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Empowering Parents in a Digital World: Navigate Media's Impact on Family with A/Prof Jiow Hee Jhee & Ms Adeline Tay

• Should I give my child a handphone?
• Should I allow my pre-school child to use my tablet?
• How can I manage my children's use of their digital device?

This sharing will provide insights on how parents can manage and support their children's, from preschoolers to teenagers, digital journey.

Date: To Be Advised
Time: To Be Advised
Venue: SAFRA Punggol, Level 4, Volunteer Lounge

Meet Our Speakers

A/Prof Jiow Hee Jhee

Dr Jiow has lectured and trained over 50,000 students, parents, government officials, and leaders on new media topics, both locally and internationally. His research investigates the impact of media on the family, cyber wellness, and cybercrime, and he has presented academic papers on parental mediation, video gaming, and gamification. Prior to obtaining his PhD, Dr Jiow helped set up Singapore’s first Cyber Wellness Centre in 2006 and was also involved in developing a body of cyber wellness values, ethics, and best practices to promote cyber wellness in schools. Dr Jiow currently serves as a member of the Films Consultative Panel (IMDA) and Media Literacy Council (IMDA), and he teaches in the BSc (Hons) Digital Communications and Integrated Media programme at Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT). He is Deputy Director at SIT Teaching and Learning Academy, looking into nurturing applied learning and competency-based education practices.
 



Ms Adeline Tay

Adeline Tay is an undergraduate currently matriculating in Digital Communications and Integrated Media at Singapore Institute of Technology. Accredited with a diploma in Child Psychology and Early Education and having worked in a preschool for a year, she has extensive experience in teaching and interacting with young children. Having borne witness to how digital media affected children physiologically and psychologically, she is passionate about improving the well-being of young children. She has presented related papers at academic conferences, spoken to parents and preschool educators on digital device use in nurturing early learners, and participated in radio interviews where she shared about how larger familial ecosystems are at play in managing children’s device use. She has recently published an academic journal article on nurturing early learners in the digital age.


For enquiries, please contact Elizabeth at Lshelizabeth@safra.sg
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