Are you a new dad struggling to bond with your infant? Well, don’t worry. You aren’t alone. It happens to many new dads as well, and there are reasons for it. Not every new father will have a “love-at-first-sight” experience with their infants. Instead, most first time fathers get hit with a sense of responsibility and
Since the early days of Dads for Life, fathers have been getting more active not only in their children’s lives at home, but also where the children spend many hours of their days – at school. We talk to two dads who have played an outsized role as dad volunteers in their children’s schools, Edwin
James Ong, a volunteer at Dads for Life and father of four, shares about his joys and challenges of being a parent, including how he delivered his child at home. Together with his dedicated wife, watch how they overcome the complexities of balancing their careers and growing up with their children.
Has your child become more reserved? Do you find that you are knowing less and less about your child and what they are doing? Do you feel that you have lost your power to parent your child? Do you feel alienated from your child? If you have answered yes to any or all of these
At a time when he was struggling financially, Adnan Karim received news that he was going to be a father. The uncertainty of fatherhood also brought about anxiety for Adnan as well, “I had no clue as what being a father is all about although I have seen my brother being a father and my
As children grow, their world enlarges and making friends becomes one of their most important missions. Friendships are good for a child’s self-esteem. A child with friends will definitely feel better about himself than one with no friends at all. It is normal for young children to have friends but there is something children need
The early history of Centre for Fathering Singapore revolves around the conviction and faithfulness of three intrepid men, who identified a yawning gap in the lives of families in Singapore, as they put active and involved fathering at the forefront of conversations on the family. Meet Edwin Choy, one of the three pioneers who brought
If you are a Singaporean who loves a good beauty regime, it is likely you would have heard of homegrown organic skincare brand Kew Organics. The brainchild behind the business, Lily Kew, started her first bespoke facial bar in 2014 and have since developed her own comprehensive range of beauty products and opened three other
When my youngest child turned 4, we finally saw the light at the end of the tunnel of the much-feared “terrible twos” tantrum stage. When children are still unable to express what they want, there may seem to be more moments of frustration than joy in parenting, especially when dealing with meltdowns. With my daughter,
Here’s a conversation between a father and her daughter. Father: Didn’t you have a test recently? Daughter: Yes, I did. Father: How did you do in the test? Daughter: I scored 65 out of 100. If you were the father, what would you say next? I have observed that most of the conversations with our
