As part of a community effort to build stronger family bonds amidst COVID-19, 19 families in need living in Yishun received home-delivered meals on Eat With Your Family Day (EWYFD) on Friday, 3 September 2021. The meal delivery is organised by Centre for Fathering, DADs for Life and MUMs for Life, in partnership with MWS
Being a dad is tough work — that’s why we’re celebrating it! This year, Celebrating Fathers 2021 is heralding Father’s Day with a line up of virtual and live events to celebrate the many roles fathers play and encourage fathers to bond with their families. Celebrating Fathers 2021, which runs from 29 May to 11
In celebration of Mother’s Day, some Mums (and a Dad!) got together for A Mother’s Journey – Unique through the Seasons, a Facebook Live Stream panel discussion on a mother’s journey of discovery while staying anchored in her identity. Graced by Guest of Honour – Minister of State for Ministry of Social and Family Development
Five organisations from the public and private sectors have been selected as winners of the Great Companies for Dads Awards 2021. Launched by the Centre for Fathering (CFF) and DADs for Life, the Great Companies for Dads Awards is Singapore’s first award to recognise outstanding organisations with policies and practices that support fathers and help
Over 40,000 families in 32 schools took part in Back to School with Dad for the academic year in 2021. Back to School with Dad is an initiative organised by the Centre for Fathering and DADs for Life which aims to encourage fathers to accompany their children to school on the first two days of
Mr Masagos Zulkifli, Minister for Social and Family Development and Second Minister for Health, launched this year’s Malay Muslim Fathering Month organised by Bapa Sepanjang Hayat (BSH) via a video message on 6 September 2020. “The role of the father is very important in the lives of children, Surveys shown that a child who is
Strong family bonding is becoming even more pertinent amidst the challenges posed by the COVID-19 season. To celebrate the importance of spending quality family time over a meal and building stronger family ties, Eat With Your Family Day (EWYFD) is encouraging more companies to allow their employees to leave work early at least four times
In light of the COVID-19 situation in Singapore, the Celebrating Fathers movement took place entirely online – featuring a campaign to appreciate Dads for everything they are doing for their families and our community, especially how they engage their children and help them thrive in this challenging season. Themed Voices of Children, Celebrating Fathers 2020
Many fathers out there are rising to the challenges of working from home and engaging their children who are at home on home-based learning during the circuit breaker. Daryl Sung, DADs for Life volunteer at Cedar Primary School shares his three “Ls” for overcoming this COVID-19 season: Love – Continue to show lots of love
On November 19 ten years ago, Singapore’s very own fathering movement, DADs for Life, was launched on International Men’s Day. To commemorate the beginning of what has since grown into a national movement, over 100 fathers and children were mobilised to distribute “Toolkit Packs” for dads all over Singapore. The national fathering movement began with
