Interviews

Interview: Addressing Anxiety and Self-harm in Our Children 1920 1080 Catholic Parents Online

Interview: Addressing Anxiety and Self-harm in Our Children

In this interview with Dr Penny Tok, we discuss the causes of anxiety and self-harm in our youth, and how we as parents can help prevent these in our children, or at least intervene early by detecting warning signs.

Interview: Helping our Children Flourish 1920 1080 Catholic Parents Online

Interview: Helping our Children Flourish

As parents, we are aware of the many challenges that we need to confront today – the academic “rat race”, the internet and social media, and so on. How can we, as Catholic parents, help our children flourish amidst all the challenges they have to face in today’s world?

Interview: Understanding the Psychology and Importance of Affirmation 1920 1080 Catholic Parents Online

Interview: Understanding the Psychology and Importance of Affirmation

Affirmation is indispensable for the flourishing of our children. In this interview, Mr Bryan Shen shares with us the psychology behind this. Why this is so and when we can initiate this for our children’s optimal benefit.

Interview: Impact of Parents and Expectations on Our Children’s Development 1920 1080 Catholic Parents Online

Interview: Impact of Parents and Expectations on Our Children’s Development

At times, we may find ourselves saying or doing something that might hurt our children. We might even do so unawarely due to the emotional “baggages” carried from our childhood. How can we identify, overcome, and avoid passing these baggages to our children?

Interview: Societal Influences That Impact Our Children’s Development 1920 1080 Catholic Parents Online

Interview: Societal Influences That Impact Our Children’s Development

Mr Bryan Shen shares with us the pressures and influences our children may experience from another aspect of their lives – society, such as school, friends and media. How significant is this influence? How may it affect our children?

faith and human flourishing
Interview: Religion’s Role to Counter Negative Societal Influences and Promote Human Flourishing 1920 1080 Catholic Parents Online

Interview: Religion’s Role to Counter Negative Societal Influences and Promote Human Flourishing

How does our faith help us on this journey to true fulfilment according to God’s plan for us? Join us as we listen to Mr Bryan Shen’s input on this topic, and see how our faith plays such a significant part in our human flourishing.

Interview: Understanding Pornography and Its Effects on Us and Our Children 1920 1080 Catholic Parents Online

Interview: Understanding Pornography and Its Effects on Us and Our Children

How does pornography affect us and our children? How do people get addicted to it? Can we overcome pornography addiction? If so, how? And how can we protect our children from its snares?

pornography
Interview: Porn – My Journey from Pornography to Freedom 1920 1080 Catholic Parents Online

Interview: Porn – My Journey from Pornography to Freedom

Breaking free from any addiction is never easy. Let us listen to “Augustine” as he shares with us how he managed to overcome his addiction to pornography.

Interview: Theology of the Body for Catholic Parents
Interview: Theology of the Body for Catholic Parents 1920 1080 Catholic Parents Online

Interview: Theology of the Body for Catholic Parents

Many of us have heard of the Theology of the Body, a beautiful series of catechesis on human love in the divine plan given to us by Pope St John Paul II.

Interview with Dr Christopher Cheok: Sexual Abuse - How Can We Protect Our Children?
Interview: Sexual Abuse – How Can We Protect Our Children? 1920 1080 Catholic Parents Online

Interview: Sexual Abuse – How Can We Protect Our Children?

As parents, how can we protect our children from sexual abuse? What can we do to minimise their vulnerability? Are there warning signs that we can look out for in our children that might indicate they have been sexually abused?

Gaming Addiction: What Can We Do As Parents?
Interview: Gaming Addiction: What Can We Do As Parents? 1920 1080 Catholic Parents Online

Interview: Gaming Addiction: What Can We Do As Parents?

Dr Christopher Cheok shares with us how gaming addiction develops, and what measures we can take as parents to prevent or overcome this with our children.

