Author Archives
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Fathering is Like Running a Marathon
Charting the Course In The Heart of a Father, Dr Ken Canfield likens the job of a dad and a long distance runner: Fathering is often a long and trying journey that requires a disciplined heart to successfully finish the course. Fathering… Read More ›
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Dads of Pre-Teens: Fun Finance and Entrepreneurship Games for Your Kids
Equipping children with money skills at a young age will benefit them for life but is nonetheless a daunting task for the adults. Many would deem finance and entrepreneurship concepts too complicated for kids to digest, or simply too dull… Read More ›
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Smiling Tiger, Hidden Dragon
In the book, Smiling Tiger, Hidden Dragon, author Dr John Ng uses the metaphors of Tigers and Dragons to illustrate that even though conflict may not be overt in Asian families and organisations, most of the time, it exists. Conflict also… Read More ›
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Fathering Your School-Age Child: A Dad’s Guide to the Wonder Years: 3 to 9
Author: Armin A. Brott Publisher: New York : Abbeville Press, c2007 ISBN: 978-0789209238 Call Number: 649.123 BRO Description: This essential guide for young fathers will help men understand all aspects of raising preschool to primary school-age children. Rooted in research from parenting experts; this… Read More ›
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Dads of Pre-Teens: Papa T’is Time for Primary School
Starting School Attending primary school is an altogether different experience for a young child who has only been exposed to pre-school or kindergarten. The hours are longer, and the class sizes bigger. Put a few hundred young kids together in… Read More ›
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Mrs Chua Yen Ching: Principal of Northlight School on How to Mentor Youths
The Dads for Life Resource Team interviewed Mrs Chua Yen Ching, Principal of Northlight School (NLS), a secondary school that offers youths who face difficulties with mainstream education and examinations, an environment and support systems to help them find their way, and their motivation… Read More ›
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Research Abstract: Fathers’ and Mothers’ Involvement in Their Children’s Schools According to Family Type and Resident Status
Introduction The following is an abstract of the report on Fathers’ and Mothers’ Involvement in Their Children’s Schools by Family Type and Resident Status, by Christine Winquist Nord and Jerry West of the U.S. Department of Education. National Center for Education Statistics…. Read More ›
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Transitional Years at School-What to look out for
Introduction Change can be a frustrating experience. For little Beverly Tan, the transition from pre-school to primary school was exciting but at the same time unnerving, fraught with apprehension. Waking up early, donning a new uniform and attending classes surrounded… Read More ›
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Too Proud to Holler?
DURING a recent chat with friends, the topic turned to Father’s Day and what the men in the group would like to get as a gift. One said: “No need to buy me anything. If my wife could keep silent… Read More ›
