As we kick off this school year, we want to encourage you to make the journey to and from school with your children more than just a trip. Whether we’re on the MRT and bus, or walking, it’s a chance for dads to bond with them. No screens, no distractions, just us and them. Here
Building a strong relationship with your child is much like building a friendship with anyone else. Here are four key things a father can do to nurture that bond: 1. Spend Quality Time Together: This goes beyond just being in the same room. Put away distractions, actively engage with your child, and show genuine interest
Father and son playing in the park at the sunset time. people having fun on the field. concept of friendly family and of summer vacation.father throwing his son in the air. You’ve had a hard day at work and are feeling stressed. You come home and try to spend some quality time with your child.
Playgrounds today are sterile in comparison with what they were like a century ago. When play became safer, people grew softer. Today, have we succeeded in producing the “Strawberry Generation”? In 2018, the American Academy of Pediatrics published a report urging paediatricians to prescribe play during visits. The authors described how increasing emphasis on academic
Let’s talk about play and here are five crucial ways playing outside can help your child: Do what our parents did – send your children outside. Even better, go with them. Play with your child instead of just watching them play. By Parcsen Loke, Family Life Coach, Centre for Fathering. Ask Your Child: What is
Would you let your five-year old run an errand like going to the grocery store alone? Or do you think children at this age are not ready to be this independent. A few years ago, Mediacorp ran a Singaporean version of the Japanese hit series Old Enough! The series featured 20 preschoolers, aged two to
Is your child feeling bored? Not to worry. The Internet has plenty of ideas that your child can engage in when they feel bored. One website I found has 31 ideas and another has 51. But all of them, apparently, are missing the point. What fathers must understand is the true cause of boredom. It
In the previous articles, I have shared the three ingredients to Quality Time with your child which are engage your child one at a time, be present and do what your child loves. Today, let me share my final thoughts on the subject. What I want to share is that Quality time can be brief.
If you read the last article, you would have learned that the first ingredient for Quality Time is to engage your children one at a time. In this article, I will share with you the second ingredient to Quality Time. The second ingredient to Quality Time is to be present. This means freeing yourself from
As fathers, we want to spend as much time as possible with our children. But when that is not possible, what options do we have? If you can turn every engagement with your child into Quality Time, would you want to know how? There are three ingredients to turn every engagement you have with your
