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Fathers have crucial role

to play in maintaining
resilient families: Tan
Chuan-Jin

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1 of 3 Minister Tan Chuan-Jin (second from right) having a

chat with Mr Raymond Chua (right), a 47-year-old
regional director, and his group of fellow fathers of
students from Catholic High, on Feb 16, 2017. ST
PHOTO: KEVIN LIM

Lin Yangchen

PUBLISHED 16 FEB 2017 AT 9:09 PM SGT

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SINGAPORE - Fathers play equally
important roles as mothers in nurturing
children throughout their lives, and by
setting aside time to do so, will make more
resilient families, said Minister for Social
and Family Development Tan Chuan-Jin on
Thursday (Feb 16).

Mr Tan was chairing a dialogue "Fathers

matter even more now", organised by The
Centre for Fathering (CFF) at Northland
Primary School as part of its Dads for Life
movement.

It was attended by more than 200 fathers

who have children from 55 mostly primary
schools across Singapore.

Mr Tan said that even small gestures, like

employers not scheduling important events
on Children's Day so fathers can take leave
to be with their kids, will go a long way, as
"children won't need to go out and fill the
void with something else".

"The best teachers are the parents, and the

best school is at home...Nothing beats what
we do at home," he added.

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CFF said fathers play an especially

important role in fulfilling the
developmental needs of their children
during the primary school period.

By doing so, said CFF chief executive Bryan

Tan, fathers could better prepare their
children to find their own identity during
their adolescent years.

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In the last few years, the Dads for Life

movement has been facilitating initiatives
by schools where students' fathers organise
activities to foster father-child bonding,
such as camping trips and delivering meals
to the elderly.

Among the initiatives CFF will roll out in

2017 is a mediation service that provides a
non-litigious and less stressful option for
resolving family disputes.

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