PARENTING Series: Parenting in a Digital Age - A Social Dilemma
Parenting in a Digital Age - A Social Dilemma
PARENTING Series: Fireside Chat
Date: Saturday, 13th March 2021
Time: 10:30 am - 12:00 pm (SGT)
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Synopsis
Parenting has never been easy. The widespread adoption of smartphones and the rise of social media are adding new challenges to parenthood. Parents with young children are anxious about the effects of screen time. How much is too much? And what impact will screens have on children’s development?
Technology and new media can be entertaining and educational. Yet, how can parents handle inappropriate content, online predators, or cyberbullying? What is the impact on social skills, creativity, gaming dependency, and at a deeper level, morals and values? Does the harm outweigh the benefit?
As parents, are we also struggling with spending too much time on social media and online games? Are our devices getting in the way of us spending quality time with our children?
Come join our panelists as they share their experiences and explore the dilemma of parenting in the digital age.
Your Panelists: Junia Tan, Cherie Lim-Tseng, Dr Jean Liu, Pauline Phoon, & Yen-Lu Chow
Your Moderator : Ashokan Ramakrishnan
Jean Liu is an Assistant Professor of psychology at Yale-NUS College. Her research examines how advances in digital technology impact everyday outcomes, addressing questions such as: How much screen-time should adolescents have? Should we take out our phones during a party? Are restaurants right to ban food photography? Through this line of investigation, she hopes to document the good, bad, and neutral aspects of modern technology.
Across these activities, Jean keeps up with three little people, drinks too much Coke Zero, and finds herself interested in too many things.
Jean Liu is an Assistant Professor of psychology at Yale-NUS College. Her research examines how advances in digital technology impact everyday outcomes, addressing questions such as: How much screen-time should adolescents have? Should we take out our phones during a party? Are restaurants right to ban food photography? Through this line of investigation, she hopes to document the good, bad, and neutral aspects of modern technology.
Across these activities, Jean keeps up with three little people, drinks too much Coke Zero, and finds herself interested in too many things.
Pauline Phoon is the founder of SOOS OIO LLP and COMEBACK PTE LTD.
SOOS OIO LLP is a social enterprise that develops youth holistically through communities in our fast-evolving world. While SOOS OIO is gaining momentum in building communities among the gamers, the need for a deeper program for youths who have lost life balance in games became apparent. Deeply concerned about this rising trend, COMEBACK was started to provide professional help to gamers who experienced various disruptions in life due to game dependency.
Pauline co-authored an e-book titled “Understanding Games and Gamers” with Ruth Lim that is available for free download.
SOOS OIO LLP is a social enterprise that develops youth holistically through communities in our fast-evolving world. While SOOS OIO is gaining momentum in building communities among the gamers, the need for a deeper program for youths who have lost life balance in games became apparent. Deeply concerned about this rising trend, COMEBACK was started to provide professional help to gamers who experienced various disruptions in life due to game dependency.
Pauline co-authored an e-book titled “Understanding Games and Gamers” with Ruth Lim that is available for free download.
Ashokan Ramakrishnan heads the Smart Metering business at iWOW, an IoT technology provider that helps businesses uncover unconscious waste in their utility consumption. He is deeply concerned about climate change and believes that businesses must play a key part in creating a more sustainable future. In his spare time, he serves on the Executive Committee of the Mother Earth Toastmasters, a non-profit that helps eco-ambassadors hone their communication skills so that they can inspire communities to take climate action. He also serves as the Honorary Secretary of SPARK, a local charity that supports those with ADHD and their families thrive. And most recently, he was elected as the Honorary Treasurer of A GOOD SPACE, which is Singapore’s first and only cooperative for changemakers and social entrepreneurs. But the role that he is most passionate about, is that of a parent. This is the role that he was least prepared for and the one that he has grown the most in.
Junia Tan is the author of "The NAKED Parent", CEO of Mum Space, a delightful mother of 5 amazing children, and a thought-leader in the parenting space. For over a decade, she has been recognized for her 21st Century parenting model which advocates different types of authority models to stay relevant in today's dynamic digital landscape. As modern parents introduce expert and charismatic authority, each experiences significant, permanent shifts in their relationship with their child, for a deeper connection.
A Conscious parenting coach, she empowers parents to reflect on their inner triggers, which opens up safe spaces for every child to truly be accepted for their uniqueness instead of becoming a mold of what parents expect.
Yen-Lu Chow is Executive Chairman, WholeTree Foundation; Co-Founder and Director, Asia Institute of Mentoring; Chairman, Singapore Creations; Founding Partner, Fatfish MediaLab; Executive Mentor, YSI SEA; and founder of the Deep Human Movement. Yen-Lu is a former Apple Distinguished Technologist, serial entrepreneur, angel investor, mentor and advisor, social innovator, and humanist. With the launch of his family foundation and other social impact initiatives, Yen-Lu devotes his time serving both society and the nation in his various capacities. He is on a life mission to help bring about a kinder, gentler, more inclusive, more just, and sustainable world.
By day, Cherie Lim-Tseng is the COO at Secur Solutions Group, a market leader in the security and fintech space. She is also the founder and principal trainer and consultant at Rie Ink, specializing in profiling, change management and innovation, pedagogy design, and capacity building. Cherie is part of The Birthday Collective, an NPO that is in the business of holding and creating space for about-Singapore conversations that matter vis-a-vis a suite of projects they steward. The collective has launched books, video programs, and learning resources, as well as created multiple platforms through which to foster a brain, heart, and hand trust. Seeking understanding, not just knowledge; empathy rather than sympathy, and a desire to take action. In particular, Cherie is most excited about getting children and youths involved in the conversation about Singapore’s future; she edited their first children’s book in 2018 which sold out in six weeks. Her latest and third volume comes out at the end of 2020. Cherie is a mum to three boys with whom she likes to go on superhero-ninja-inspired adventures.
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