Interview: Understanding Substance Abuse and Its Prevention
Interview: Understanding Substance Abuse and Its Prevention 1920 1080 Catholic Parents Online

Interview: Understanding Substance Abuse and Its Prevention

The abuse of substances such as alcohol and drugs such as cannabis seems to have gotten worse in recent times. As parents, how can we prevent our children from falling into this abyss?

resilience
Interview: Building Resilience in Our Children 1920 1080 Catholic Parents Online

Interview: Building Resilience in Our Children

Dr Christine Tan E-Ching shares with us how we can cultivate the virtue of fortitude in our children as we build their resilience and prepare them to meet challenges that will inevitably arise.

Positive Parenting Styles
Interview: Positive Parenting Styles 1920 1080 Catholic Parents Online

Interview: Positive Parenting Styles

We interview Mr Steven Yeo, who shares with us positive parenting styles that can help us bond better with our children and in the process help them flourish according to God’s wonderful plan for each and every one of them.

Forming Young Children in the Faith
Interview: Forming Young Children in the Faith 1920 1080 Catholic Parents Online

Interview: Forming Young Children in the Faith

As Catholic parents, it is so important for us to share our faith with our children. Why is this so? When can we begin this process? And how can we go about doing this?

Keeping Our Teens in Church
Interview: Keeping Our Teens in Church 1920 1080 Catholic Parents Online

Interview: Keeping Our Teens in Church

How can we keep our teens in Church, not just physically, but in a way that engages and helps them appreciate and treasure the faith better?

Forming the Virtues in Early Childhood
Interview: Forming the Virtues in Early Childhood 1920 1080 Catholic Parents Online

Interview: Forming the Virtues in Early Childhood

How can we discipline our young children in a way that will instil in them the love for a virtuous life? Ms Melissa Huang, a qualified early childhood educator and Catholic mother, shares with us some tips in this area.

Managing Rebellious Teens
Interview: Managing Rebellious Teens 1920 1080 Catholic Parents Online

Interview: Managing Rebellious Teens

Managing rebellious teens has never been an easy task for many of us parents. What causes them to be rebellious? What can we do when they are? How should we respond?

Becoming Better Fathers
Interview: Becoming Better Fathers 1920 1080 Catholic Parents Online

Interview: Becoming Better Fathers

How can Catholic fathers exercise our role in bringing up our children well? How can they deal with the need to balance pressures at work and at home? How can wives support their husbands in this vocation?

Interview: Affair-Proofing Our Marriages
Interview: Affair-Proofing Our Marriages 1920 1080 Catholic Parents Online

Interview: Affair-Proofing Our Marriages

More marriages are breaking down, and many of these have been attributed to extra-marital affairs. Why do some people cheat on their spouses? What can spouses do to prevent this?

choosing a spouse
Interview: Choosing a Spouse – Pitfalls to Avoid 1920 1080 Catholic Parents Online

Interview: Choosing a Spouse – Pitfalls to Avoid

As Catholic parents, one of the biggest hopes we have is for our children to become a priest/religious, or if God calls otherwise, to find the right spouse in life.

Managing Exam Stress
Interview: Managing Exam Stress 1920 1080 Catholic Parents Online

Interview: Managing Exam Stress

How can we help our children (and ourselves) manage examination stress? What should our attitude be towards examinations, and education in general?

Marriage — Does It Make Us Better or Bitter?
Interview: Marriage — Does It Make Us Better or Bitter? 1920 1080 Catholic Parents Online

Interview: Marriage — Does It Make Us Better or Bitter?

One of the best ways we can be gift to our children is by living a sacramental marriage founded on the love of Christ and His Church. And many of us have entered marriage thinking that it would be a case of “living happily ever after”.

screen time
Interview: Understanding New Screen Time Guidelines 1920 1080 Catholic Parents Online

Interview: Understanding New Screen Time Guidelines

The Ministry of Health released new screen time guidelines for children in 2023. In this interview, Ms Natalie Lim, Principal Psychologist, shares with us how these guidelines can be implemented for our children.

