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COVID-19: Child Access in the Midst of the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Singapore Situation Authors: Stuart Andrew Palmer, Ahmad Nizam Abbas, Nur Liyana Mohamed Sinwan, Shu Fen Lim (K&L Gates) On April 3, 2020, the Singapore government announced a series of new measures to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. This included a “Circuit Breaker” period from April 7 to May 4, […]

How technology gives my son hope with his autism SINGAPORE: Lee Jun Le is 13 years old and, many times, finds it difficult to convey how he feels or express what he means to say. He can also have sudden, unexplained meltdowns, which often confound his parents. “When there’s a meltdown, he can’t tell us

My Parenting Journey – Valerie Wong Personal bio: I’m a stay-alone single mother. My favourite parenting quote is: “I’m a parent, You’re a parent – Don’t judge. I’m a parent, You’re not a parent – Don’t start talking.” What are the challenges of being a single parent and how do you overcome them?The greatest challenge of

Having Divorced Parents In Singapore, young people are encouraged to apply for a BTO, marry and have a baby, in that order. While this formula works for most, not all unions have a happily ever after. A question we want to know is: what happens to the children post-divorce? To answer that, we invited 6

By Shruti Nadkarni Work life balance is a misnomer which needs to be fast replaced by a new principle ‘Work life synergy’, the philosophy that if we order our life such that efforts are centered around what is most important to us, we will maximize our purpose and meaning in life. Interview: Chris Vera, SVP

Tian Na is a 41-year-old single mother who lives in a rental flat with her five-year-old daughter, born out of wedlock. For years, she has been trying to get a Build To Order (BTO) flat of her own, but she is struggling to get approval from the authorities. That is because she had previously disposed

Watch the video by Singapore Kindness Movement now. Overwhelming offers of help from Singaporeans for five-year-old boy born in jail It was something that they’d never imagined, much less expected – the overwhelming outpouring of public support for both Suhaini Md Ali and Janice Yap after The Pride shared their story in a video on the Singapore Kindness Movement’s Facebook page.

What may be the biggest challenges for newly single dads?  Is there a more challenging transition for a man than to become a new single dad with children at home? Whether you lose your spouse and the mother of your kids to death or because of a divorce and/or abandonment, adjusting to the new reality of

“If you can mentally conquer hardship, then it’s about staying positive. Of course, I’m also very lucky that my friends I count on for support stay around my area,” Ronald says. As a reporter, I’m used to asking difficult questions, not being asked them. But after entertaining five-year-old Ronzo Low by building and breaking a Jenga

Watch the video by CNA Insider now. Grit and a whole lot of love: When single fathers rise to the challenge One parent rediscovers what it is to truly be a father after a traumatic divorce, another has been raising his daughter since she was one — two dads share their stories of solo parenting. SINGAPORE: For two years