It’s every parent’s instinct to protect their child. We can’t help it. It’s human nature. How we go about doing this, though, can’t always depend on i...

People joke about marriage being the end, but any parent can tell you that the real end truly comes when you have a child. Ok, so, I guess there’s no...

At the end of the education rat race, all Singaporean parents hope that their child eventually does well enough to get into a good university and enro...

With the rising cost of living in Singapore, raising a child here isn't cheap, and it's only going to get more expensive. Fortunately, the government'...

No matter what the government says about the joys of parenting, most of the Singaporean kids you see around you look plain miserable. Their lives are...

Singapore would never have achieved so much without the support of an army of maids from the Philippines, Indonesia and Myanmar, silently cleaning hom...

Premiums for medical insurance or life insurance can run into the hundreds each year or, if you’re a bit older, thousands. That’s why it’s so worthwhi...

There are many reasons to hire a domestic helper in Singapore. You might be a new family with young children and two working parents. You might be loo...

Singapore is overrun with music schools for children, so you have no lack of options if you’ve always dreamed of nurturing the next Beethoven or Mozar...

Confucius would be so smug if he knew that filial piety, his favourite virtue, was enshrined in Singapore law. The Singapore government expects childr...