When Your Kids Won’t Put Their Phones Down, with Oprah & Addiction Specialist Dr. Anna Lembke
The smartphone and digital media function like potent drugs, delivering constant dopamine hits that hijack children's developing brains, leading to addiction, emotional dysregulation, and mental health decline. Parents must recognize tech overuse as a neurological dependency, not mere mis
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