One man returns from burying his father in their homeland, yet is too busy now with caregiving his wife and three kids (including a five-month-old baby) to grief his recent loss. Another struggles with his decision to resign from work after less than a year, due to mental stress triggered by caregiving his special needs … Continue reading Ingredients For A Thriving Community — A Preamble
Until a month ago, this would be my answer: My 16-year-old son will still jump onto his parents' bed just for the fun of it! Fast forward to today, and I'm less sure of my answer. You see, some of the tension I had with him last year resurfaced earlier this week. And surprise, surprise, … Continue reading What Is “Success” For A Stay Home Dad?
Blood Thirst Can you smell itFeel itTaste it?A thirst for blood this season I can smell itFeel itTaste itA thirst for a scapegoatA lamb to the slaughter Who knew even friendsWould be eager for our blood?To right a perceived wrongTaking us down in their quest for Answers that no one at this pointHasn't already given … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #239
Yes indeed! Three days ago I finished recording a podcast episode that'll be publicly released close to Father's Day in June. I found myself amazed that over some 35 minutes, much ground on this topic of how to be a good father was covered. Because anytime the topic is on parenting, there's usually a million … Continue reading What It Takes To Be A Good Father (Part 2 of 2)
In four days I'll be recording a podcast episode to answer the question: What does it take to be a good father? Honestly, I'm not sure I was in the right frame of mind when I accepted the podcast invitation! I mean, a "good father". Where does one even begin to talk about this?! And … Continue reading What It Takes To Be A “Good Father”(Part 1 of 2)
Reproducing below a post I wrote that was first published here a few days ago. Caveat: While I am not big on listicles nor believe in quick fixes, I do understand their place among today's readers who are short on attention span but long on wanting fast answers. Thus I will occasionally write such pieces … Continue reading Ten Strategies to Help Our Children Navigate a “BANI” World
Late last year, I had a preliminary discussion with a fellow dad. He hosts a parenting podcast and was keen to have me on one of his second season's new episodes this year. He'd asked me to chat, among other things, about raising kids with grit in a VUCA world. (For those of us still … Continue reading How My Kid Is Building My Grrr…I mean Grit!
Last month our government announced new guidelines to encourage better management of screen times for children. Since then, much discussion has been going on about the merits and demerits of these guidelines. Unsurprisingly they range from supportive to sceptical. (For those unfamiliar with the guidelines, click here to find out more) Having recently posted about … Continue reading To Better Manage Screen Times For Children, Manage Corporations & Adults First
Three days ago, the first day of the new year, I went cycling with my family. For the record, I don't like cycling. But given that our teenage sons will deign to do only this outdoor activity together with my wife and I, we really don't have many options. My wife and my eldest are … Continue reading Cycling my way into the new year
It's official! With the release of my youngest son's PSLE (Primary School Leaving Examinations) results three days ago, I've finally severed any direct contact as a parent to this odious national exam. What a relief! Now when I say odious, I do mean it. You only have to google the words "PSLE", "parents", "students", and … Continue reading PSLE Postmortem — A dad’s final thoughts on national exams
