No dating post kids? Student care centre organises movie nights for kids, so parents can go on dates

Mr Luc Choo and his wife Lindt Tan spend the date nights going for dinners and running errands before picking up their child, Lucinda, from FUN Commune. ST PHOTO: CHONG JUN LIANG
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SINGAPORE – A student care centre is encouraging the parents of the children in its care to go on date nights.

Since FUN Commune opened in Geylang in October 2023, it has held Parents’ Date Night every last Friday of the month. Its children, typically aged seven to 11, stay on at the centre for dinner and a movie till 9pm, past their usual pick-up time of 7pm.

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