Are dads left out of parenting talks?

Why Jeggan became a stay-home dad

“People thought I was crazy.”

Why mums get a parenting head start

What’s stopping dads from helping more?

Mums, involve dads and let go

Whose parenting standard matters?

Losing your identity as a parent

Stay-home parenting isn’t forever

Encouraging dads to be active parents

When dad becomes your hairstylist

Will equal parenting boost birth rates?

Do fathers in Singapore get a bad reputation for being hands-off?

Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office Indranee Rajah, who chairs the new Marriage and Parenthood Reset Workgroup, drew some flak for speaking about career “detours” as something that should be normalised for mothers - with little mention of a fathers’ role in the parenting journey.

Why do we frame the parenting experience as mainly a woman’s role?

In this episode of the podcast, I put that question to two fathers: new stay-at-home dad Jeggan Rajendram and Kevin Goh, the Group Head of engagement and programmes at the Centre for Fathering.

We discuss who dads benchmark themselves to and whether mothers are preventing fathers from being more hands on.

Highlights (click/tap above):

2:05 Are fathers missing from the parenting conversation?

3:30 “Regret minimisation”: Jeggan’s decision to be a stay-at-home dad

7:10 “People still look at me like I was crazy.”

11:27 Mums get a ‘head start’ on parenting

15:08 What’s holding fathers back from being more hands-on?

17:20 Mums, please involve dads, and let go

21:20 Whose standard is the right one?

24:05 The loss of identity as a stay-at-home parent

30:30 Being the stay-at-home parent doesn’t have to be forever

33:27 Encouraging dads to be more active parents

37:11 When dad’s your personal hairstylist

40:08 Will we have more babies if dads and mums are equals?

Host: Natasha Ann Zachariah (natashaz@sph.com.sg)

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Edited by: Eden Soh & Hadyu Rahim

Executive producer: Danson Cheong

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Do fathers in Singapore get a bad reputation for being hands-off?
Minister in the Prime Minister&rsquo;s Office Indranee Rajah, who chairs the new Marriage and Parenthood Reset Workgroup, drew some flak for speaking about career &ldquo;detours&rdquo; as something that should be normalised for mothers - with little mention of a fathers&rsquo; role in the parenting journey.
Why do we frame the parenting experience as mainly a woman&rsquo;s role?
In this episode of the podcast, I put that question to two fathers: new stay-at-home dad Jeggan Rajendram and Kevin Goh, the Group Head of engagement and programmes at the Centre for Fathering.
We discuss who dads benchmark themselves to and whether mothers are preventing fathers from being more hands on.
Highlights (click/tap above):
2:05 Are fathers missing from the parenting conversation?
3:30 &ldquo;Regret minimisation&rdquo;: Jeggan&rsquo;s decision to be a stay-at-home dad
7:10 &ldquo;People still look at me like I was crazy.&rdquo;
11:27 Mums get a &lsquo;head start&rsquo; on parenting
15:08 What&rsquo;s holding fathers back from being more hands-on?
17:20 Mums, please involve dads, and let go
21:20 Whose standard is the right one?
24:05 The loss of identity as a stay-at-home parent
30:30 Being the stay-at-home parent doesn&rsquo;t have to be forever
33:27 Encouraging dads to be more active parents
37:11 When dad&rsquo;s your personal hairstylist
40:08 Will we have more babies if dads and mums are equals?
Host: Natasha Ann Zachariah (<a href="mailto:natashaz@sph.com.sg">natashaz@sph.com.sg</a>)
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Assistant producer: Stacey Ngiam
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Natasha and her guests unpack the latest current affairs, every Thursday.

Synopsis: Join host and correspondent Natasha Ann Zachariah every Thursday live at noon, as she unpacks the latest current affairs with guests. 

Podcaster: Natasha Ann Zachariah

Executive producers: Danson Cheong

Editorial producer: Elizabeth Law

A podcast by The Straits Times, SPH Media

Synopsis: Join host and correspondent Natasha Ann Zachariah every Thursday live at noon, as she unpacks the latest current affairs with guests.&nbsp;
Podcaster: Natasha Ann Zachariah
Executive producers: Danson Cheong
Editorial producer: Elizabeth Law
A podcast by The Straits Times, SPH Media