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How do I pick the right secondary school for my child?

It was full house at the 2023 post-PSLE forum held by The Straits Times to help parents choose a secondary school for their children.

Bjorn Shen is a busy chef with 3 kids. Here’s his advice for working parents

Chef Bjorn Shen reads I’m Not Cookin’ This Up to his three kids. The picture book is written by his wife Roxanne Toh.

Minor Issues

How fatherhood changes brain biology and body shape

Our brains are not fixed and remain malleable over the course of our lives, reorganising as we mature and engage in new experiences.

Student care operators to pay one-month deposit under new safeguards from Dec 2026

The size of the deposit will be pegged to the centres’ enrolment.

MOE to engage S’poreans on PSLE, DSA and school choice, where pressure is highest: David Neo

Minister for Culture, Community and Youth David Neo giving the closing remarks at the IPS Forum on Parents and Schooling at NUSS Kent Ridge Guild House on Sept 29.

Singapore wins four silvers, four bronzes at WorldSkills Shanghai

Team captain Sheryl Ong (far right) felt mixed feelings despite her silver in visual merchandising.

Fewer Sec 3 students taking eight or more subjects, more opting for just six

Swiss Cottage Secondary School principal Mandy Cheng (left) engaging Sec 3 students Andi’ Syakirah (right) and Natasha Ng at the school on Sept 18.

When AI goes wrong for kids

A wider, societal discussion remains to be had about the use of AI chatbots for emotional and relational advice – and not only by children – according to AI researchers.

Minor Issues

Why I booked my adult child with special needs a treetop adventure course

The writer brought her daughter out on a forest adventure course near Bedok Reservoir.

Fun With Kids

Slow down and enter your children’s world with a free play date

The free event at Fernvale Community Club on Oct 10 and 11 encourages families with pre-schoolers to bond through play.

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