Parenting and family articles
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Parents decline family leave because of cost and career concerns
More than a quarter of new parents do not use their right to take time off work to look after their children, new figures show. Parents have been entitled to nine weeks’ absence from work since August 2022, but on average mothers take 6.9 weeks while fathers claim 6.2 weeks. Financial concerns were the main reason for both men and women to forgo their allocation, research by Robidus, a subsidiary of insurance company a.s.r., found. Parents receive 70% of their
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Teacher Reminds Parents To Stop Bringing Extended Family On Kid's Field Trips
A teacher has a gripe to pick with parents who are willing to help out with a class field trip — stop bringing your extended family!
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‘Our elderly parents are inconsolable’: Family of S’pore couple missing in Taiwan appeal ...
Family of Singapore couple missing in Taiwan asks potential witnesses to contact them over Facebook 19 days after they went missing during an earthquake in Taiwan, the whereabouts of Singapore couple Neo Siew Choo and Sim Hwee Kok are still unknown. Their family members are still looking for them, resorting to a plea over Facebook for any information at all. Source: Sunny Sandro Wong via 花蓮地震救災即時資訊 on Facebook Family of missing couple ask Taiwan man to help post an appeal The appeal...