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Grandparents could solve Singapore’s child-bearing woes, but are they willing?
If more are willing to care for their grandchildren, it may encourage Singaporeans to have more babies. Why isn’t this happening?
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Motivated by natural bonds of love, grandparental caregiving is a largely hidden source of support for dual-income households.
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Darius Lee
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Earlier in July, the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority released statistics showing a record low birth rate in Singapore.
At the same time, the number of deaths annually since 1960 was at its highest, with 26,891 deaths compared with 24,292 recorded in 2021 (10.7 per cent increase).
