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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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Stay-At-Home Mothers are Becoming Rarer: Gain or Loss?
The number of stay-at-home mothers (SAHMs) has more than halved over the last seven years. The gains in our economy and to women’s empowerment are clear, but will we miss out on anything? We’re looking out for new gaps in mother-child bonding, declining fertility rate, and loss of social capital that SAHMs help sustain. How do we mind these gaps?
- 12 June 2026
Dream Stall (2026): A Cultivate Culture Review
What lengths will one go to for preserving the memory and work of a family member?
Grief, joys, frustrations and romance - all about Annette Lee’s directorial debut film Dream Stall in our latest post.
- 11 June 2026
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.
- 29 May 2026