Hansa Bhargava, MD, FAAPis Chief Medical Officer at Medscape Education. With expertise in parenting, mental health, and pregnancy, she has helped develop products such as the WebMD Baby App and WebMDPregnancy App and has published on digitally monitoring pregnancy and outcomes. In this conversation Dr. Bhargava talks about mental health in kids, parents and families. This topic has increased in its relevancy with spread of technology and social media, and began dominating the charts during the pandemic that brought social isolation. We discuss how lack of sleep, over-scheduling, stress are negatively effecting mental health of all members of the family, placing taxing expectations on all; and we talk about community, family values, restorative time and nutrition as antidotes to the that. Dr. Bhargava talks about the importance of the restorative time, and what that can look like. She shares personal examples navigating complex topics such as technology and screen time, participation in sports and many others. We discuss the signs of stress parents can look for in their kids. Tune in to learn more and check out Dr. Bhargava's recent book "Building Healthier Kids: Stress-Busting Tools for Parents"! This podcast is brought to you by Emory Lifestyle Medicine & Wellness. To learn more about our work, please visit https://bit.ly/EmoryLM