Parenting

The quality you should most wish for in your children

The concept of a locus of control was developed in the 1960s by a psychologist with the tremendous name of Julian Rotter. It is closely linked to the idea of agency.

Forum: Show our children how to navigate challenges in life

The final stretch: Essential listening tips for PSLE pupils

Founder and academic director of Writer’s Guild, Trinity Wang, 44, with her daughter, Emma Hong, 12.

Minor Issues

How to do more parenting by doing less

Every family needs its own rites of passage, moments when children leave the safety of home and experience the joys of flying solo.

Make multi-generational living an easier choice for families

As Singapore turns super-aged, the question of who will care for older parents, and where, will press on nearly every household.

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.

SMEs need help to make more childcare leave work

SMEs must make it more practical for parents to manage work and caregiving to encourage Singaporeans to start families.

Don’t turn parent-friendly policies into single-unfriendly work practices: Recruiters

Human resource experts and recruiters said employers should plan for absences, manage workloads carefully to prevent resentment between parents and employees without children.

More childcare leave is good. But who picks up the slack at work?

If supporting parents repeatedly means asking colleagues without children to stay later, cover undesirable shifts or rearrange their own plans, resentment can develop, says the writer.

NDR support measures give parents more money and time; workplace culture the next challenge

Parents said that these initiatives signal a stronger focus on supporting parents through their children’s growing years and move beyond simply offering incentives to have more babies.

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