Nicholas Gabriel Lim 
It’s back! It is BIGGER this time! And it’s FREE!!!
Posted on May 3, 2022
Within a week of the launch, we have 500 registrants for the Parents Webinar. We have decided to go up the next tier to 1,000 people on Zoom Webinar. Thank you for spreading the word on this, especially, to those who have benefited from these dialogues previously.
This is not the first time we are organizing the Parents Webinar: Understanding Games, Gamers and Game Dependency. It is into her 5th Edition this year! This year, we are thankful for Tencent’s support so that we are able to make this webinar free for all.
It is happening on the 21 May 2022, Saturday, from 10.30am to 1.30pm. Click here to registered and for more details.
In addition, this year we have undertook parents’ suggestions and added workshops to the webinar, to specifically cater to parents’ needs. For obvious reasons, after the webinars in previous years, there was little follow up on a larger scale. There were many individual-requests for help and support, and there were attended to; but for those who require more group support and skills development, there were none.
Therefore, there are three Parenting Challenge Workshops that have been organized. Please take note of the dates, location and time:
22 May 2022 (Sun) 17:00 – 19:00 – Suntec Convention Ctr 1 Raffles Boulevard Level 3, Summit Rooms 1 -2 Singapore, 039593. For registration and more details, click here.
28 May 2022 (Sat) 10:00 – 12:00 – Heartbeat@Bedok 11 Bedok North Street 1 Class Room 2 Singapore, 469662. For registration and more details, click here.
29 May 2022 (Sun) 10:00 – 12:00 – Heartbeat@Bedok 11 Bedok North Street 1 Class Room 2 Singapore, 469662. For registration and more details, click here.
The workshop is a follow-up to our Parents Webinar. During the Webinar, communication strategies and theories on games and gamers would be introduced. The application of the strategies and theories in a real-life family situation is not easy. Role play is a good tool to help contextualize the strategies and theories for home situations and deepen the adoption of strategies by reenacting them in a safe environment.
For example, role play is used to rehearse the diffusion of difficult situations to prevent confrontations that can jeopardise parent-child relationships. The group size for this session is limited to a maximum of 10 persons as it will be dynamic and interactive. Each session will be conducted onsite in person.
I will be conducting the sessions and putting out common scenarios in families, and through role plays, to illustrate the application of the strategies and theories discussed.
For those who have not attended the Parents Webinar, you are welcome to register but do bear in mind that time will not be spent explaining and going through the strategies and theories again in detail in the workshops, due to time constraints.
Dr John Tan on “A Developmental Journey”
Posted on May 3, 2022
#YouthHack Series – Thriving With Youths
That’s the name of all the video resources! There are seven (7) in total I like to introduce to you.
The first is the video by Dr John Tan. He is my mentor and friend; ex-boss, guru, and veteran in youth work. A youth suicide specialist.
Dr John Tan was once an at-risk youth he would also say, he will be sharing his story, work, experiences, and insights with you.
Dr John Tan is also the Founding President of the Youth Work Association (Singapore), and also the Executive Director of CARE Singapore, a Youth Organization serving youths in school setting. He also has his own Podcast channel.
Dr Tan will walk you through the following topics:
- A Developmental Journey
- Understanding Youths
- Building A Relationship
- Challenges Parents Face
- Fostering a Growth Mindset
- A Community Effort
Here’s a snippet of his presentation. Click to watch the video as a member of the learning and growing community of parents and professionals, interested to help youths succeed. Membership is free.
For more information about the learning videos, my book and more, click here.
Reading is not for everyone.
Posted on April 27, 2022
When I thought of my book as a resource to equip adults with the tools to help youths, I know from the onset that it will not be for everyone.
So I embarked on a side-project to ask some old-timers in the industry, veterans of youth work, professionals who work with youths so skillfully, youth coaches and mentors, if they were willing to come on record with me to share with adults how to engage youths better, and to help them succeed!
For the next 6-7 posts, I am going to introduce to you these experts who said YES! I am grateful to each one of them, for taking their precious time to come on record with me, so that I may make available these resources to you. NO NEED TO READ! Just watch and listen – anytime and anywhere!
A BIG SHOUT OUT to these friends, mentors, professionals, leaders, veterans, etc. who will be presenting on the corresponding topics about working with youths:
- Dr John Tan: A Developmental Journey
- Dr Roland Yeow: Preparing and Transforming Youths
- Mr Nicholas Aaron Khoo: Understanding Gamers and Esports
- Ms Diane Choo: Vulnerability Is Love
- Mr Tony Leong: Taking Strained Relationships To Strengths
- Mr Joe Chan: Coaching Youths
- Mr Izhar Roslan: Going Beyond To Empower Youths
You can watch a snippet of all their presentations here. Click to watch the videos as a member of the learning and growing community of parents and professionals, interested to help youths succeed. Membership is free!
Whatever content you read in my book will come ALIVE when you watch and listen to these pros!
If you cannot wait for their video snippet to come out on my posts, and if you can trust what I have put together for you, you can dive in here and get everything now.
At only the price of ONE book on my publisher’s website, you get to watch and listen to everyone listed above, my book, and everything you need to know about Singapore’s law concerning our youths! Those who are into youth work will know, you need these law stuff at your finger tips! You literally will have it at your finger tips now! Get all of it at only the price of ONE book!
For the readers, if you want or need more information on all of the above? I did not forget you. I am a reader too! I get you!
Heartfelt thanks to everyone, especially, ALL the speakers! Grateful to each one of you. Until the next posts!
Much love to all.
IT’S YELLOW!!
Posted on April 23, 2022
IT’S YELLOW!! 
It’s OUT! Officially out! Announcing the launch of my book!!! This is like announcing Dorscon yellow!
This book took many years to put together. It was really a long journey! I DID IT! 
No more mask!!! 
It’s not just a book for parents-of-youths and parents of youths-to-be. It is meant for anyone trying to understand the development of youths, and anyone working with youths! In the book, I share strategies that all may find useful.
The book also compiles the endorsements of the people I look up to, leaders in the field, those highly regarded, and the testimonies of my ex-clients. The resilience and grit of my clients continue to inspire me. All of whom I am so proud to be associated with.
Feel free to peruse the materials online, and even share my book, including the resources I specially put together, to whoever might benefit from it!!
Publisher site: *https://doi.org/10.1142/12732*
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