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Adoption: A Cultivate Commune (September) update
Adoption helps children to find the loving families that they need. At our Commune on 26 September, we heard from social worker Wong Wei Lei from TOUCH Community Services and Jaryl Wee. Their heartfelt perspectives – both professional and personal – moved many of us in the room.
- 14 October 2026
Dear You (2026): A Cultivate Culture Review
Dear You is a love letter to the efforts and complexities around caregiving. Though set in the past, caregiving today still asks of people's efforts and love all the same.
- October 12 2026
As Caregiving Needs Grow, Our Perspectives Should Grow Too
Singapore is at a turning point. To sustain our society, we need to go beyond additional resources to a fundamental reframing: caregiving is not just a burden but an act of love.
- October 8 2026
Toy Story 5 (2026): A Cultivate Culture Review
With the help of colourful toys with strong personalities, Toy Story 5 unpacks views on screentime for children and the impacts on children’s social life.
- September 8 2026
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Divorcing? Please Still Try to Cooperate for the Sake of Your Child
In post-divorce custody battles, it is remarkable how Singapore law strives to preserve the relationship of children with both parents despite the breakdown of the marriage. Joint custody is the norm, and courts have often encouraged divorcing couples to set aside their hostility for the sake of their children.
- 10 June 2025
Marriage – Yay or Nay?
Let me start with a confession. When I was approached to write a commentary about marriage, my first reaction was “No thanks!”
- 23 May 2025
Non-interference: Parents Decide, Grandparents Follow?
In Singapore, there is an important social norm of "non-interference" between grandparents and parents. It implicitly recognises that parents have primary responsibility for raising children. Dialogue, mutual respect and understanding are important, if we want to move forward constructively.
- 16 May 2025
