Kelvin’s Bio
Kelvin Seah is a writer, and adjunct communications lecturer in writing, public speaking, corporate communications, copyediting, and digital & social media management. Since 2020, he’s been busy authoring his first book-length memoir on being a stay-at-home dad, as well as other book projects.
But his favourite roles in life are being a husband of one wife since 2000, a hands-on father to his sons (born in 2009 & 2011), and blogging about special needs, parenting, culture, education, work, writing, and life in general.
Kelvin grew up in sunny Singapore in the disco ’70s and New Wave ’80s. His favourite pastime then was reading Richie Rich comics, and fantasy books by David Eddings and Raymond E. Feist. Thanks to the ’70s “American Top 40” radio show with Casey Kasem, ’80s TV sitcoms like “Different Strokes” and “The Golden Girls”, and acclaimed Chinese author Louis Cha’s famous martial arts epics like “Legend of the Condor Heroes”, Kelvin can talk for hours about pop music and cultural references with the best of them!
These days, when not writing, teaching or parenting, Kelvin stays cool, calm and collected by retreating to parks and pools with his favourite music, movies and memoirs.
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More About Kelvin
Since April 2019, Kelvin created kelvinsmusings.com to muse about:
1. …his unfinished journey as a husband & father of two sons (the youngest with autism),
2. … parenting & family values, and how to advocate for them,
3. …the ups & downs of his writing experience, and
4. …issues dealing with work, education, society & life.
(A fuller explanation of his blog’s genesis and purpose can be found here)
For more details about Kelvin, do check out his first:
1. blog post
2. full-fledged online interview
3. local daily news feature
Since 2019, Kelvin’s taken part in numerous conversations, forums, engagement sessions, in-depth interviews and autism or caregiving-related research studies with local institutions like the Ministry of Education (29 Sep 2020), Institute of Policy Studies (14 June 2022), the Institute of Mental Health’s Child Guidance Clinic (16 June 2022), and the Centre for Evidence and Implementation, in conjunction with a Singapore registered charity cum Institute of Public Character CaringSG (5 Sep 2022).
He has also been approached regularly to speak on issues involving fatherhood, family, and society (some arguably controversial!).
These have led to appearances on various podcasts, radio, TV programmes, news features as well as panel discussions and interviews, namely:
1. The Institute of Policy Studies‘ PODCAST IPS On Diversity (Season 2 Episode 2, recorded 11 Nov & published 28 Dec 2021), where he spoke about masculinity and his journey as a stay-at-home dad
2. National broadcaster Mediacorp‘s parenting PODCAST Hey Mama! (discontinued as of Aug 2023)*
(a) 2021 Season 2 Episode 4, recorded 17 Aug & published 26 Oct on being a stay-at-home dad;
(b) 2022 Season 3 Episode 2, recorded 28 Mar & published 21 Apr on caring for special needs kids; &
(c) 2022 Season 3 Episode 4, recorded 24 Feb & published 19 May on schooling stress.
3…and radio programmes*
(a) Night Life (30 Jan 2020)
(b) Money Mind (13 Feb 2020)
(c) Weekend Life (13 Jun 2021)
(d) A Letter To Myself (2 Aug 2024)
*Email me for the recordings if you’re keen to listen.
4. as well asMediacorp‘s
(a) CNA TV programme Talking Point in
…2014 July 16 Live Telecast (Episode on “Books Fit For Our Kids?”)
…Father’s Day 2015 Special (Episode 18 “Are You There, Dad?” )
(b) double-bill TODAYOnline news feature (2022) — a news article & a video interview — on the issue of Toxic Masculinity.
(c) Chinese Channel 8‘s special feature televised on 16 June (day after Father’s Day 2025):“晨光第一线| 带娃压力大抑郁全职爸爸脆弱又勇敢“
5. Ad-hoc speaking engagements:
(a) 12 Apr 2024 at cultivate.sg inaugural breakfast talk
(b) 18 Jun 2024 at joint HTHT & SG Her Empowerment‘s Marriage & Parenting Panel Discussion
(c) 26 Sep 2025 at Our Common Ground SG‘s 3rd Community of Practice session on the topic of starting & sustaining communities
6. Focus On The Family‘s ParentEd PODCAST
(a) 2024 episode on Parenting A Child With Special Needs: So Much More, recorded 10 Jul & published 21 Aug
(b) 2025 episode on A Good Father – What Does It Entail?, recorded 2 Apr & published 11 Jun
(c) 2026 episode on Parenting From A Place of Wholeness, recorded 3 Feb & published on 11 Mar. Also mentioned here.
