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Parenting in the modern age – a battle for attention
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Today, parenting involves not just being physically present, but guarding the “front door” to a digital world that is always open.
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SINGAPORE - Not too long ago, the boundaries parents set for their children involved curfews, and rules about where they could go and activities they should avoid, such as smoking or drinking.
Playing meant leaving your house to meet up with friends or neighbours at the playground, for a game of “catching” or football. Connecting with people meant using your home phone to dial their number when you knew they were at home.
