In the Feb 08 issue of Today's Parents magazine...

"Our father of the month is Alvin Yong. Profiled in Parenting Rocks, this dynamic father makes a positive impact on all he meets. Armed with a strong desire to make a difference, he aims to inject his daughter with a sense of adventure and generosity. His advice to parents: Know yourself first as that is the foundation of being a better parent."

Parenting ROCKS is on page 68-69.

"Becoming a good parent starts with self-knowledge, affirms Alvin Yong. The new-generation father shares his out of the box parenting style with Laura Ho."

Click to download article in pdf

It was on 7 Jan when Alvin met with writer Laura Ho and editor Sunuja Naidu of Today's Parents at the Avita Lounge to talk about new age parenting. We are pleased to be able to contribute an idea or two to share with the readers of the magazine, and sincerely hope that our stories will inspire more interesting parenting adventures to shape an enlightened generation of children.

It's ang bao collection time again and I'm all dressed up to welcome the Year of the Rat. This new dress was a gift from Daddy who bought it a week ago at Guangzhou, China.

Jin, Robyn and Alvin, all in pink for a loving and rosy year of the Rat.

The Yongs at the Jurong East home of Grandpa and Grandma.

Denise, Joey, Robyn and Brenda, at the Geylang Serai provision shop.

The Singapore Botanic Gardens is one of the most wonderful places in Singapore. I'd visited this garden on countless ocassions and there seems no end to the number of amazing discoveries that await me.

I learnt from Mummy and Daddy on this trip that this was where they took their wedding pictures on 1 Jan 1994. Cool!

L-R: Hani, Mummy Jin, Robyn and Daddy Alvin.

Happy Birthday, Alvin.

We celebrated Daddy's birthday at The Legends along with a lo-hei lunch, followed by a family karaoke session. The Legends also gave the birthday boy a complimentary birthday cake and a bottle of wine!

We had so much fun singing and dancing...