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Imperfect by CNA Insider - Am I a bad parent … if my child developed an eating disorder?

‘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 cnainsider [at] mediacorp.com.sg (cnainsider[at]mediacorp[dot]com[dot]sg).

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Credits:

Host: Lianne Chia
Sound Design: Jonathan Yeo
Assistance: Ko’e Tan
Supervising Editors: Yvonne Lim and Crispina Robert

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Imperfect by CNA Insider - S1E2: Am I a bad parent … if I don’t send my child for tuition?

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 or a story idea for future episodes, reach out at cnainsider [at] mediacorp.com.sg (cnainsider[at]mediacorp[dot]com[dot]sg). Credits:Host: Lianne ChiaSound Design: Jonathan YeoAssistance: Ko’e TanSupervising Editors: Yvonne Lim and Crispina Robert

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Imperfect by CNA Insider - S1E1: Am I a bad parent … because I work full-time?

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 [at] mediacorp.com.sg (cnainsider[at]mediacorp[dot]com[dot]sg). Credits:Host: Lianne ChiaSound Design: Jonathan YeoAssistance: Ko’e TanSupervising Editors: Yvonne Lim and Crispina Robert

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Imperfect by CNA Insider - S1: Imperfect Trailer

Hear from parents who find themselves in impossible situations…and end up asking themselves: Am I a bad parent? 

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