PM Lee urges more babies in Year of Rabbit

[tankee]

i think the maid levy is to level the playing field for our locals domestic helpers.

[janet88]

tankee:

i think the maid levy is to level the playing field for our locals domestic helpers.

When we have maids, our expenses are really high bcos we have to feed another person. Diff households have diff purposes to hire a maid. In a house, there is no such thing as nothing to do. As kids grow, maids are for diff purposes. If I have one to do household and cook, I think my children will benefit from my full attention.

Hi laughing cat,
I'm also on medication for depression.

[verykiasu2010]

tankee:

i think the maid levy is to level the playing field for our locals domestic helpers.

local domestic helpers will still cost much much more than levy + salary + cpf......

i thought it is a stated objective of MOM to reduce dependency on maid via the levy ?

if the family has children less than 12 y/o, the levy is at concessionary rate. the moment the child reaches 12 y/o, IMMEDIATELY the concession is removed

[janet88]

verykiasu2010:

tankee:

i think the maid levy is to level the playing field for our locals domestic helpers.

local domestic helpers will still cost much much more than levy + salary + cpf......

i thought it is a stated objective of MOM to reduce dependency on maid via the levy ?

if the family has children less than 12 y/o, the levy is at concessionary rate. the moment the child reaches 12 y/o, IMMEDIATELY the concession is removed

If Singapore education system or should I say P1 registration/education system is made more stringent, birth rates will plunge even lower. Parents have to work harder to pay for tuition fees and maid services. Then why give birth in the first place ?

[3Boys]

As someone said in the ST forum today, have children NOT because the g’ment wants us to, but because we want to have them.


To enrich our lives. To be a blessing to God and society.

The whole discussion about P1 registration and maids and so forth as predicates to child-bearing just really sounds so calculative…

My children are the joy in my life, none of the above matter one whit to me. If they have to go to the lowest ranked P school in Singapore, or I have to handwash their clothes myself at 1am in the morning, I would still do it.

[3Boys]

So, what are the young children in this forum reading this thread thinking?


"Oh, the parents here only really have kids because they have a maid at home to look after us and they can afford to move to within 2km of a top P-school for us to get into."

"The love of kids and desire to start a family is only really a secondary consideration. The bean-counting starts first."

Kids, your parents love you and really do want to have you (despite what you read here), sometimes if its only really after the fact. The moaning and griping here is what Singaporeans do in general (complain), so don’t be too put off by it.

[janet88]

3Boys:

As someone said in the ST forum today, have children NOT because the g'ment wants us to, but because we want to have them.


To enrich our lives. To be a blessing to God and society.

The whole discussion about P1 registration and maids and so forth as predicates to child-bearing just really sounds so calculative.....

My children are the joy in my life, none of the above matter one whit to me. If they have to go to the lowest ranked P school in Singapore, or I have to handwash their clothes myself at 1am in the morning, I would still do it.

Of course I have kids because I want to...not bcos the govt asked me to. If I do not want kids, no amount of persuasion from the govt will succeed.
They bring joy and fill the house with noise. Everything I'm doing is for them.

[MMM]

janet_lee88:

If Singapore education system or should I say P1 registration/education system is made more stringent, birth rates will plunge even lower. Parents have to work harder to pay for tuition fees and maid services. Then why give birth in the first place ?

Just wondering if one would take p1 registration into consideration if they should have kids. My impression is that some parents are not originally kiasu. But along the way, they become kiasu due to the pressure from the society

But if P1 registration is also a contributor to low birth rate then that is scary :!:

[janet88]

MMM:

janet_lee88:

If Singapore education system or should I say P1 registration/education system is made more stringent, birth rates will plunge even lower. Parents have to work harder to pay for tuition fees and maid services. Then why give birth in the first place ?

Just wondering if one would take p1 registration into consideration if they should have kids. My impression is that some parents are not originally kiasu. But along the way, they become kiasu due to the pressure from the society

But if P1 registration is also a contributor to low birth rate then that is scary :!:

Parents queue up for places in popular kindergartens. Primary school education scares newly married couples. What is the reason(s) stopping couples to start a family or have more kids ?

[hquek]

MMM:

Just wondering if one would take p1 registration into consideration if they should have kids. My impression is that some parents are not originally kiasu. But along the way, they become kiasu due to the pressure from the society

But if P1 registration is also a contributor to low birth rate then that is scary :!:

Don't think pp think so far ahead. I would think that it's more to do with couples who prefer to spend time and money on themselves (and their pets) that contribute to the low birth rate. In fact, around me are 'clueless' parents who have no idea about P1 registration until their kids are maybe 4?

For me personally, it was difficulty in locating an OK kindy that got me down the slippery path of ks-ism. No regrets - at least I now know what's coming up.