ST Smart Parenting

ST Smart Parenting

Bjorn Shen is a busy chef with 3 kids. Here’s his advice for working parents

And hear from an expert on how busy working parents can strengthen bonds with their kids.

Chef Bjorn Shen reads I’m Not Cookin’ This Up to his three kids. The picture book is written by his wife Roxanne Toh.

MOE to engage S’poreans on PSLE, DSA and school choice, where pressure is highest: David Neo

Ask Sandra

How do I pick the right secondary school for my child?

PSLE Companion: Read more

Uniform, but unique: The stories and styles of Singapore school attire

Eight English teachers receive award for building students’ confidence in communication

Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Education and National Development Syed Harun Alhabsyi (centre), flanked by ST editor Jaime Ho (in white shirt) and Speak Good English Movement chairman Jason Leow, with Inspiring Teacher of English Award recipients (from left) Benson Pang, Zheng Kankan, Wong Sui Lee, Lin Weijia Amanda, Rafidah Ridzuan, Chiu Yee Qian Millie, Sasha Kaur Dhillon and Foo Khim Youn Justina.

Minor Issues

How fatherhood changes brain biology and body shape

Our brains are not fixed and remain malleable over the course of our lives, reorganising as we mature and engage in new experiences.

Eight selected public libraries to open earlier from Oct 5

Patrons at the Punggol Regional Library in August 2025.

Parenting

Minor Issues

The simple joys of unhurried days and forest trails during a family holiday

To have a relaxing holiday with kids, reduce activities for more breathing space.

The writer took in the pleasantly woodsy scent of the forest after the rain at Melbourne’s Dandenong Ranges National Park.

Children’s birthday parties are the next level in the parenting arms race

Minor Issues

Brainy kids earn parents bragging rights, but what happens when they grow up?

Have kids? Don’t leave government benefits idle on the table

Fun With Kids

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Slow down and enter your children’s world with a free play date

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Octoburst! offers free Children’s Day programmes at Esplanade on Oct 2

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2 free children’s books bring Singapore’s past to life through kaya toast and ice-cream bread

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Turtles, Sanrio carnival, gardens and bouncy castles: 4 new activities for the Sept school holidays

Pre-schools

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More pre-school choices, higher expectations: What do parents want from childcare now?

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70 pre-schools in S’pore closed each year from 2023 to 2025. What’s driving the closures?

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Pre-school enrichment programme brings art classes to more kids from lower-income families

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Dancing robots, digital capybara: Teaching young kids about AI

PSLE

PSLE Companion: Read more

Vocabulary and writing tips for your child to excel in PSLE English

Cracking the PSLE maths code: Avoid meltdowns, change mindsets

PSLE science exam: How to help your child remember the concepts

Secondary schools

Uniform, but unique: The stories and styles of Singapore school attire

ST examined over 100 secondary school uniforms to see how threads become symbols of identity.

Fewer Sec 3 students taking eight or more subjects, more opting for just six

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St Gabriel’s takes home $4,000 cash prize as champion of ST’s What’s The News? quiz competition

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ITE, JC, poly and uni

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University of the Arts Singapore marks first batch of graduates

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ITE award winners’ success fuelled by their passions in baking and cars

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US universities remain popular with S’porean students, despite stricter visa rules

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Australia’s student visa fees are now the world’s highest. Here’s why S-E Asia got a pass

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