screen Age - The Screenagers Podcast

Teens, Roblox, and Real Money: A Parents Guide to In-Game Purchases (encore)

August 10, 2026

This week we return to a popular episode, originally published in Jan 2025, where Dr. Delaney dives into the world of Roblox and examines how in-game purchases impact young people, featuring insights from two young Roblox players and Mark Edwards, a therapist specializing in excessive video game use among teens. The episode explores the challenges of spending real money on virtual items in games like Roblox and Fortnite — think Robux or V-Bucks — and delves into key issues such as personal va...

How Students Are Really Using AI & ChatGPT (encore)

July 27, 2026

How are students really using ChatGPT and other AI tools for school work? What do they see as acceptable? And where do they draw the line? What happens when AI is used for creative projects, and at what cost? In this episode of Parenting in the Screen Age, Delaney Ruston, MD, explores the impact of AI tools like ChatGPT on student learning and academic integrity. She shares interviews with college students who talk candidly about using AI for academic purposes, what they will and won't do, an...

Inside a Middle School's Fight Against Smartphone-Fueled Cruelty and Bullying (encore)

July 13, 2026

In many schools today, students hesitate to give class presentations. Not because of stage fright, but because they're afraid of being secretly recorded and mocked on social media. Principals across the country are spending their time managing the aftermath of incidents sparked by viral trends like "Ship or Dip" posts. Physical altercations between students are often filmed by bystanders and shared online, amplifying the harm. In this episode, Dr. Ruston visits a middle school in Washington S...

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