Who’s to blame when a child goes ‘beyond parental control’?
SINGAPORE – For over a year, Madam N tried to get her teenage daughter to stop smoking, stealing and playing truant. She even transferred her daughter to another school to keep her away from peers she felt were a bad influence. Please subscribe or log in to continue reading the full article. Get unlimited access... » read more
Foreign domestic worker welcomes new house visit scheme by MOM
SINGAPORE – Come rain or shine, Grace (not her real name) sleeps every night on a mattress laid out in the balcony. A single mother, she has been working in Singapore for close to a decade, supporting her daughter back home in India. After a seven-year stint with another employer, she transferred to a new... » read more
Minor Issues: What my daughter wants to be when she grows up
SINGAPORE – What does JJ, my three-year-old daughter, want to be when she grows up? Depending on what time of the day this question is posed, her response might vary. If she has just come home from school, she will want to be a teacher, “just like Ms Katrina” from her nursery class. Or if... » read more