With parents working from home and children spending their school holidays indoors during the ongoing pandemic, device use is undoubtedly on the rise. How can parents manage their children’s technology use so that it translates into quality screen time?
Speaker’s Bio
Associate Professor Mo Dirani
A/Prof Mohamed (Mo) Dirani is the Founding Managing Director of Plano Pte Ltd and an Adjunct Associate Professor at Duke-NUS Medical School. Mo has published 150 scientific manuscripts and is an invited speaker across the globe. He is passionate about keeping all eyes healthy in this digitised world.
Professor Lim Sun Sun
Professor Lim Sun Sun is Professor of Communication and Technology and Head of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences at the Singapore University of Technology and Design. She has researched extensively on the social impact of technology. Her latest book is Transcendent Parenting – Raising Children in the Digital Age (Oxford University Press, 2020. She serves on several public bodies including the Media Literacy Council. She frequently offers her expert commentary in print, broadcast and online media and is a Nominated Member of the 13th Parliament of Singapore. See www.sunsunlim.com.
Dr Andrew Yee
Dr Andrew Yee is Faculty Early Career Award Fellow at the Singapore University of Technology and Design. His current research aims to understand effective parent-child communication, as well as how media use among children and youths can affect their well-being.
