{"id":2195,"date":"2021-06-18T09:59:55","date_gmt":"2021-06-18T01:59:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.halfhalfparenting.com\/?p=2195"},"modified":"2021-06-18T09:59:55","modified_gmt":"2021-06-18T01:59:55","slug":"discussions-on-singapores-approach-to-parenting-in-covid-19-and-unconventional-career-pathways-for-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/halfhalfparenting.com\/discussions-on-singapores-approach-to-parenting-in-covid-19-and-unconventional-career-pathways-for-children\/","title":{"rendered":"Discussions on Singapore\u2019s approach to parenting in COVID-19 and unconventional career pathways for children"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
At the first virtual Emerging Stronger Conversations \u2013 Building a Singapore that is Made For Families session on April 24th, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office Indranee Rajah said that Singapore needs to find ways for working parents to enjoy a close familial bond without feeling guilty about work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ms Indranee touched on the fact that since families were encouraged to stay home due to the pandemic, many families in the conversation appreciated the time they had to spend with family, which speaks to the importance of this family bond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This conversation series is part of the Singapore Together Emerging Stronger Conversations and it aims to connect with 400 individuals from different backgrounds and stages of marriage and parenthood throughout these sessions. These sessions are open to all parents of Singaporean children and Singaporeans and their partners, even if they are non-Singaporean.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
These sessions will collect feedback and will be taken into consideration when policies surrounding marriage and parenthood are being reviewed in Singapore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In this session, around 50 parents with young children aged up to six years old attended the first of seven of these discussions around marriage and parenthood. Some topics in the recent discussion included their experiences as parents, how parenting has changed due to COVID-19 and what improvements they would want to see. Work-life balance, childcare costs and childrens\u2019 different metrics of success were also discussed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Flexible work arrangements<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n