Do your teens ever ask you for more trust, more freedom? In the letters that follow, a teenage girl and her dad negotiate these issues. They highlight the importance of a father’s affirmation for his daughter whilst advocating boundaries as ways to safely meet the teenager’s need for love, belonging, validation, and room to mature. … Read more
From April to May this year, children from four primary schools and two special homes were invited by Dads for Life to share about their Dads, their happy and sad moments with him, and their wishes for him and all Dads in Singapore. This booklet contains their very own words and drawings from the exercise. … Read more
Freeing Your Child from Anxiety [1] and Freeing Your Child from Negative Thinking [2], published in 2004 and 2008 respectively, are two of the three books in Tamar Chansky’s Freeing Your Child series. Tamar Chansky, Ph.D. is the founder and director of the Children’s Center for OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder) and Anxiety. An expert in … Read more
A Worth-While Read In our increasingly affluent and consumerist society – where the lines between “needs” and “wants” are sometimes blurred – parents are increasingly concerned about how not to raise a spoiled brat! You’re Not the Boss of Me – Brat-proofing your 4- to 12-year-old Child – by renowned child development and behaviour specialist, Betsy Brown Braun … Read more