Imperfect by CNA Insider

Growing up with an absent father, ‘James’ was jailed twice as a young man. But when he became a parent, he told himself he would never leave his two sons without a father. He ended up doing exactly that when he was sentenced to nearly four years in prison. In this special episode of Imperfect by CNA Insider, we go behind the walls of Changi Prison to find out what it’s like

Danial Shahrin, 29, and his wife had set out not wanting to give their 2-year-old any screen time. Then life got in the way, and TV became a convenient tool. But when Danial realised his son's speech was lagging behind his peers', he wondered if they’d done wrong by him. Is there really a link between screen time and speech delay? And how can screen time be used beneficially? So

Tam Wai Jia, 35, had always known that humanitarian work would be her life. She had even spent a year serving in Uganda with her husband. But when the doctor was given a chance to go to Africa on a medical mission for seven weeks, her first instinct was to say no - because it took her away from her daughters aged two and four at the time. She talks about making that decision and th

‘Ivy’, 58, wanted to depart from her traditional, strict upbringing and give her two children more freedom of choice. She talks about how all that had to change when her teenage daughter developed an eating disorder - and how she painstakingly rebuilt her relationship with her daughter. If you’ve got a view on the topic or a story idea for future episodes, reach out at cnains

Kris Tan, 41, is a stay-home dad who “worked from home before it was cool”. With his wife working long hours, he takes care of his two young daughters. With unflinching honesty and self-deprecating humour, he talks about his battle with depression, and how the experience influenced his parenting journey. If you’ve got a view on the topic or a story idea for future episodes,

Teo Pau Lin, 52, saw herself as “too cool” for tuition. She wanted her two girls to spend time on their hobbies and with their family, and was perfectly fine with them getting Bs in school. But when her older daughter did badly for her PSLE, it made her question everything. Hear her profound realisation about life in a neighbourhood school. If you’ve got a view on the topic o

April Leong, 40, was climbing the career ladder in the tech industry - but she was struggling with leaving her two young children in the care of her helper. She opens up about how she made a drastic decision to walk away from it all - only to be swamped with a different kind of guilt. If you’ve got a view on the topic or a story idea for future episodes, reach out at cnainsider@

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