JANUARY Date Media Title / Synopsis 1 Jan CNA938Live – Family Ties with Susan Ng Susan Ng speaks to Eruandee Prayitna on Bapa Sepanjang Hayat in the past 5 years and what’s in store from 2022. 1 Jan Lian He Zao Bao “爸爸送我上学去”活动 鼓励父亲陪伴孩子成长 “Back to School With Dad” campaign encourages fathers to accompany their […]
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May
May
In conjunction with the Year of Celebrating SG Families, Centre for Fathering (CFF) and MUMs for Life (MFL) have launched Ibu Sepanjang Hayat (ISH) [MUMs for Life for the Malay Muslim Community], at MUMs Day Out event – a joint mothers’ celebration by MFL and Families for Life (FFL) on Sunday, 8 May 2022. Minister […]
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Mar
Mar
The Centre for Fathering Charity Golf event returned on 3 March 2022 at the Laguna National Masters Course! This event took place in 2018 and 2019 but when we were planning for the next edition, we were hit by the COVID-19 pandemic and had to shelve our plans for the next two years. Despite the […]
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Mar
Mar
Centre for Fathering Charity Golf 2022 Guest of Honour Message by Mr Edwin Tong, Minister for Culture, Community and Youth and Second Minister for Law Fathers take on different but important roles throughout their children’s lives – a playmate, a disciplinarian, a counsellor, and a friend – to help them become their best selves. Their […]
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Feb
Feb
Associate Professor Dr Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim, Minister of State, Ministry of Home Affairs & Ministry of National Development has announced the formation of a task force that will strengthen families in the in the Malay Muslim community. On his Facebook post on 21 February 2022, he shared, “Yesterday, I had the chance to meet with […]
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Feb
Feb
Knowledge, Attitude & Practice: An Exploratory Investigation of Parenting Challenges Facing Malay-Muslim Fathers in Singapore A project commissioned by Centre for Fathering, AMP Singapore, Lutheran Community Care Services and Persatuan Pemudi Islam Singapura. This qualitative study aims to identify the socio-cultural challenges preventing Singaporean Malay-Muslim (MM) fathers from carrying out their parenting duties effectively. Download […]
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Jan
Jan
NOVEMBER Date Media Title / Synopsis 7 Nov CNA938Live – Family Ties with Susan Ng Susan Ng chats with Parcsen Loke, Head of Programmes at Centre for Fathering and newly minted dad, Jonathan Lee on how new Dads can cope with their new roles. 14 Nov CNA938Live – Family Ties with Susan Ng Susan Ng […]
Happenings
Back to School with Dad encourages fathers to be more involved in their children’s schooling journey
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Jan
Jan
Fathers from over 120 pre-schools, primary and secondary schools as well as institutes of higher learning will be participating in the Back to School with Dad initiative for the next academic year in 2022. Among these, fathers from 93 schools are taking part in Back to School with Dad for the first time. Organised by […]
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Dec
Dec
To build stronger father-daughter relationships, fifteen pairs of fathers and daughters took part in Detik Istimewa Bersama Ayah (Special Moment With Dad) on Sunday, 12 December 2021 from 2pm to 5pm at Asli Village, Downtown East. Detik Istimewa Bersama Ayah is an event of the Malay Muslim Fathering Month (Bulan Kebapaan), an initiative by Centre […]
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Nov
Nov
To encourage Singaporeans to forge stronger bonds with their families, employers were encouraged to allow employees to leave work at 5pm on 19 November 2021, Friday, to have a meal with their families. In a special edition of Eat With Your Family Day, about 100 families enjoyed a Made For Families evening of fun and […]