Love your volunteer gig? It just could become your career
Melissa Teo left her corporate job to pursue a degree in guidance and counselling. A volunteering opportunity at an MWS Active Ageing Centre turned her passion into a career.
From inclusion to belonging
How does the Church go beyond an attitude of inclusion, and ensure those with disabilities and special needs have a sense of belonging?
Redeeming families for a mission—to be a blessing to all
A young wife laments, “I am married but lonely. My husband cares more about his job than me.”
April 2025
A victim mentality and the blame game
Life can be very unpredictable and some may say unfair. This is especially so when things outside our control happen to us. This includes being born with a disability or into a family where the level of care falls short. Or being betrayed by someone we trust. Or being in the wrong place at the wrong time when hit by a crime. When we find ourselves in such circumstances, we feel like a victim.
Returning to family roots
When I was 10 years old, my mum brought my brother and me to Paya Lebar Methodist Church (PLMC). My fondest memories of my younger days were my loving Sunday School teachers and the youth camps I attended.
Teenage son talks back to his teachers
My nearly-adult teenage son does well in school both academically and in CCAs. However, he gets into trouble every year for talking back to his teachers. Some teachers absolutely adore him; they are the ones who see his heart. But teachers that are “not nice” will bear the brunt of his talkback because he has no respect for either their poor teaching skills or their difficult personalities. He is often the one at fault, but I don’t know how to get him to rein in his tongue. ~ Fed-up Mama
In conversation with Dr Eunice Tan on neurodiversity education and the Church
Special needs education is a growing field in Singapore. Dr Eunice Tan, who heads the Special Education Programme at Singapore University of Social Sciences, sits down with psychologist Sue-Lynn Teo for a chat on her experiences in the field of neurodiversity education.
First principal of ACS (Academy), a veteran SPED educator, takes office this month
Ms Esther Kwan has been appointed the first principal of ACS (Academy), Singapore’s fifth special education (SPED) school that supports students on the autism spectrum who are able to access the National Curriculum. ACS (Academy) will be the first Methodist SPED school in Singapore.
Caught between two friends
I am friends with a couple and have known the husband and wife for nearly a decade now. On the outside, they look like the perfect couple—stable jobs, great kids, nice house, God-fearing family. However, both the husband and wife confide in me separately and share their deepest, darkest secrets with me. They do not know that I am hearing both sides of their stories. I have told them to talk to each other in my separate chats, or to consider couples counselling. How should I tell them I do not want to be involved and that it’s too much for me? ~ Friend in the middle