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Ask Questions That Help Your Children Feel
Emotional intelligence (or EQ) is recognised as one of the keys to success – more important than IQ, many say. As a result, books and workshops on this subject have
Fathering Leadership: Leadership We Want
Are leaders made or born? There may be a small percentage of leaders who may be born with individual traits which lend itself to leadership, but leadership itself can be
5 Ways Healing Your Emotional Neglect Makes You A Better Parent
Few things can make a difference in your parenting as much as healing your emotional neglect. It’s true! To explain why we must first take a look at your own
Ask Questions To Help Your Child Think
Being able to talk to your kids is important at any age, and is best established when children are young, open, and impressionable. As your child goes through changes in
What New Fathers Face In The First Six Months Postpartum
What do Singaporean fathers do during the first six months of their child’s arrival? “Pay the bills, lah, mostly. (Laugh) That’s the largest part I have to play,” says one
Go Green
I have flown a kite only once in my entire life. Perhaps that was the only time my dad told me to “Go fly kite” (kidding). But from a young
Turn Towards Your Child’s Bids
”It’s so hard to get my 14-year old daughter to open up to me,” a father laments. “The only two times she speaks with me is to ask for her
We Must Look And Listen
All of my three children were delivered at the same hospital and the same thing happened for every one of them. A nurse would take the new born away in
Hope for the Busy Father
Every father would want to be involved with their children’s lives and spend as much time with them as possible. But not every father is privileged to have a lot