Category Archives: Day-to-Day Fathering

By Bryan Tan, CEO, Centre for Fathering, MUMs for Life and DADs for Life, father to 4 children The White Paper on Singapore Women’s Development, which arose from a year-long conversation on women development in Singapore, surfaced recommendations for 25 action plans to better look after the interests of women. As a father to three […]

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 […]

The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has spread globally and affected millions of people all over the world. Many families are placed under great pressure due to everyone having to stay home in compliance with social distancing measures. Your family might be people whom you love the most but living in close proximity 24-7 can be an […]

By Assoc Prof Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim This article was first published in Berita Mediacorp in Malay and then translated into English. “My father is my hero”, Jocelyne, 8 years old, happily shared with me while pointing her finger at her dad during a community event. “I always have a place for my dad in my […]

Family life of parents with special needs kids Being the parents of 2 young ones, we understand that parenting, though it is both fulfilling and blissful, it naturally also comes with its own set of challenges as well as potentially exhausting all your energy available. We are indeed blessed to have great family support who […]

By Alvina Chin When she first met him after he entered the world, she planted a light kiss on his cheek. Reality only hit on his first night home with us. She quickly changed her mind about him and said: “Send him back.” My then 2-year-old soon discovered that her little brother came with a […]

By John Lim We are seated at the dining table. My father is tapping away at his keyboard. I heave an audible sigh. My father looks up. He knows this is a sign that I want attention. That I want to be listened to. I complain about my boss, how he’s treated me, and how […]

The pandemic has taught many of us a new lesson on adaptability & resilience as we went through a steep learning curve on living, working and even staying closely together with our family in the new norm. Both Jen and I agreed in unison that one of the most beautiful ‘rewards’ that have transpired from […]

International Fathers’ Mental Health Day An Interview with Ryan Choy, CEO and co-founder for Faire Leather Co.. He is also a father to his 19 month old son. How do we define a father? Often, we describe fathers as influential or supportive figures in our lives while forgetting the pressure and responsibilities that come with […]

With the recent tightening rules announced as Phase 2 (Heightened Alert) also known by many Circuit Breaker Lite, many Singapore dads are back to default Work-from-home and full home-based learning for most students. A throwback to last year’s circuit breaker when our days will be segmented into sessions of HBLs for the kids, work meetings, […]