Dear fellow FLAs,

School's out and the June holidays are here. Many of us will be setting aside time to bond with our kids and family. To provide opportunities for families to spend time together, the National Family Council, together with MCYS, has put together a wide array of exciting family activities during the month-long National Family Celebrations from 25 May to 25 June 2011.

Now's the best chance to spend quality time with your kids and the rest of your family as the June holidays are here! Don't miss out these interesting programmes and events for everyone in the family. Put on your party hat and have fun!

As per always, through words of wisdom from our resident family life education expert, Mr Simon Sim, the former General Manager of TOUCH Community Services offers some useful tips on connecting with teenage children.

“Parents of teenagers should be 'Guides by their side', and not 'Sages on stages'… give your teenagers enough space and tune up your relationship with them. Rules are important, but relationships are more important.”

In a fast-paced society like Singapore, work-life balance is undoubtedly a difficult pursuit for many. However, with favourable HR policies that focus on helping employees strike a balance between their careers and personal lives, working individuals may just find the much-needed support to embrace a less stressful lifestyle. In this issue of Behind Every Success, CDL shows us how a corporate culture that promotes work-life harmony is actually beneficial for both the employees and the organisation.

The annual National Family Celebrations is here again! Come join us for a day of intellectual fun and be inspired by the heartwarming stories of our engaging speakers in our launch event, targeted at youths and their families.



 
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