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July 5, 2023
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Delaney Ruston, MD
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With summer in full swing, it's the perfect opportunity to catch up on any of my Screenagers’ Tech Talk Tuesdays you may have missed (I know today is Wednesday, not Tuesday, but I wanted to respect the holiday). 

During the school year, there are scores of obligations to attend to. Hopefully, things have slowed a bit, and you can grab a glass of iced tea and read from this curated list of my most-read blog posts from the last 12 months:

  1. HAVE YOUR PHONE WHEN YOU OPEN THIS
  2. 5 WAYS TO RESPOND WHEN TECH RULES GET BROKEN
  3. ADDRESSING BURNOUT IN PARENTING
  4. 7 PODCASTS I RECOMMEND FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY THIS SUMMER
  5. A “WEED TALK” MADE EASY
  6. 3 THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT SOCIAL MEDIA AND VAPING
  7. WHY OUR NEW FILM HAS MY HEART JUMPING
  8. 3 WAYS TO NOT LET ANXIETY HIJACK YOUR PARENTING
  9. MY FAMILY STORY OF MENTAL ILLNESS
  10. MY SUMMER READING, WATCHING, LISTENING LIST
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With summer in full swing, it's the perfect opportunity to catch up on any of my Screenagers’ Tech Talk Tuesdays you may have missed (I know today is Wednesday, not Tuesday, but I wanted to respect the holiday). 

During the school year, there are scores of obligations to attend to. Hopefully, things have slowed a bit, and you can grab a glass of iced tea and read from this curated list of my most-read blog posts from the last 12 months:

  1. HAVE YOUR PHONE WHEN YOU OPEN THIS
  2. 5 WAYS TO RESPOND WHEN TECH RULES GET BROKEN
  3. ADDRESSING BURNOUT IN PARENTING
  4. 7 PODCASTS I RECOMMEND FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY THIS SUMMER
  5. A “WEED TALK” MADE EASY
  6. 3 THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT SOCIAL MEDIA AND VAPING
  7. WHY OUR NEW FILM HAS MY HEART JUMPING
  8. 3 WAYS TO NOT LET ANXIETY HIJACK YOUR PARENTING
  9. MY FAMILY STORY OF MENTAL ILLNESS
  10. MY SUMMER READING, WATCHING, LISTENING LIST
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With summer in full swing, it's the perfect opportunity to catch up on any of my Screenagers’ Tech Talk Tuesdays you may have missed (I know today is Wednesday, not Tuesday, but I wanted to respect the holiday). 

During the school year, there are scores of obligations to attend to. Hopefully, things have slowed a bit, and you can grab a glass of iced tea and read from this curated list of my most-read blog posts from the last 12 months:

  1. HAVE YOUR PHONE WHEN YOU OPEN THIS
  2. 5 WAYS TO RESPOND WHEN TECH RULES GET BROKEN
  3. ADDRESSING BURNOUT IN PARENTING
  4. 7 PODCASTS I RECOMMEND FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY THIS SUMMER
  5. A “WEED TALK” MADE EASY
  6. 3 THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT SOCIAL MEDIA AND VAPING
  7. WHY OUR NEW FILM HAS MY HEART JUMPING
  8. 3 WAYS TO NOT LET ANXIETY HIJACK YOUR PARENTING
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