Introduction Social consciousness, or the awareness of society, is central to the experience of being human. In order to participate as contributing members of the community and broader society, children need to learn to not only be responsible for themselves, but also for others and the environment. This social responsibility involves a deep awareness of … Read more
Introduction Social consciousness, or the awareness of society, is central to the experience of being human. In order to participate as contributing members of the community and broader society, children need to learn to not only be responsible for themselves, but also for other living things. This social responsibility involves a deep awareness of our … Read more
Dads for Life met with 2 trailblazing dads, Khor Tuck Kuan and Roland Tay, who have been lighting the path in the Special Needs community, to build acceptance, respect and a voice for people with disabilities. Here is Roland Tay’s story. Roland Tay, father of 2, is an IT and Telecoms systems businessman turned social entrepreneur. Professor … Read more
Here are some recipes that we have put together for dads who want to expand into cooking Singapore food! All of them are relatively easy to make family favourites. Some are heirlooms passed down the generations, and some, heirlooms in the making. They are all delicious dishes, heritage recipes, embedded with a repository of precious … Read more
For the holiday season, the Dads for Life Resource Team (DFL) captured snapshots of a series of dads; how they spent their holidays with their families, and reflecting on what this meant to them. Seize the Holidays Together Zailani and his family were spotted at the Bedok Jetty fishing together at the start of the … Read more
Dads Hold Father Power Each generation stands on the shoulders of the one before. As a dad, you have the power to shape and influence future generations through making steady investments in your child’s life, using your everyday interactions. It is an invaluable legacy you can leave behind. In his book, The Heart of a Father, … Read more
Wonder why some restaurants adopt a no-child dining policy? Some reasons cited are that the little ones play with food and make a mess at the table. More substantially, fussy eaters may throw tantrums and even run about at meal places. Besides endangering themselves, this causes disturbance to the other patrons as well as stress … Read more
While our society esteems academic achievement, most of us would tacitly acknowledge that measuring a person’s intelligence and diligence is hardly a good predictor of “likeability” or “successful leadership”. In the article What Makes a Leader in the Harvard Business Review, Daniel Goleman refered to a quality that both children and adults can intuitively sense … Read more