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Training Service Providers & Programmes

Centre for Fathering

Website: http://www.fatheringmatters.com/

Phone: 6252 8408

Training Programmes:

• Parenting Talk
• Fathering Workshop
• Father-Child Bonding Experiential Workshop
• Nurturing Your Newborn Talk
• Beginning Parenting Program (BPP)
• Marriage Preparation Workshop

Eagles Mediation & Counselling Centre (EMCC)

Website: http://www.emcc.org.sg/

Phone: 67888220 / 6419 5257

Training Programmes

• EMCC Active Fathering Workshop Series
• Family @ Fathering @ Northeast (FINE) series of workshops and community activities
• Romance in Your Marriage – Fuel for the Journey Ahead? Talk

Fei Yue Community Services

Website: http://www.fycs.org/

Phone: 6593 6453

Training Programmes: Check out the list of upcoming programs at the Fei Yue Community Services website

More Training Service Providers

Check out this list of School Family Education (SFE) Service Providers in Singapore.

Past Training Programmes

Dads for Life Conference 2010

The inaugural DadsforLife Conference kicked off with a bang at the Orchard Hotel on 14 June 2010 with over 1000 dads from all walks of life gathering to discuss important issues around how to transform their family lives.

The Keynote Speaker was Dr Josh McDowell, a bestselling author who has written or co-written more than 120 books since 1960, and has given over 24,000 talks in 118 countries. He has four children and three grandchildren.

Dr McDowell spoke on how important it is to use positive communication methods to instill a sense of good self esteem in children. Dr McDowell’s empathy may stem from having overcome a troubled childhood...

Read more about the key conference takeaway - five principles to transform family life.

Dads for Life CEO & Leaders' Breakfast Meeting

About 60 CEOs and corporate leaders learnt the benefits and costs of having close father-child relationships and having father-friendly business policies at the Dads for Life CEOs and Leaders’ Breakfast Meeting.

The event was held at the Goodwood Park Hotel on 15 May 2010.

In his opening address, Mr Richard Seow, Chairman of the Fathers Action Network, noted that many working fathers claim that “work commitments … prevent them from being a good father.” He also encouraged the corporate leaders to make the workplace more father-friendly for the “60,000 to 80,000 dads” who work under them.

The keynote speaker for the event, Mr Josh McDowell, gave a few real-life examples of successful companies which place a premium value on family, or has family-friendly business policies. Read more about these international examples of father-friendly practices at the workplace.

Screamfree Parenting Seminar with Dr Hal Runkel

Organised by the Centre for Fathering (CFF), the half-day seminar was held at Revenue House. Mr Wong Suen Kwong, Executive Director of CFF, had this to say about Mr Runkel: “He has a way to unpack [the parenting approach], to make it more palatable for them.”

Mr Runkel is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) and author of ScreamFree Parenting: The Revolutionary Approach to Raising Your Kids by Keeping Your Cool. The book is a New York Times bestseller and has won several awards, including the National Parenting Publications Awards (NAPPA) Gold Award.

Read more about his Eleven Principles of ScreamFree Parenting.