Children and youth

S’pore to recruit 1,800 more infant care educators; pre-schools’ hiring grant expanded to meet demand

As infant care becomes more affordable and accessible, demand for infant care places is expected to rise.

Make a second child less of a sacrifice for the first

The policy reset should also consider how having a younger sibling can be less of a perceived sacrifice and more of an advantage, says the writer.

Need someone to talk to? Youth in S’pore can turn to trained listeners in new initiative

Polytechnic student Jordan Reed Oliveiro (near left), 19, speaking with youth worker Danial Tang, 30, during Chat Circles, a new mental wellbeing programme that supports youth navigating key life transitions.

Meta settlement in US on teen harm puts social media industry on notice: ‘There will be more’

Meta’s settlement with US states addresses harm to teens and demands similar changes from TikTok, YouTube, and Snap.

Brazil sues Discord for $127 million in child safety case

Brazil is demanding that Discord implement stricter parental controls and cooperate more closely with the authorities.

Norway arrests 16-year-old for preparing terror attack

Meta reaches $21.2b settlement over social media harms to children

Rescue teams search for teen missing at sea after boat capsizes off Bangladesh coast

Playgrounds in Jakarta too hot for play as experts urge design rethink

The main play structure at Embung Jagakarsa open green space in Jagakarsa, South Jakarta, stands tall under direct sunlight with no shade above it, as seen on Aug 10.

‘Black smoke’ chokes Pakistan maternity ward as hospital fire kills 14 infants

TOPSHOT - Jaweria (C), who said she lost her child in the fire, reacts following a blaze at the Mother and Child Health (MCH) ward of the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) Hospital in Islamabad on August 26, 2026. A fire in a maternity ward at a public hospital in the Pakistani capital Islamabad on August 26 morning killed 14 children, a local authority said. (Photo by Aamir QURESHI / AFP)

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