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When’s the right time? Why family formation keeps getting delayed
The decision to have children is about timing – and in today’s climate of uncertainty, the timing rarely feels right.
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When daily life feels like an endless race to stay employable and upwardly mobile, childbearing becomes postponed – and, for some, abandoned, says the writer.
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Amy Lim
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Member of Parliament Cassandra Lee commented in Parliament on Sept 24 that, with the Government’s support to ease career and caregiving responsibilities, now would be the best time to start and raise a family.
Alas, it may not be.
