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Minor Issues: My hope for my kids in 2025 – don’t just be good, do good too

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Volunteering – doing unpaid work or activity to benefit others outside the family or household – has many benefits.

Volunteering – doing unpaid work or activity to benefit others outside the family or household – has many benefits.

ST ILLUSTRATION: CEL GULAPA

Jill Lim

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SINGAPORE – A decade ago, when my children were of primary-school age, my yearly wish or exhortation for them might have been: Study hard and be good.

This year, I hope that they will not just be good, but also do good.

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