Category: Stories of Inspiring Dads & Mums

Royston D’Souza, a long-time volunteer with DADs for Life, shares his inspiring journey from a hesitant participant to a passionate advocate for the fathering involvement.   When first-time mum Sarita D’Souza came across a newspaper advertisement for the Dad’s Day Out event in 2016, she persuaded her husband, Royston D’Souza, to attend. Royston, who was too

On 1 October 2023, Xander Ong will take over as CEO of Centre for Fathering. Get to know Xander in this article.  Xander Ong and his wife have a son who was born in early 2023.    Not one to shy away from going deep into his own personal perspective of fatherhood, Xander shares his own experience of his

Mario Singh, Founder, Soulrich Foundation, father to Chantelle (14) and Elliot (12).and DADs for Life supporter tells us his heart for fathering. Why do you think your involvement as a father is important to your children? There are multiple studies which show that involved fathers have a deep impact on their children’s healthy development. These

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.

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

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

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