Parenting With Confidence

Parenting Programmes For Strong Parent-Child Relationships

Parenting is fulfilling and rewarding, but comes with big responsibilities. It is all right if it does not come naturally to you. Families for Life offers proven parenting programmes to equip parents with strategies and skills to support and promote your child’s psychological, social and emotional competence and build strong parent-child relationships.  For more information on Families for Life parenting programmes, visit go.gov.sg/ffl-parenting-programmes (opens in new tab). 

Families for Life Parenting – A One-Stop Portal For Parenting Resources

Have questions about common parenting issues and concerns? Check out Families for Life Parenting portal at go.gov.sg/fflparenting (opens in new tab). Designed to support parents-to-be and parents with children aged 0 to 19 years old, FFL Parenting portal is a one-stop parenting information portal offering a variety of localised resources backed by science, including articles, videos, tips and more! 

Resources to Support Parent-Child Bonding

Families for Life has a suite of parent-child bonding resources to support parents in engaging children in learning about the four family values of Love, Care & Concern, Commitment and Respect. These resources are suitable for preschool and primary school children. Visit go.gov.sg/parent-child-resources (opens in new tab) to jump into the world of Becky Bunny, filled with plenty of activities, interactive games and videos, as she shows children how to put the family values into action. 

Parenting for Wellness

Parents can now access the Parenting for Wellness toolbox at parentingforwellness.hpb.gov.sg (opens in new tab) for practical tips on how to support their children’s mental well-being and navigate parenting in this digital age. The toolbox offers a comprehensive range of strategies and tips over 11 curated modules to help parents to build a stronger parent-child bonding. Parents can personalise your learning experience by signing up for an account.

Join Parents Telegram Group in your local neighbourhood 

The Families for Life @ Community is now expanded to all towns nationwide where families can access marriage and parenting programmes and peer support groups to equip them with skills and confidence to care for their children in their local neighbourhoods. Visit go.gov.sg/ffl-community (opens in new tab) for more info and join a Parents Telegram Group and be connected to other parents in your local neighbourhood.

Providing Opportunities for Family Bonding

The National Family Festival is a month-long celebration of the importance of family during the June school holidays. Featuring a wide array of events and activities for all families, National Family Festival aims to celebrate family ties and provide opportunities for families to bond and create special moments. Besides National Family Festival, the Families for Life Council also organises many activities to encourage family bonding and promote family values year-round.

PropNex Family Zone at Gardens by the Bay is a space for all families to enjoy quality time together and celebrate key milestones with new features such as an inclusive family playground and an enhanced community garden. Families can look forward to events and programmes organised by the Families for Life Council and its partners at the PropNex Family Zone.

Grow Well SG 

This is a new national health promotion strategy to enhance preventive care and inculcate healthier lifestyles in children and adolescents. Families can tap on tools and resources to build healthy habits in children, to give them an early start to good health, at go.gov.sg/growwellsg (opens in new tab).  

Parents can find practical parenting tips for a healthier child through resources on Parent Hub at https://www.healthhub.sg/programmes/parent-hub/grow-well-sg (opens in new tab). 

For healthy screen use practices, please refer to the updated Guidance on Screen Use in Children aged 0 to 12 years old at https://www.moh.gov.sg/others/resources-and-statistics/guidance-on-screen-use (opens in new tab).