How do you explain death and grief to a child, especially when the adults around them are struggling too?

The award-winning play How To Be A Kid follows 12-year-old Molly, who takes on the role of caregiver after her grandmother dies, looking after her grieving mother and younger brother.

Its director, Ian Loy, draws on his own experience of losing his father at the age of 10. On The Agenda, Hongbin Jeong speaks with Ian about helping children navigate grief, the expectations placed on them to be strong, and how attitudes towards childhood and loss have changed across generations.

How do you explain death and grief to a child, especially when the adults around them are struggling too?
The award-winning play How To Be A Kid follows 12-year-old Molly, who takes on the role of caregiver after her grandmother dies, looking after her grieving mother and younger brother.
Its director, Ian Loy, draws on his own experience of losing his father at the age of 10. On The Agenda, Hongbin Jeong speaks with Ian about helping children navigate grief, the expectations placed on them to be strong, and how attitudes towards childhood and loss have changed across generations.

Your Way Home with Hongbin Jeong is your 4–8pm drive companion.

Your Way Home with Hongbin Jeong is your 4–8pm drive companion, guiding you through the day’s biggest headlines, trending conversations and the issues shaping Singapore and the world.

From news and current affairs to lifestyle insights and generational perspectives, the show helps you make sense of what’s happening — with clarity, context and a touch of personality.

Whether you’re catching up after a long day or tuning in on the move, Your Way Home keeps you informed, engaged and connected — all the way home.

And she closes the day with a song that says it all.

Your Way Home with Hongbin Jeong is your 4&ndash;8pm drive companion, guiding you through the day&rsquo;s biggest headlines, trending conversations and the issues shaping Singapore and the world.
From news and current affairs to lifestyle insights and generational perspectives, the show helps you make sense of what&rsquo;s happening &mdash; with clarity, context and a touch of personality.
Whether you&rsquo;re catching up after a long day or tuning in on the move, Your Way Home keeps you informed, engaged and connected &mdash; all the way home.
And she closes the day with a song that says it all.