do you think the birth rate will increase in the next decade
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as above
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will improve but problem is still there..
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NOPE
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its so ex to have babies here...
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I understand from married friends and colleagues that it is indeed too expensive to have babies/children in Singapore. Other than monetary concern, a few of them feel that having babies/children without giving ample care, love, attention, etc (both husband & wife work) is very irresponsible & regretful as a parent. I think the birth rate will increase in the short term due to the rebates & incentives announce by the gov, but not in the long term.
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I think it will pick up in the next few years due to the implementation of new measures but whether it will last a decade or not is questionable.
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the gahmen have to do better to encourage people to have more babies... too many issues liaoz...
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I will love to have a child but yet again do I want to bring my child into this place? The work will be so stressful and there is a need for both parents to work resulting in the child being neglected at his early stages of life (1 - 3) years of age. According to Erikson, this will cause the child to develop mistrust and it can have implementations of how he perceives the world and people around him when he grows up.
I will rather spare myself and the child the pain by not bringing him into this place -
I strongly support you. People like you should not have children Since you have such poor upbringing, I can imagine what kind of parent you will be to your children. Singapore has enough people with poor morals. We don't need more produced from you, especially your seed.
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It definately will help for now but can't say for the teenagers (those born after 1986). They don't want to have kids, think too troublesome & will be a drain on their finances + many divorces so very risky to have kids involved. Will have to change their mindset
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Last time people got married, had children and then think about how to feed and bring up their children. They strived, work hard, got rice eat rice no rice eat porridge. Never worried about divorce. If spouse died of accident, single parent also brought up many children. They were not so educated but got confidence and they took the responsibilities.Originally posted by gerrykoh:It definately will help for now but can't say for the teenagers (those born after 1986). They don't want to have kids, think too troublesome & will be a drain on their finances + many divorces so very risky to have kids involved. Will have to change their mindset
Now, people are more educated, so strive for money first, buy car, then get married, then see got enough money and time or not to bring up children, ....then see got childcare center nearby or not....or in-laws or mother can look after or not......If divorced then children suffer because single parent cannot bring up children. No confidence or don't want the responsibilities? Scared drain on their finances = make money for self only? not even for own children, selfish?
Can the mindset be changed? I don't know, but it certainly reflects on each individual's upbringing. -
No. Parenting seems to be at the bottom of most people's agenda. It is a world wide trend in developed countries. The problem is not restricted to Singapore. Always amaze to recall this report I read about Japan projected to having only 7 new borns by 2050 (A very old report I think)
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i think the government fail to address some issues.
Babies are expensive, thats what our new PM tried to address with all the monetary goodies, plus maternity leaves.
BUT i think the core problem is lifestyle change to couples, and that's what govt cant change.
some of my married friends, earning 70K combine income chose to have dogs as the "third member" of the family. why? If i may quote, "i will give myself a lifetime problem"
I can understand that, my mum still worries about my meals...i am already 27, and i can foresee her worrying about my meals even when i am 60 (yes, i want my mum to live that long)
Dear PM, how do you solve young couple's "lifetime problem" and not "lifetime commitment" thinking? software is the harder part than dollars and cents