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"I feel being a woman now is so much more empowering. It's so empowering because you don't have to give up your aspirations just to be a stay home mum... It's really about your own personal conviction and why you are doing it (being a stay home mum)." To kick off our focus on Mums and motherhood this May, we will be talking about whether the role of Mums have changed over the generations.&nbs...

"If we share with you the differences we have and how incredibly different we are since we started dating, I think you'll be very surprised at how we are still together as one." Someone wise once said that marriage is the best test of a person’s mettle. In the daily grind of doing life together, a person’s character and inner strengths and weaknesses are revealed. In this episode, we are focu...

Ask any parent and they very likely will say that parenting is the most rewarding thing they have done and yet also the hardest. As we highlight the difficult topic of experiencing pain in the family this month, we'll be looking at the pain spots we experience in parenting. From adjusting to handle the night feeds when children are young to managing angsty teenagers, parents will face va...

"As an iron hand in a velvet glove, so her inner strength is clothed by her dignity and grace." This month, in conjunction with International Women’s Day, we are turning the spotlight on women and womanhood. In this episode, Joanna Koh-Hoe , CEO of Focus on the Family Singapore, catches up with Cheryl Ng and her daughter, Darienne Sim about what it means to be a strong woman. Believing that childr...

This month, in conjunction with International Women’s Day, we are turning the spotlight on women and womanhood.   In our modern society, a lot have been said about the role of women in society, in family, and with that, the perceived idea of “having it all”. On social media, we may often see stylish moms with great careers and beautiful families, and feel a...

For every parent, as our kids grow up, we watch on with a mixture of anticipation, awe and sometimes, fear. What if they make the wrong choices? Are they making friends in school? Or more importantly, who on earth is he or she dating? Since who your child dates and ends up marrying will directly affect their lives, how do you help set them up to be able to have healthy and successful relationships...

We had a wet and rainy start to 2021 here in Singapore. Some of us had plans to go outdoors, keep up with our fitness routines, or spend more time going out as a family, now that we can actually go out. As with the wet weather, sometimes things take an unexpected turn and we have to adjust. The same goes for our marriages which goes through different weathers and seasons. In this episode, Joanna K...

Many marriages have weathered the unexpected in 2020. In the midst of the busyness of work and parenting, how can we make our marriage better, and not worse? How can we aim for a stronger and healthier marriage in 2021? The best gift we can give our children, is to love our spouse . Join Joanna Koh-Hoe , CEO of Focus on the Family Singapore, as she chats with husband-and-wife pair, Tony and Ting A...

2020 has been a different sort of year. Work, school and the way families spend time together had to change. Yet some things remained the same – children just want to have fun and to be loved, and parents want their children to be happy, successful and grow up well.   How has 2020 changed your perspective of parenting, or has it not changed it at all? Join our host, Aaron...

2020 is an unusual year for many families. It's been a year of missed opportunities and perhaps even much grief for some. Have we been able to process our emotions and thoughts with our spouse? Did the pandemic improve our parenting, with parents being more intentional in how we relate with our children? Are there any issues that we need to address before we start the new year? Joining our host, C...

In today's fast paced society, some families are employing migrant workers as domestic helpers to allow them to better manage the demands of family work and household responsibilities.  Some families see their domestic helper as just an employee. While some families honour and treat their domestic helpers as someone who is a part of the family.  Cases of employers mistreating or taking a...

The lack of a moral compass in our fast-evolving tech industry has become a hotbed for debate recently. When technology uses human psychology insights to create interfaces and features to keep you perpetually online, how do we teach our kids to switch off or navigate the content responsibly?   In this episode, Joanna Koh-Hoe , CEO of Focus on the Family Singapore chats with our guest, Aa...

When you think about Korean drama television shows or K-dramas, what comes to mind? Binge-worthy? Tear-jerkers?  Perhaps your kids are obsessed with K-dramas or maybe you watch it with them as a family. Have you thought of using this form of entertainment as a form of conversation starters?  In this episode, Aaron Ng from Focus on the Family Singapore chats with family counsellor, Gary K...

"It’s okay not to be okay at home." It was reported that more people in Singapore are seeking help for their mental health. However, there are many who are unaware or are in denial of knowing someone with mental health issues. In this 2-part episode, we hope to tackle the sensitive issue of how we deal with mental health challenges as a family. What can parents do to support their child or family...

"It’s okay not to be okay at home." It was reported that more people in Singapore are seeking help for their mental health. However, there are many who are unaware or are in denial of knowing someone with mental health issues. In this 2-part episode, we hope to tackle the sensitive issue of how we deal with mental health challenges as a family. What can parents do to support their child or family...

One in seven people in Singapore have experienced a mental disorder such as bipolar disorder or alcohol abuse in their lifetime. The second Singapore Mental Health Study (SMHS) initiated in 2016 and which was reported in Dec 2018 found that the top three mental disorders here were major depressive disorder, alcohol abuse and obsessive-compulsive disorder.   One in 16 peopl...

Like all living things, relationships are like living organisms. We grow, we feel, we change inside and out. Like how a tree, for example, can be affected by a rough season of minimal or no rain, marriages can be affected when they are not being nourished or cared for.   We often talk about how having children changes the dynamics of your marriage. And with parents of newborns,...

As parents, we all want our children to reach their fullest potential and to be future-ready. However, some of the things we do may actually hinder that process. How can we nurture and support our child to grow? Are we also growing alongside our children? Join our host Aaron Ng, as he discusses how we can nurture our children to grow holistically with guest, Dawn Fung . Dawn is a home schooling mo...

Living in Singapore, our families are exposed to a rich tapestry of races, languages, religions and cultures. We don’t take this harmony in diversity for granted, and we desire our children to relate with people from the community. Join  Joanna Koh-Hoe , CEO of Focus on the Family as she speaks with husband and wife, Daniel and Alicia Chai on how they have imbued a sense of community in their...

Marriage is a joining of lives, of experience, of expectations, of extended families and hoped for extension to families. With literally two different worlds coming together, what happens opinions clashes or way of life differs enough to become annoyance? Join host, Aaron Ng, as he chats with Joshua Yee and his fiancée, Joy Lim, about their upcoming wedding and how they have managed the vario...

A family is constantly changing and growing because it is made up of people who are constantly changing and growing. As children grow up, they change physically and in their interests and values. Parents also experience changes in their physical body, work and even relationships with people outside the family. As each person changes and grows, the family atmosphere and dynamics may chang...

With COVID-19 and the uncertainty of the future, we know that many of us are concerned about our families, and especially how our children and youth are going to cope with the new norms. Can youth handle adversity? How do we support and nurture youth so that they can bounce back from adversity? Join Aaron Ng from Focus on the Family Singapore as he chats with David King Thorairajan on his personal...

There is a rising trend of men being more involved in their families—as loving husbands and involved fathers. Gone are the days when married men just bring home the dough and leave their wives to deal with all things to do with the family. As encouraging as this has been, there seems to be more discussion on the needs and struggles of mums, than of dads. In this episode, we want to under...