FBI Psychologist: Your Kid’s Phone Is More Dangerous Than a Gun

Dr. Lisa Strohman spent 30 years studying what hurts kids—from profiling at FBI Quantico after Columbine to serving as an expert witness in New Mexico v. Meta. Her conclusion? The phone in your child's pocket is more dangerous than a gun on your kitchen table. At least the kid knows to be afraid of the gun.

We get into the CDC data, what she saw inside Meta's own research, why 400 girls at one school deleted social media on Valentine's Day, and what happened when she gave her own son Snapchat and immediately regretted it.

Timestamps:

0:00 - Lisa's background: FBI, Columbine, 30 years in digital safety

2:15 - 800,000 kids follow the Columbine ideology

5:10 - CDC data: self-harm spikes after social media

7:00 - False narratives from platforms

9:30 - "A phone is more dangerous than a gun on the table"

12:05 - Inside the case against Meta

19:40 - 400 girls quit social media on Valentine's Day

22:50 - "Tech is a tool, not a toy"

27:00 - Warning signs for parents of girls

33:37 - The expert's own parenting story

39:40 - "I gave my son Snapchat"

43:17 - One thing parents can do this week

45:11 - Digital Citizen Academy

49:45 - Final question

About Dr. Lisa Strohman:

Clinical psychologist, attorney, and founder of Digital Citizen Academy (digitalcitizenacademy.org). Her free book "Digital Distress" is available at digitalcitizenacademy.org/digital-resources.

Resources:

Family IT Guy: https://www.familyitguy.com

iPhone Setup Guide: http://familyitguy.com/go/iphoneguide