Interview: Addressing Anxiety and Self-harm in Our Children 1920 1080 Catholic Parents Online

Interview: Addressing Anxiety and Self-harm in Our Children

In this interview with Dr Penny Tok, we discuss the causes of anxiety and self-harm in our youth, and how we as parents can help prevent these in our children, or at least intervene early by detecting warning signs.

Interview: Helping our Children Flourish 1920 1080 Catholic Parents Online

Interview: Helping our Children Flourish

As parents, we are aware of the many challenges that we need to confront today – the academic “rat race”, the internet and social media, and so on. How can we, as Catholic parents, help our children flourish amidst all the challenges they have to face in today’s world?

Interview: Understanding the Psychology and Importance of Affirmation 1920 1080 Catholic Parents Online

Interview: Understanding the Psychology and Importance of Affirmation

Affirmation is indispensable for the flourishing of our children. In this interview, Mr Bryan Shen shares with us the psychology behind this. Why this is so and when we can initiate this for our children’s optimal benefit.

Interview: Impact of Parents and Expectations on Our Children’s Development 1920 1080 Catholic Parents Online

Interview: Impact of Parents and Expectations on Our Children’s Development

At times, we may find ourselves saying or doing something that might hurt our children. We might even do so unawarely due to the emotional “baggages” carried from our childhood. How can we identify, overcome, and avoid passing these baggages to our children?

Interview: Societal Influences That Impact Our Children’s Development 1920 1080 Catholic Parents Online

Interview: Societal Influences That Impact Our Children’s Development

Mr Bryan Shen shares with us the pressures and influences our children may experience from another aspect of their lives – society, such as school, friends and media. How significant is this influence? How may it affect our children?

faith and human flourishing
Interview: Religion’s Role to Counter Negative Societal Influences and Promote Human Flourishing 1920 1080 Catholic Parents Online

Interview: Religion’s Role to Counter Negative Societal Influences and Promote Human Flourishing

How does our faith help us on this journey to true fulfilment according to God’s plan for us? Join us as we listen to Mr Bryan Shen’s input on this topic, and see how our faith plays such a significant part in our human flourishing.

Interview: Understanding Pornography and Its Effects on Us and Our Children 1920 1080 Catholic Parents Online

Interview: Understanding Pornography and Its Effects on Us and Our Children

How does pornography affect us and our children? How do people get addicted to it? Can we overcome pornography addiction? If so, how? And how can we protect our children from its snares?

pornography
Interview: Porn – My Journey from Pornography to Freedom 1920 1080 Catholic Parents Online

Interview: Porn – My Journey from Pornography to Freedom

Breaking free from any addiction is never easy. Let us listen to “Augustine” as he shares with us how he managed to overcome his addiction to pornography.

Interview: Theology of the Body for Catholic Parents
Interview: Theology of the Body for Catholic Parents 1920 1080 Catholic Parents Online

Interview: Theology of the Body for Catholic Parents

Many of us have heard of the Theology of the Body, a beautiful series of catechesis on human love in the divine plan given to us by Pope St John Paul II.

Interview with Dr Christopher Cheok: Sexual Abuse - How Can We Protect Our Children?
Interview: Sexual Abuse – How Can We Protect Our Children? 1920 1080 Catholic Parents Online

Interview: Sexual Abuse – How Can We Protect Our Children?

As parents, how can we protect our children from sexual abuse? What can we do to minimise their vulnerability? Are there warning signs that we can look out for in our children that might indicate they have been sexually abused?

Gaming Addiction: What Can We Do As Parents?
Interview: Gaming Addiction: What Can We Do As Parents? 1920 1080 Catholic Parents Online

Interview: Gaming Addiction: What Can We Do As Parents?

Dr Christopher Cheok shares with us how gaming addiction develops, and what measures we can take as parents to prevent or overcome this with our children.

