Good Inside with Dr. Becky
Good Inside with Dr. Becky
Good Inside
What’s Really Going On: Why Screens Never Satisfy Kids
29 minutes Posted Apr 7, 2026 at 5:30 am.
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Lots of us think screen time is a discipline problem.“My kid just wants more.”“They don’t know when to stop.”“I need to set better limits.”But what if that’s not actually what’s going on?In this episode, Dr. Becky talks with science journalist Michaeleen Doucleff, author of Dopamine Kids, about the brain system driving kids’ behavior around screens—and why more screen time rarely leads to feeling satisfied.