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We Are Family: Why parents in Singapore need more than financial support

Published on 1 Oct 2026
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What if one of the biggest pressures facing parents is something money cannot buy: time and energy?

Singapore is putting more support behind families, from greater financial help and cheaper preschool to more childcare leave. But amid the latest push to make parenthood more manageable, are we paying enough attention to how exhausted parents actually are?

On We Are Family!, Elysa Chen, Executive Director of CampusImpact and Member of Parliament for Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC and Teng Yi Ling, Perinatal expert and Founder of Baby Planner SG, where the pressure is coming from, and what needs to change at home, at work and across society to give parents more breathing room.

Join Neil Humphreys & Audrey Siek LIVE every Tuesday and Thursday at 7.20am for We Are Family!

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