Interview: Understanding Substance Abuse and Its Prevention
Interview: Understanding Substance Abuse and Its Prevention 1920 1080 Catholic Parents Online

Interview: Understanding Substance Abuse and Its Prevention

The abuse of substances such as alcohol and drugs such as cannabis seems to have gotten worse in recent times. As parents, how can we prevent our children from falling into this abyss?

resilience
Interview: Building Resilience in Our Children 1920 1080 Catholic Parents Online

Interview: Building Resilience in Our Children

Dr Christine Tan E-Ching shares with us how we can cultivate the virtue of fortitude in our children as we build their resilience and prepare them to meet challenges that will inevitably arise.

Positive Parenting Styles
Interview: Positive Parenting Styles 1920 1080 Catholic Parents Online

Interview: Positive Parenting Styles

We interview Mr Steven Yeo, who shares with us positive parenting styles that can help us bond better with our children and in the process help them flourish according to God’s wonderful plan for each and every one of them.

Forming Young Children in the Faith
Interview: Forming Young Children in the Faith 1920 1080 Catholic Parents Online

Interview: Forming Young Children in the Faith

As Catholic parents, it is so important for us to share our faith with our children. Why is this so? When can we begin this process? And how can we go about doing this?

Keeping Our Teens in Church
Interview: Keeping Our Teens in Church 1920 1080 Catholic Parents Online

Interview: Keeping Our Teens in Church

How can we keep our teens in Church, not just physically, but in a way that engages and helps them appreciate and treasure the faith better?

Forming the Virtues in Early Childhood
Interview: Forming the Virtues in Early Childhood 1920 1080 Catholic Parents Online

Interview: Forming the Virtues in Early Childhood

How can we discipline our young children in a way that will instil in them the love for a virtuous life? Ms Melissa Huang, a qualified early childhood educator and Catholic mother, shares with us some tips in this area.

Managing Rebellious Teens
Interview: Managing Rebellious Teens 1920 1080 Catholic Parents Online

Interview: Managing Rebellious Teens

Managing rebellious teens has never been an easy task for many of us parents. What causes them to be rebellious? What can we do when they are? How should we respond?

Becoming Better Fathers
Interview: Becoming Better Fathers 1920 1080 Catholic Parents Online

Interview: Becoming Better Fathers

How can Catholic fathers exercise our role in bringing up our children well? How can they deal with the need to balance pressures at work and at home? How can wives support their husbands in this vocation?

Interview: Affair-Proofing Our Marriages
Interview: Affair-Proofing Our Marriages 1920 1080 Catholic Parents Online

Interview: Affair-Proofing Our Marriages

More marriages are breaking down, and many of these have been attributed to extra-marital affairs. Why do some people cheat on their spouses? What can spouses do to prevent this?

choosing a spouse
Interview: Choosing a Spouse – Pitfalls to Avoid 1920 1080 Catholic Parents Online

Interview: Choosing a Spouse – Pitfalls to Avoid

As Catholic parents, one of the biggest hopes we have is for our children to become a priest/religious, or if God calls otherwise, to find the right spouse in life.

Managing Exam Stress
Interview: Managing Exam Stress 1920 1080 Catholic Parents Online

Interview: Managing Exam Stress

How can we help our children (and ourselves) manage examination stress? What should our attitude be towards examinations, and education in general?

Marriage — Does It Make Us Better or Bitter?
Interview: Marriage — Does It Make Us Better or Bitter? 1920 1080 Catholic Parents Online

Interview: Marriage — Does It Make Us Better or Bitter?

One of the best ways we can be gift to our children is by living a sacramental marriage founded on the love of Christ and His Church. And many of us have entered marriage thinking that it would be a case of “living happily ever after”.

screen time
Interview: Understanding New Screen Time Guidelines 1920 1080 Catholic Parents Online

Interview: Understanding New Screen Time Guidelines

The Ministry of Health released new screen time guidelines for children in 2023. In this interview, Ms Natalie Lim, Principal Psychologist, shares with us how these guidelines can be implemented for our children.