Setting National Norms: Technology Use in Early Childhood - Online Symposium
Description
Setting National Norms: Technology Use in Early Childhood Online Symposium
How can we better support families to make informed decisions about technology from the earliest stages of a child’s life?
Setting National Norms: Technology Use in Early Childhood Online Symposium brings together researchers and professionals from health, psychology, education and child development to consider an increasingly important question: what should appropriate technology use look like in the early years?
Across two extended lunchtime sessions, the symposium will examine the evidence, professional experience and practical challenges that shape how families and professionals approach technology use in early childhood. The discussion will go beyond screen time alone, looking at the broader context in which habits develop, advice is given, and decisions are made.
During the concluding workshop, attendees move from listening to contributing. Panellists will join attendees in small online breakout rooms focused on key learnings from the previous sessions. Attendees will share thoughts and reactions with colleagues from similar spheres, collaborate and be energised to work together to progress Australia's norms around technology in early childhood.
"At the 4th AGASA symposium, we will reach the whole of Australia. We have brought together the top minds and influencers in this field, and I look forward to pressing them with challenging questions."
Dr Danielle Einstein, Symposium Chair
Symposium Agenda
- 10:00 pm - 10:50 pm
Session 1 | Helping expectant parents make informed decisions about screens before habits take hold.
Q&A Panel with Prof. Frank Oberklaid, Angela Falkenberg (CEO of the Australian Primary Principals' Association), Dr Mary Brushe, Discussant: Dr Kim Le Q&A Moderator: Dr Danielle Einstein How can we better support expectant parents to make informed early decisions about their own screen use and the role screens will play in the lives of infants and very young children? Screen and technology habits often begin forming before a baby arrives. This panel will examine parents’ own device use, the marketing of “baby tech,” the expectations that develop during pregnancy, and early decisions about screen practices. The focus will be on understanding why families need to make thoughtful decisions before screen habits become entrenched.
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