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More online platforms yet fewer real connections: sound familiar? Join our experts as they share how the digital landscape has changed the way our children are connecting with friends and family. Pick up tips on how to enter the world of our children and guide them to connect safely and confidently with others.
• Mr Narasimman (Narash) S/O Tivasiha Mani, Co-Founder and Executive Director, Impart
• Dr Geraldine Tan, Director/Principal Psychologist, The Therapy Room, Parent of 2 teens
• Mr Muhamad Amir Thaqif Shah, Year 2, Duke-NUS Medical School
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This video is a Facebook Live session recorded on 24 February 2026.
00:00 Introduction
14:10 How to make a teenager realise that spending 4 hours a day on the phone is an addiction problem?
17:09 How involved should I be in my child’s social life, especially when my child seems to be emotionally affected by friendship issues?
19:00 Teens’ online chats are done without a care for whether they are hurting each other.
21:58 Virtual incidents often translate to real-life conflicts.
23:29 How have family relations changed in this digital age of hyper-connectedness?
25:27 A 2025 study by IPS shows 1 in 10 Singaporeans aged 21 and above turn to AI for companionship. What are your views on relying on AI for such needs?
29:46 My child uses ChatGPT or Copilot to solve his homework and even treat it as a counsellor. Is this something to be concerned about?
32:00 What can parents do to guide them and the usage of AI and social media sensibly?
37:05 My child refuses to talk about their online friendships and gets upset whenever I ask them about it.
40:43 When I bring up actions that I am concerned about, my child says “everyone does it anyway!”
41:44 How can they combat this peer pressure?
43:54 How do I help my child recognise that an online friendship is unhealthy or potentially harmful?
45:36 How can parents help children bounce back from social conflicts?
47:37 What are some of the best rules to manage screen time and how do we help them know why it’s important to keep boundaries?
51:08 Last thoughts
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