7. 30 Aug 2024 TODAYOnline‘s The Big Read article: Family-Friendly Work Places And A Competitive Economy? The Balance Is Hard But Can Be Struck
8. 21 Oct 2024 In-depth interview with SG Her Empowerment on Gender Norms in Singapore
9. Sep 2024 to Apr 2025 – Contributor/Advisor to Are You Kidding? A short documentary on families by final year NTU communications students fromWKWSCI
10.20 Jun 2025 on Youtuber Chris Cromey’s Chris Walks & Talks‘ episode: Inside Singapore’s Stay-at-Home Dad Support Group
11. 26 Sep 2025 – Guest speaker at Common Ground‘s 3rd session in their 5-part series, Breathing Space: A Community of Practice for Community Builders, where I shared what I learned as a community builder/enabler for The Ordinary Dad
12. 29 Oct 2025 – Online research interviewee for NUS Study by Principal Investigator, Dr. Shefaly Shorey, Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine on Exploration of Psychological Well-being, Social Support, and Self-Stigma Among Fathers and Grandparents of Children with Autism in Singapore: A Mixed-Methods Study
13. 29 Oct 2025 – Invited to speak to groups of young teens on the role of dads at Focus On The Family’s annual Fam Champ Camp at Girl’s Brigade HQ. (FamChamps® is a community movement by Focus on the Family Singapore that raises young family champions in Singapore who believe in, live out and champion family)
14. 8 Nov 2025 – The Straits Times focus group discussion on managing screen time for kids
15. 12 Dec 2025 – PODCAST: Finding Common Ground Season 4 Episode 2 – Grow from the Ground-up w/The Ordinary Dad
16. 2 Feb 2026 – PODCAST: The Ordinary Dad TODCast Season 2 Episode 3 – Raising Boys In A **** World
Students from various local educational institutions have also interviewed Kelvin for tertiary school projects about autism, stay-at-home dads and societal issues. They include:
> Singapore Polytechnic (June 2020 & Apr 2022),
> Victoria Junior College (July 2020),
> River Valley High School (Sep 2020),
> Nanyang Technological University‘s (NTU) Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information (WKWSCI) (Sep 2021 & Aug 2024), and
> Singapore University of Social Sciences or SUSS (23 Oct 2021) supported by SG Assist
> Ngee Ann Polytechnic (26 May 2023)
> Singapore Management University (5 Oct 2025)
> National University of Singapore (29 Oct 2025)
Kelvin’s even “fronted” a mini Instagram campaign in July 2022 (see below) to #redefinemasculinity. [Big shoutout for the opportunity to BBH Singapore and their interns Ong Tze Kym (NTU WKW School), Kirianne Lim (NUS Sociology), and Kang Jingyi (NTU Business School)]
Since April 2019, Kelvin has uploaded a blog post roughly twice a week. You can also find his writings & opinions in:
1. The Straits Times
> 20 Dec 2025 – “Book Corners & Rainy Days: What Brought Singapore Joy in 2025”
> 11 Jan 2025 “No Drama? We could do with some in our schools”
> 18 May 2024 “Letter of the week: Start retirement planning early and go beyond finances”
> 6 Mar 2024“Letter of the week: Wrestling with Gaza issue can help students develop multiple perspectives”
> 12 Feb 2024 “Society still views mums, not dads, as playing bigger role in child-raising”
> 20 Mar 2021 “Better for all parties to work together to address bullying”
> 19 Oct 2020, “Right to disconnect law needed as working from home picks up”
> 6 Nov 2018, and before
2. CNA Today
> 25 Dec 2025 “How a year-long ‘delights project’ helped me find joy again in the little things”
13 Jun 2024 “Commentary: Connecting with other stay-home dads taught me to draw strength from community instead of struggling alone”
> 26 Jul 2022 “Woman Up: Manning up to the problems of toxic masculinity in Singapore’s society”
> 18 Jun 2021 “It wasn’t easy to convince myself I am ‘masculine and useful’ as a stay-at-home dad”
> 3 Apr 2021 “Give prompt notice to residents on lift maintenance work“
3. CaringSG blog site (CaringSG is a caregiver-led initiative for special needs caregivers and the community in Singapore)
4. livingroom.sg on Instagram
> April 2023 “My autistic son is now 12. I need to catch up.”
> May 2023 “What I learnt from other special families during World Autism Month.”
5. SaltAndLight
> 6 Dec 2022 “Black Panther, Wakanda Forever: A Marvel fan reflects on the grief that lingers after…“
> 11 Aug 2022 “Beyond dreams, Netflix’s The Sandman unravels a societal problem we’re afraid to confront.“
> 24 Jan 2022 “My son who has special needs just turned 11; my heart aches“
> 28 Nov 2021 “Letter from a father to his son after the PSLE results“
> 27 Jul 2021 “Tragedy and grief in our schools, but the language of friendship speaks healing and hope“
> 6 Apr 2021 “Learning to accept my son’s autism: a father’s continuing journey” (This was later reproduced as a printed chapter in their 2022 anthology book “Salt&Light: Inspirational Stories of Faith in Families“, pp 109-114)
> 21 Sep 2020 “Staying at home for my son with autism: one dad adjusts to life without a job title“
6. thir.st
> Valentine’s Day 2021 “Happy Valentine’s Day: a letter from a dad to a son“
> Father’s Day 2020 “Please Lord, can I have 50 more Father’s Days?“
7. Our Daily Bread’s Biblical Wisdom for Parents
> 23 Jun 2025 “10 Things I Wish I’d Known More Of With My Kids Growing Up (Part 2)”
> 16 Jun 2025 “10 Things I Wish I’d Known More Of With My Kids Growing Up (Part 1)”
> 1 Apr 2024 “Coming To Terms with My Son’s Autism”
8. Focus On The Family
> 14 Oct 2025 “Re-writing the Parenting Script”
> 14 June 2025 “The ABCs of Fatherhood”
> 10 June 2025 “Am I A Good Enough Father?”
