Focus on the Family was founded in 1977 by psychologist, author and family counsellor, Dr. James Dobson, in response to increasing concern for the breakdown of the American family. Beginning with a weekly radio program, Focus on the Family has grown into an international organisation with radio and TV programs now broadcast in more than 120 countries, thru more than 6,000 stations. Our quality family education content is also carried in many national newspapers and family magazines. Together with award-winning books, 9 magazine titles, videos, DVDs and CDs on family life issues, Focus on the Family is today acknowledged as one of the world’s leading advocates for the institution of family.
Focus on the Family Singapore Ltd was launched into full-fledged operations in April 2002 as a local charity dedicated to the strengthening of Singapore families. We have been able to place our well-researched family life content on local TV, radio, in the newspapers, magazines and on the web. To date, we have an estimate reach of some 900,000 constituents and our mass media messages are reinforced during the year with more than 400 family events, seminars, workshops and talks, plus distribution of approximately 41,000 books, magazines, VCDs, CDs and booklets thru family service centres, schools, libraries, bookstores and churches.
We are on 938LIVE 3 times daily on weekends with Glenn William's 1-minute family commentaries. Since May 2002, we have also achieved an increasing presence on TV including CNN, Channel News Asia, Channels 5, 8 & Suria, and all major newspapers, reaching some 1.2 million constituents in Singapore in 2006. We also have a daily column in the TODAY paper.
In addition to Family Life Education thru the mass media and the distribution of our wide range of books and other Family resources, we conducted almost 400 Seminars, Workshops and Talks in 2006 with registered participation totaling 23,000+.
Our current range of family education programs include:
“no apologies” – sexuality / relationship workshops for youths recording 17,000 participants to-date
“Parenting with Confidence” – workshops & talks recording some 7,000 participants to-date
“The Heart of Success” – work-life workshops & talks recording some 2,500 participants to-date
“Connect2” – marriage preparation and enrichment workshops for couples
“Let's Talk about Sex” – one in our range of Family Life talks/workshops
“Adventures in Odyssey” – one of our thematic Family Day events
Family Life Talks:
1. Work-life
- Life on the Fast Track
- The Heart of Success
- Beating Burnout
2. Parenting
- Let's Talk about Sex
- Hot Tips on Parenting
- Discipline & Boundaries
- EQ – The Foundation of Self-Esteem
- Listening – the Spark to the parent-child connection
3. Relationships/ Marriage
- Hot Tips for Marriage
- Hot Tips for Relationships
- Hot Tips on Family Communications
- The Marriage Masterpiece
- He's hot. She's hot. (Marriage Preparation)
- How to Avoid Marrying a Jerk
“Parenting with Confidence” workshops are designed to equip and encourage parents of children in age groups 0-5, 6-12 and 13-19 years. Comprising six 2-hour sessions of interactive learning through videos, discussion in a small-group setting, it provides practical insights and creative ideas for successful parenting. A key distinctive of this programme is that it will inspire parents to see the possibilities and understand the unique opportunities in their children in each unique age group.
Fees : $50 per person / $80 per couple
To check out the latest Workshop Schedule please checkout their website at www.family.org
For more information please contact us @ 64910713 or email us at judith@family.org.sg
