Fathers Action Network (FAN)

This Fathers Action Network (FAN), a newly formed network is funded by the Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports (MCYS).

FAN is to drive the "Dads for Life Movement" that aims to get fathers more involved with their children.

Mr Richard Seow, the chairman of FAN, says that FAN want to make people aware issues of fatherhood, and to get them to make a commitment to spend time with their family and kids.

Mr Seow further said that " Whether it's values, work ethic or sex education, you can't expect schools to take over. Don't outsource the fathering, don't let Game Boy or the Xbox take away the time the father should be spending with the child".

I totally agree with the statement above.

During our younger days, our fathers are busy working and our mothers are solely responsible for our upbringing but there are also fathers who still managed to spend sufficient time with their children.

Unfortunately, I was brought up by mainly by grandma and aunties in Penang as my parents lived all over Malaysia due to his job postings. As there were less external distractions and having a very strict grandma, my siblings and I turned out reasonably well.

But having said that, we do not have many memories of times we spent with our parents. Sad but this was due to the circumstances then.

Glad to say that my siblings & I are spending much more time with our own children.

However, it is still very true that the husband is seen as the one working his ass off to bring home the bacon.

And many fathers think that it is not their responsible to care for their children and it is mother's job.

Anyway, the world has changed and the children does need their fathers too.

Happy Parenting.....!

David