In a world that's increasingly dominated by screens, social media, and digital distractions, our children are growing up facing challenges that didn’t exist just a generation ago. At the Kids Digital Health Hub, we're committed to helping families understand these challenges — and most importantly — how to protect and support children as they grow up in a digital world.

In a recent episode of the Screen Guardians podcast, host Katie sat down with Kat Kaplan, a school counselor working primarily with fifth through eighth-grade students, to dig deep into the effects of digital exposure on children’s mental health.

Here’s what we learned from Kat — someone who is truly on the front lines of this growing issue.