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Everything we have written for Singapore parents, newest first. Browse by stage from the menu above.

Infant

A travel system is an infant car seat paired with a stroller, so the seat lifts out of the car and clicks…

12 min read

Pregnancy

Singapore's haze health advisory puts pregnant women in the same row as the elderly and children, and once the air turns unhealthy…

14 min read

Infant

A stroller travels one of three ways: checked in at the counter with your bags, gate-tagged, meaning it is labelled at the…

14 min read

Infant

A playpen sold in Singapore has to meet a safety standard, and the Consumer Product Safety Office (CPSO) names two for it:…

20 min read

Infant

ISOFIX is a set of fixed anchor points a car maker builds into the car itself, so a child seat clips straight…

10 min read

Pregnancy

A positive home test usually means you are already 4 to 5 weeks pregnant, because pregnancy is dated from the first day…

13 min read

Preschool

A full day of childcare at a government-supported preschool in Singapore is capped at S$610 a month at an Anchor Operator centre…

13 min read

Newborn

The SG Child Support Package , announced at the National Day Rally on 23 August 2026, replaces the Baby Bonus Scheme and…

16 min read

Newborn

A working parent in Singapore can draw on seven separate child-related leave schemes. Four of them are weeks off around a birth…

21 min read

Infant

A harnessed child seat, the kind with its own built-in straps, is fitted to the car one of two ways: with the…

16 min read

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