The Good Gang: Stories from Tak Takut Kids Club
Lin Shiyun, Carolyn Oei, Marc Nair
Paperback, 128 pages
9789819443956
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The Good Gang is a new book from 3Pumpkins that offers a rare, ground-level view of childhood in Singaporeās heartlands. It tells the stories of 10 children who grew up with Tak Takut Kids Club (TTKC), a safe and happy neighbourhood community space for children. Their lived experiences are interwoven with insights into systems of supportāfrom education to social services and community relationsāoffering a nuanced view of Singaporeās social mobility landscape, its gaps, and its possibilities for change.
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The stories are organised into three sections. āStories Children Carryā offers a trauma-informed look at the adversities children face in their daily lives ā often unnoticed and unheard. āKeeping Them Wholeā shares the experiences of children living with mental health struggles and sheds light on what helps them to keep going. āThe Value of a Childā presents thought-provoking stories of children with different abilities, inviting readers to rethink how we invest resources to support them.
āEven when we act in the best interests of children, we may still not fully understand how they feel, think and move through the world. We wish to remind adults to listen more closely to children and imagine systems tat truly meet them where they are. Ā ā Lin Shiyun, co-author and founder of TTKC
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Written by Lin Shiyun, Carolyn Oei and Marc Nair, with illustrations by Nicole Soh and forewords by Minister Desmond Lee and Mr. Xie Yao Quan (CEO, Quantedge Foundation), The Good Gang invites readers to see childhood with greater empathy and to imagine how we can all work together to create better opportunities for children when we truly listen to them.
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The Good Gang: Stories from Tak Takut Kids Club
The Good Gang: Stories from Tak Takut Kids Club
Lin Shiyun, Carolyn Oei, Marc Nair
Paperback, 128 pages
9789819443956
Ā
The Good Gang is a new book from 3Pumpkins that offers a rare, ground-level view of childhood in Singaporeās heartlands. It tells the stories of 10 children who grew up with Tak Takut Kids Club (TTKC), a safe and happy neighbourhood community space for children. Their lived experiences are interwoven with insights into systems of supportāfrom education to social services and community relationsāoffering a nuanced view of Singaporeās social mobility landscape, its gaps, and its possibilities for change.
Ā
The stories are organised into three sections. āStories Children Carryā offers a trauma-informed look at the adversities children face in their daily lives ā often unnoticed and unheard. āKeeping Them Wholeā shares the experiences of children living with mental health struggles and sheds light on what helps them to keep going. āThe Value of a Childā presents thought-provoking stories of children with different abilities, inviting readers to rethink how we invest resources to support them.
āEven when we act in the best interests of children, we may still not fully understand how they feel, think and move through the world. We wish to remind adults to listen more closely to children and imagine systems tat truly meet them where they are. Ā ā Lin Shiyun, co-author and founder of TTKC
Ā
Written by Lin Shiyun, Carolyn Oei and Marc Nair, with illustrations by Nicole Soh and forewords by Minister Desmond Lee and Mr. Xie Yao Quan (CEO, Quantedge Foundation), The Good Gang invites readers to see childhood with greater empathy and to imagine how we can all work together to create better opportunities for children when we truly listen to them.
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Lin Shiyun, Carolyn Oei, Marc Nair
Paperback, 128 pages
9789819443956
Ā
The Good Gang is a new book from 3Pumpkins that offers a rare, ground-level view of childhood in Singaporeās heartlands. It tells the stories of 10 children who grew up with Tak Takut Kids Club (TTKC), a safe and happy neighbourhood community space for children. Their lived experiences are interwoven with insights into systems of supportāfrom education to social services and community relationsāoffering a nuanced view of Singaporeās social mobility landscape, its gaps, and its possibilities for change.
Ā
The stories are organised into three sections. āStories Children Carryā offers a trauma-informed look at the adversities children face in their daily lives ā often unnoticed and unheard. āKeeping Them Wholeā shares the experiences of children living with mental health struggles and sheds light on what helps them to keep going. āThe Value of a Childā presents thought-provoking stories of children with different abilities, inviting readers to rethink how we invest resources to support them.
āEven when we act in the best interests of children, we may still not fully understand how they feel, think and move through the world. We wish to remind adults to listen more closely to children and imagine systems tat truly meet them where they are. Ā ā Lin Shiyun, co-author and founder of TTKC
Ā
Written by Lin Shiyun, Carolyn Oei and Marc Nair, with illustrations by Nicole Soh and forewords by Minister Desmond Lee and Mr. Xie Yao Quan (CEO, Quantedge Foundation), The Good Gang invites readers to see childhood with greater empathy and to imagine how we can all work together to create better opportunities for children when we truly listen to them.