> 18 Mar 2025 “Ten Strategies to Help Our Children Navigate a BANI World”
> 6 Jun 2024 “5 Essential Tips for Dads Preparing for Parenthood”
9. regardless.sg
> 20 Mar 2025 “Curbing Population Growth Won’t Help Our Climate Crisis”
> 15 Apr 2024 “No Kidding: Why We’re Terrified of Having Children”
10. cultivate.sg
> 15 Jun 2025 “Fatherhood, Friendship, and Finding Community”
> 23 May 2025 “Marriage – Yay or Nay?”
11. The New Age Parents, Jun 2020 “Father’s Day Special: Why Fatherhood is An Honour“
12. Mother & Baby (Jan 2013 to Jan 2015) — a monthly parenting magazine no longer in print
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I love guest bloggers!
If you have something to say about Parenting, Special Needs, Writing, or Life in general, then I’d love to share it with my readers. Please peruse my guidelines below first (including this site’s policy on Generative AI) before submitting your magnum opus to me via kelbungy@me.com :
- Review my blog to understand (a) what content I have written, and (b) how I did them. https://kelvinsmusings.com/
- Drop me a line via email if you believe I can help crystalize an idea you wish to write about.
- Ensure your write-up contains no cursing or vulgarity.
- Suggested word count for essays: minimum 500-750, maximum 1,000-1,200. For poetry, at least four lines.
- Take time to proofread your work for errors.
- ENSURE YOU ARE CORRECT ABOUT THE INFORMATION YOU ARE PROVIDING.
- I do not publish blog posts about books published by/authors supported by vanity or hybrid publishers.
- All guest blog articles must be original (they don’t exist publicly anywhere else).
- No pseudonyms, unless you have a valid reason.
- If accepted, I need roughly a week or two to go over your submission before it’s posted. (All essay posts are uploaded on Saturdays; poetry on Mondays).
- Please also send me a 50 to 100-word bio of yourself so I can introduce you properly to readers, as well as any links to your own webpage or social media handles that I can include too.
- I reserve the right to accept, edit, or turn down your kind contribution (with or without notification).
kelvinsmusings‘ Gen AI Policy
The use of Generative AI (GenAI) in writing, editing, and publishing has been much discussed in the public sphere, and this site takes a firm stance against it for very good reasons. Only submissions with a clear statement of the non-use of GenAI will be read and considered. Submissions without such a statement will not be read.
kelvinsmusings seeks intentionality, originality, and lived human experience in the works published here, meaning the works must be written by a human author. This site does not accept writing of any genre that has used GenAI in any stage of the creative process, such as ideation, brainstorming, planning, or generating any part or whole of the text. This policy includes the use of GenAI tools such as large language models (LLMs) to generate prompts or texts.
That said, it’s understood that GenAI is useful to writers for:
- Literature review, including searching for references, classification of literature and sources, and producing and arranging citations
- Data organization, and
- Proofreading (spelling and grammar check).
As such, kelvinsmusings requires submitters to disclose the above uses of GenAI in their writing, stating how, why, and what GenAI model and version thereof was used. No written submissions without such disclosures will be entertained. A statement of non-use is also required. The writings published here do not come through open calls. They are curated with thought and care.
Submitters should be aware of the ethical issues associated with the use of GenAI, issues to do with intellectual integrity and social-environmental costs. These intellectual rights are taken very seriously as many writers and artists throughout the world do not want their work scraped indiscriminately by GenAI. Sadly, this demand is not always respected, given the nature, management, development, and regulation of GenAI by government and industry bodies.
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Finally, the use of GenAI incurs tremendous social-environmental costs. The increased use of electricity, fossil fuel, mineral resources, and water required by GenAI training and operation are exacerbated by GenAI’s ubiquity and complexity. These environmental costs worsen the non-sustainability of tech firms and are unevenly distributed across populations, disproportionately affecting the politically disempowered.
As part of kelvinsmusings’s commitment to social justice, this site is against the environmental harm inherent in the unchecked proliferation of GenAI tools.
kelvinsmusings invites you to do the same.