Plugged Out: Examining the Impact of Technology on America’s Youth

With tweens spending an average of five hours a day on screens, and teens over eight hours a day, this hearing will examine how early, excessive use of smartphones, tablets, and laptops can harm development and mental wellbeing. The hearing will also explore how to empower parents, who often struggle to monitor and limit screen time, at a time when the U.S. education system – fueled by federal subsidies and incentives – is providing personal devices to children.

Witnesses

• Dr. Jean Twenge, Professor of Psychology, San Diego State University
• Dr. Jared Cooney Horvath, Director, LME Global
• Ms. Emily Cherkin, Author and Founder of The Screentime Consultant
• Dr. Jenny Radesky, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Michigan Medical School.