Child Psychiatrist on NBC: Screens Aren’t the Problem | Dr. Jonathan Slater with Kate Snow

Thank you to Kate Snow and ‪@NBCNews‬ for a thoughtful conversation about my New York Times op-ed, “I’m a Child Psychiatrist. Screens Are Not the Problem.” Minutes are the wrong measure. Compulsion is the warning sign. Access to care is the crisis. In this interview: • Why screen time doesn’t predict anxiety or depression • The warning signs of compulsive use • How the focus on screens distracts from a children’s mental health system in crisis • Why what kids see matters more than how long they look • Practical steps for parents, pediatricians, tech companies and lawmakers Read the op-ed: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/09/opinion... Subscribe to my newsletter, Just the Facts: https://slaterj.substack.com Jonathan Slater, MD, is a Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Columbia University Irving Medical Center and a triple board-certified child and adolescent psychiatrist with 35 years of clinical experience. #ChildMentalHealth #ScreenTime #childpsychiatry ‪@AAP‬ ‪@AmericanPsychiatricAssociation‬ ‪@NBCNews‬ ‪@ColumbiaMedicine‬ ‪@columbiauniversitynarrativ8472‬#screentime #kidsandscreens #childrensmentalhealth #socialmediaaddict #parenting #teenmentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #mentalhealth