If our children had the maturity to speak to their parents as equals what insight might they reveal? In the language of the heart, what might be the ultimate conversation all parent-child pairs eventually speak?  In this 2 part essay, the author takes on the voice of the generic youth in contemporary Singapore.

In most holidays for families with children, visit to a theme park is likely a requirement in the itinerary. If the little ones are really lucky, there might even be two or more theme parks in one holiday! But is this the only sure way to keep your children entertained during a family trip? Are memories of cuddling life-sized cartoon characters, eating cotton candy and heart-throbbing roller coaster rides the only things children will retain from their childhood?

Madam Kwa Geok Choo, better known as the late Mrs Lee Kuan Yew, was a woman both inspiring and inspired.  A lady in every sense of the word, Madam Kwa was a stellar student, empowered career woman, dedicated wife, loving mother, devoted grandmother, and a humble, gentle, caring person.  We pay tribute to her and share why we should all raise daughters to be like her.

HOW can we raise well-adjusted tweens and teens? What are some of the key building blocks that we as stakeholders (parents, educators, concerned adults) need to use to effect that? Continuing from a few weeks ago of the Fathers as Coach series, co-founder Edwin Choy of the Centre for Fathering details the key aspects to put into place to allow our tweens/teens to develop into confident and resourceful adults of the future.

IN OUR "busyness" our loved ones are often "neglected". While that may not always happen, our 24/7 nature of work today unfortunately does create that tendency to do so. Thus we all need to be reminded about the importance of setting aside time for our family. In this context, the Centre for Fathering highlights some of the National Family Celebrations 2010 programmes organised by the National Family Council as part of the June holiday family activities.