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Who we are

We are a non-profit organisation dedicated to promoting the common good here in Singapore.

“Culture is not a battle to be fought,
but a garden to be cultivated.”

We aim to strengthen social bonds by creating room for reasonable conversations and finding common ground. We hope to create a common understanding of values that will help us thrive together for generations.

Latest Articles

Stay-At-Home Mothers are Becoming Rarer: Gain or Loss? 

Illustrated stay-at-home mom and working mom

Sandwiched Families: A Cultivate Commune (May) update

With delayed marriages and parenthood, low fertility rates and a rapidly ageing population, the number of sandwiched couples who have to care for both young and old is projected to increase. At our Commune on 16 May, we had a candid and uplifting discussion with two speakers in these circumstances, who left us with much encouragement and food for thought.

 How “Helicopter Parenting” Harms Children, and the Culture 

Overprotective Parenting
Helicopter parenting cause harm to children in the long-term. It hinders development of essential life skills and resilience in children, and also make things difficult for others when they unfairly criticise, harass or even sue those they disagree with. We need a reasonable balance between protecting children and allowing them to take risk.

Media

ParentEd Podcast by Focus on the Family Singapore | Raising Digitally-Savvy Kids – Discerning Fact from Fiction

Edric Poon In Company | Impacting Generations through Cultivate SG

East Asian Education Limited | The State of the Family in Singapore – and What Men Can Do

Upcoming Events

Tan Sin Cheng Tan Seow Hon Lim Su Ching

Cultivate Commune – Success and Flourishing in Singapore

“Unfiltered: The Whole Family Conversation” Conference

Cultivate-Commune-Feb-2025

Cultivate Commune – P*rn: What’s the Harm?

Cultivate Commune – Mismatched: Dating and the Gender Divide