Segment 1: Prison consolidation, small pay bumps and more transparency are key to success in Missouri corrections department.
Since taking over Missouri's Department of Corrections nearly two years ago, Anne Precythe has been busy. She's charged with turning around a state agency that's struggled to retain staff and to keep inmates and prison employees safe from assault. Today, Precythe filled us in on the steps she's taken to ameliorate the issues her department is facing.
- Anne Precythe, director of Missouri Department of Corrections
Segment 2, beginning at 23:33: Adolescents sleep-wake cycle is affected by long periods of screen time before bed.
Back before we all started carrying supercomputers around in our pockets, the soolution to too much screen time was simply to turn off the television. These days, cutting down on screen time requires a little more attention and care, especially for young ones who use laptops, tablets, and smartphones for learning and personal interaction every day. Psychologist Wes Crenshaw offered advice for managing your kids' screen time, and for broadening their idea of achievement and ability outside of their devices.
- Wes Crenshaw, psychologist at Family Psychological Services
