why 2 kids go kaki on their own?
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watching too much TV har?
make everyone worry for their safety.....
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Are you referring to the 12-year old girl who decided to leave home and took her 9-yr old sister along? I read that in my dad's copy of The New Paper last night.
Well, the parents admitted that they were so busy working, they didn't spend much time at all with their kids.
I find that it's so sad that stuff like this is happening. Has it become so expensive to keep a family? Or do we have more expensive tastes these days?
When I was working in the corporate world, I thought that in general, Singaporeans were pretty well-off. Then, when I entered Nursing, I saw glimpses of poverty that I never knew still existed here in this day and age.
I look around and see families surviving on monthly budgets of $1000 or less. And then, you see singles here, not being able to survive on a monthly budget of less than $2000!!
My point is, if we were more frugal and adjust our spending habits once we start a family, esp if we're not high-income earners to start with, that might free more time for at least one parent to watch over the kids. I think it's so important for parents to supervise their young children and inculcate the right values in them. You can't just let them go roaming about on their own and get involved with all sorts of undesirable company! I read that the 12-yr old constantly hangs out with a group of teenage boys and one of them is her 'boyfriend'!
How ironic that so many couples these days start families, only to leave their babies / kids with the maids, or with the grandparents for the entire week until they bring them home only for the weekends!! I mean, if you really don't have time for your babies / kids, maybe, you really should rethink having babies. 
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In the Chinese san1 zi4 jing1 (3-word verses), it says:
yang4 bu4 jiao1, fu4 zhi1 guo4 (directly translated as 'rear but don't teach, it's father's fault').
I wonder why some parents have many children when they can't afford the time to spend with their kids, or the money to provide the kids with a decent level of education to ensure the kids can fend for themselves as adults. -
busy, work, neglect....poor childrens of the future.
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govt should cut down the official work hrs and give two hour lunch breakOriginally posted by kops21:busy, work, neglect....poor childrens of the future. -
If I'm a parent, I'd rather have an hour-long lunch break, and go home an hour early so I can spend more time with my kids.Originally posted by The man who was death:govt should cut down the official work hrs and give two hour lunch break
How's a 2-hr lunch break going to help with parenting?
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same working hrs lah!! but with 2 hr lunch break lahOriginally posted by Rhonda:If I'm a parent, I'd rather have an hour-long lunch break, and go home an hour early so I can spend more time with my kids.
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u wait long longOriginally posted by The man who was death:same working hrs lah!! but with 2 hr lunch break lah
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our economy shouldn't have progressed so fast, if so maybe there was a possibility of a two hr lunch break and no compulsory education.Originally posted by loudmonkey:u wait long long
Compulsory education is wrong!!!