How has paid caregiving affected the parent-child relationship here? How can parents better manage their maids so they can spend more time with their children?
I told my children that the role of a helper is to assist in general housework and cooking, not taking care of them... Self-dependence will prevent over-reliance on helpers and children's relationships with parents will not be affected.
- Julia Lim
Parents, while they may be busy, should try to make time for their children... It is better if we could leave the children to the care of a trusted family member instead of hired help.
- Gabriel Lim
If employers are more willing to give working mums flexible work hours, there will be less reliance on maids, less stress and also some form of income to supplement the family.
- Cheryl Goh
How important is racial identity in a multiracial society? How can Singapore further promote multiracialism and diversity?
Multiracialism does not mean one jettisons one's ancestry altogether...
While we honour our socio-cultural lineage, our view of our fellow human beings should not be influenced by markers that divide and push us away from one another.
- Benjamin Chew
We must embrace our racial identity, and then recognise other races as equal to ours... The most important thing is that we are Singaporeans first.
- Loh Wai Poon
Interaction of various races in society, friendships, communities and so on leads to diversity and multiracialism.
Inter-racial marriages deepen this diversity and further promote multiracialism.
- James Wang
