{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/62046f3703535100130e2f67/622e9752eb0c840012adfca0?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Advice for first-timers, perfect parenting, rediscovering identity, vaccinations","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62046f3703535100130e2f67/1648721782151-7a8cf078a1bddf0da4967d7a21b461cb.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>I met Sandi 17 years ago at university but it has only been recently we have rekindled our friendship. In this conversation, Sandi discusses the challenges, and the triumphs, of raising her two lovely kids with her husband in Singapore whilst also achieving both professional and personal success. She’s an avid traveller and aims to visit at least 50% of all the countries in the world - I’m sure she can get to 100%.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Timestamps</strong></p><p>00:00:00 “Sundar days”, having lunch with a vegetarian in Singapore</p><p>00:03:30 Advice for a first-time-parent, how to approach parenting books</p><p>00:05:59 The feeling of being a mum, retaining ones’ identity, winning the lotto but losing a limb</p><p>00:10:24 Approaching books with your child’s personality in mind, over-functioning, expectation setting</p><p>00:15:23 Parenting and its effect on the partner, my experience, instilling values when they’re young</p><p>00:24:41 Being in control versus doing a perfect job, grading yourself as a parent, need to achieve</p><p>00:29:35 Fascination with trying to achieve a perfect parent</p><p>00:31:22 Traditional gender roles in the workplace, changes in work and identity, sharing the mental responsibilities of parenting</p><p>00:35:30 Changing reality and creating a workplace that really pays homage to parenting, parenting during COVID and the stress that comes with it, using hired help to get off the “mum track”</p><p>00:45:58 Parental policy in Scandinavia, changing parental dynamics</p><p>00:48:13 Societal expectations, the influence of social media on being a perfect parent</p><p>00:50:35 Rediscovering enjoyment and one’s identity, what’s truly important, the fear of death</p><p>00:59:25 Dealing with immediate family members who are anti-vaccination, outside dining arrangements in Singapore as a result of COVID, practices in Singapore</p><p>01:07:30 Vaccination in a household that practices traditional Chinese medicine, influence of main stream media on vaccination choice</p><p>01:19:25 Explaining COVID to a six-year old who can’t see her grandparents because they won’t vaccinate, the importance of choice</p><p>01:22:24 Lightening round!</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Follow me</strong></p><p>https://www.twitter.com/anotherjeffchan</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Follow The Median Podcast</strong></p><p>https://www.twitter.com/themedianpod</p><p>https://www.instagram.com/the_median_podcast/</p><p>https://www.facebook.com/The-Median-Podcast-110447448247432</p><p>https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-median-podcast/</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Watch The Median Podcast</strong></p><p>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmXAjpJOKgY</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Listen to The Median Podcast</strong></p><p>https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-median-podcast/id1609340408</p><p>https://open.spotify.com/show/7zA5GltN9UktcrVlqSeoLa</p><p>https://shows.acast.com/the-median-podcast</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Support The Median Podcast&nbsp;</strong></p><p>http://supporter.acast.com/the-median-podcast</p>","author_name":"Jeff Chan"}