Into its third year, the Dads@School Forum at Queensway Secondary School on 7 April 2018, was filled with 200 fathers, father support group leaders, parent support group leaders, and educators from over 70 schools. To encourage the continuity of their involvement in father support groups from primary to secondary school, this year’s theme was: “Who’s
Centre for Fathering (CFF-DFL) conducted a Rite of Passage programme for Queenstown Secondary School’s students and their dads on 27 January 2018. A pilot programme, Rite of Passage consists of engaging interactive activities culminating in a ceremony for the fathers to ‘release’ their teens to become young adults –with the assurance that they will continue
Addressing Challenges of Contemporary Families CFF – DFL conducted a Shared Parenting Lunchtime Talk at global investment house, Schroders, on 25 October 2017, as part of its Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) Month. Participants gathered to glean insights from Trainer/Co-founder of CFF, Mr Edwin Choy, to address challenges faced by contemporary families. These include competing priorities; the
Teacher-in-charge of fathers@QtPSG (fathers@Queenstown Parent Support Group), Mr Tan Cheow Seng (left), relates to us the joy of working with dads at Queenstown Primary School (QtPS) to promote father-child bonding. fathers@QtPSG also known as “Fathers’ Club” is led by an organising committee that constantly comes up with new programmes and activity ideas. At Queenstown Primary School, I have been much
A core group of 11 from fathers@QtPSG (fathers@Queenstown Parent Support Group) catch up at a coffee shop once a month to plan activities for the school’s children and their dads. Hear their stories of how they have developed deeper relationships with their children and dedicated themselves to nurturing strong and enduring bonds. Transformative Power At
The Centre for Fathering partnered with the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music to host a Charity Concert of light classics to benefit the Centre’s programmes and causes. $165,000 was raised in the recent Gift of Wings Charity Concert held at the magnificent Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music. It was a night to truly
Almost 200 parents were in attendance at the Crowne Plaza Changi Airport for a parenting seminar and book launch organised jointly between the Association of Muslim Professionals (AMP) and Centre For Fathering Singapore (CFF). The Guest of Honour, Dr Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim, Senior Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Social and Family Development, noted the seminar’s oversubscribed
On the last Saturday in the month of July, 18 fathers decided to spend their morning at their first I-CAN Fathering workshop at the Chaoyang Special School in Ang Mo Kio. These men are more than your regular busy fathers making the most of their weekends but are parents of special needs children who are
By Centre for Fathering’s Resource Team The first Dads for Life Camp @ Army Open House 2017 on 28 and 29 May was a trip down memory lane, as fathers relived their days as active national servicemen, and shared their memories and reactions to today’s military through a one day, one night camp in a
Over 200 dads, mums and school leaders from 55, mostly primary schools, attended the Dads@School Forum 2017 on 16 February at Northland Primary School. The event, organised by Centre for Fathering-Dads for Life (CFF-DFL), was graced by Minister for Social and Family Development Tan Chuan-Jin who issued a clarion call for father support groups to
