The story of 33-year-old Ramlan Saruan and his family explores his turbulent transition into fatherhood, a history of family abuse, circumstances of immense pain and loss and how he turned a corner and found the strength and grace to start afresh. Ramlan and his wife, Shamsiah, have three children – Idris (7), Idrus (5), and
Mother of five Rahayu Ahmad Asi was concerned about her 15-year-old daughter who had become withdrawn following the circuit breaker. Besides coping with the death of her beloved grandmother, the teenager was also having a hard time dealing with mean comments from friends about her size and the constant pain from hypermobility. This condition, which
School offers children a wide range of experiences ranging educational to social. They are experiencing what it is like to be part of a larger group, to adapt to a new culture, to make friends, relate with adults, and to change and grow as individuals. As parents, we want all these experiences for our children
Do you enjoy having conversations with your child? Of course you do. Except for the difficult ones about hot button issues. Right? Well, today, I am going to help you by sharing some tips you can use when having difficult conversations with your kid. One or two generations ago, the most difficult conversation a father
Meet Yusnizan Md Taib, an ordinary mom to an 18-year-old daughter, and a 10-year-old son. As we uncover her story, Yusnizan turns out to be a super mom. She works full-time in the IT Logistics industry, while volunteering with COMPASS (Community of Parents in Support of Schools), and acting as a Parent Support Group mentor
I have been a father for more than 32 years now and during that time I have experienced many highs and lows in my journey as a dad to a son and 2 daughters. There were also many lessons that I’ve learnt but here are three that I would like to share. Invest time and
Bryan Tan, CEO of Centre for Fathering is father to four children aged 1 to 12 years old. From not wanting to have children, to being an absent father and then an involved father of his children, what brought about this change of heart? Bryan spent his growing up years living under the shadow of
The White Paper on Singapore Women’s Development, which arose from a year-long conversation on women development in Singapore, surfaced recommendations for 25 action plans to better look after the interests of women. As a father to three sons and a daughter, I am encouraged that Singapore is progressing towards a future where men and women
Father to a fifteen year old son with intellectual disabilities, apraxia and dyspraxia. Anand Lal is a swim coach, adult training facilitator and gamification consultant who has overcome the challenges of bringing up a child with special needs to champion the cause of making Singapore a more inclusive society. Despite minor development delays in the
Mohamed Jamaluddin Abdullah’s experience as a neglected foster child did not prepare him well for the challenges of fatherhood. In his growing up years, Jamal experienced a lonely childhood lacking in love and trust where his adoptive parents favoured their two biological children who were born after they adopted him. These experiences led him to
