Minor Issues: Giving kids a head start for a happy and healthy life

Regular get-togethers, family dinners and holiday outings help to establish a rhythm for how a family gathers and spends time together. PHOTO: UNSPLASH
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SINGAPORE – Some parents think that giving the kids a head start in life is to give them an edge in education by loading them with enrichment activities.

To that end, they spend much of the family’s disposable income on enrichment programmes in sports, music and schoolwork.

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