Inspiring Dads Articles
Glean from a treasure trove of fathering tips from Centre for Fathering’s expert community! These have been designed as simple reflective practices that will guide you to being a better dad, and increase the wellbeing of your children and family.
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
Co-parenting After A Divorce
“Jane, daddy will not be staying with us any more.” That’s simply saying “We’re getting a divorce!” For some time now, the home that was once a sanctuary, was noticeably
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
More Than One Reason To Read To Your Child
Mums and dads read to their children, but they do it differently from one another. A study from Harvard University in the US maintains that children reap more benefit if
Burnout, What/Who’s to Blame?
Eighteen months into this journey of declaring war on burnout and I am still learning so much about this public enemy. Even though burnout seems to be such a straight-forward