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Family Im-Pact: The Role of the Family in the Pact for the Future & Beyond
24 October 2024 @ 1:15 PM - 2:30 PM UTC-5
The NGO Committee on the Family is proud to host, on the occasion of the adoption of the UN Pact for the Future, including the Global Digital Compact:
“Family Im-Pact: The Role of the Family in the Pact for the Future & Beyond”
Featuring
Dr. Susan Walker, Emeritus Professor of Family Social Science at the University of Minnesota
and
Dr. Kara Alaimo, Associate Professor of Communications at Fairleigh Dickinson University
DATE: Thursday, October 24, 2024
TIME: 1:15 – 2:24 PM ET
PLACE: Zoom (link will be provided upon registration)
REGISTER: HERE
We look forward to having you join us for this exciting event!
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CONCEPT NOTE
The Family’s Im-PACT: The Role of the Family in the Pact for the Future and Beyond
The Pact for the Future was recently adopted with the goal “to protect the needs and interests of present and future generations through the actions in this Pact for the Future.” The Pact
commits to “56 actions in the areas of sustainable development” that include an emphasis on “technology and innovation and digital cooperation” with special emphasis on “youth and future
generations.” The achievement of these actions will only be possible through the implementation of “family-friendly and family-oriented policies that support the social and
economic development of children and young people so that they can reach their full potential and enjoy their human rights.”
Our first speaker, Dr. Susan Walker (Professor Emeritus of Family Social Science at the University of Minnesota), is the author of Critical Perspectives on Technology and the Family.
Dr. Walker will focus on the impact of technology on the family as well on those practitioners who work directly with families. Her work has identified that the needs for training and support
around technology content knowledge and practice competencies is overlooked and undervalued. A model for attending to family professionals' technology competence within the
scope of family impact will be presented, along with research indicating the value of a supportive context to family professionals' technology acceptance and use. These inform further
policy for the inclusion of family professionals in the wider scope of family well-being.
Our second speaker, Dr. Kara Alaimo (Associate Professor of Communications at FairleighDickinson University), is the author of Over the Influence: Why Social Media is Toxic for Women
and Girls – And How We Can Take It Back. Dr. Alaimo will discuss how parents can handle their children’s use of social media. At what age should children be allowed to use social media?
What do we need to teach young people about the dangers they could face online and how to use social media in healthy ways? Kara Alaimo, PhD, will answer these questions and more in
this session focused on how parents should handle their children’s use of social media and help them protect and empower themselves online.