Early Childhood Matters Gathering with NYU Ties
Organised together with Global TIES for Children on NYU’s campus, the gathering will feature a panel discussion, moderated by Global TIES Director, Florencia Lopez Boo, with Sarah Hrdy, Diana Rodriguez-Franco, and Tiffany Ortiz and other contributors to Early Childhood Matters on the topic of parent and caregiver wellbeing. Published by the Van Leer Foundation, the latest issue features a range of perspectives on providing the care for mothers, fathers and other caregivers need to flourish.
Agenda:
9:30-10:00: Refreshments as guests arrive
10:00-10:10: Welcome introduction on parent wellbeing
Michael Feigelson, CEO, Van Leer Foundation
Florencia Lopez Boo, Director, Global TIES for Children, New York University
10:10-10:15: Why telling stories about parenthood is important
Jacqueline Farmer, Filmmaker and Director of Father Time
10:15-10:25: Screening of Father Time short clip
10:25-11:15: A conversation on what it means to better support parents
Sarah Blaffer Hrdy, Anthropologist, Primatologist and Author of Father Time: A Natural History of Men and Babies
Diana Rodriguez Franco, Special Advisor on Gender and Diversity to the President of the Inter-American Development Bank
Tiffany Ortiz, Director of Early Childhood Programs, Carnegie Hall
Moderated by: Florencia Lopez Boo
11:15-11:35: Connecting across disciplines: Small group discussion on ideas from Early Childhood Matters
Audience in-person discussions
11:35-11:40: How music can support parent-child bonding and wellbeing
Sarah Johnson, Chief Education Officer, Carnegie Hall
11:40-12:00: Lullaby Performance
Juana Luna and Maxine Roberts from the Lullaby Project, Carnegie Hall
12:00-12:30: Optional informal networking
