A bipartisan effort is underway in Jefferson City to scale back the amount of screen time Missouri students have. Rep. Tricia Byrnes, R‑Wentzville, and Rep. Marlene Terry, D‑St. Louis, have each filed legislation. Byrnes’ plan limits K-5 students to 45 minutes of...
A U.S. Senate committee is examining the effects on children who spend hours with their eyes glued to smartphones, tablets, and other devices. During a hearing Thursday before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Jeremy Horvath, CEO of educational company LME...
A new University of Missouri study finds that unmedicated kids with ADHD have significantly higher rates of obesity, but also tend to exceed screen time recommendations and fail to meet crucial sleep guidelines. Mizzou’s Crystal Lim shares the study results with...
