Imagine embarking on a journey without a map, traversing unfamiliar terrain without a guide. This illustrates the experience of many individuals in step-families—a unique, intricate, and often uncharted realm of family dynamics.

Research Bites is Singapore Children’s Society’s bi-annual research newsletter, which aims to make research findings more accessible to interested members of the public and professionals working with children, youth and families.

PARENTING AND PHYSICAL DISCIPLINEEvery parent has their own rights and opinions when it comes to raising their child, but what happens when the child makes a mistake or is disobedient? Does spanking correct the child’s misbehaviour effectively? From…

MESKIPUN kebanyakan ibu bapa menganggap disiplin fizikal tidak berkesan dan tidak boleh diterima, satu kajian baru-baru ini menunjukkan bahawa ia masih digunakan dengan kerap. Dalam satu projek kajian Persatuan Kanak-Kanak Singapura dengan kerjasama…

Professionals for the Community NEW WORLD, NEW RISKThe year 2020 saw a tremendous shift in the business world and almost every industry across the globe was affected. While businesses often expect to be affected by waves of economic recession, part…

BIARPUN industri penghantaran makanan menawarkan fleksibiliti dan kebebasan waktu yang dicari oleh sesetengah pekerja, ia juga datang dengan cabaran yang tersendiri. Sentimen ini dikongsi panel pekerja penghantaran makanan yang diundang ke sesi…

COVID-19 VACCINATION IN SINGAPOREEver since Singapore kicked off its national vaccination programme for COVID-19, more than 4 million Singaporeans and long-term residents have been fully vaccinated, with more than 8 million doses administered as of 8…

Bankruptcy is not something many would consider as a solution when faced with a challenging financial situation. Along with it comes a host of negative clauses. And because few people see it coming, the people who become bankrupt rarely understand…

Published by AMP Singapore and the Centre for Research on Islamic and Malay Affairs (RIMA), 2021 ISBN: 978-981-18-1729-8 For several years, the gig economy, specifically the food delivery sector, has been experiencing a surge in demand as the result…

Abortion is perhaps one of the world’s most polarising issues today. Although it is widely practised, it is not widely accepted. Laws on abortion vary across different jurisdictions, from prohibiting abortion under all circumstances to freely…

In the past couple of years, the gig economy – specifically the food delivery sector – has experienced a burst of demand as a result of fundamental shifts in consumer behaviour. The delivery boom has also created a massive new sector of employment…

Youth Perception Study: A Qualitative Study of Malay/Muslim YouthsPublished by AMP Singapore and the Centre for Research on Islamic and Malay Affairs (RIMA), 2020ISBN: 978-981-14-6579-6A total of 29 respondents participated in this study. The i

THE CHANGING LANDSCAPEToday’s young people are the most educated generation ever. They often enter the working world with considerably more years of schooling than their parents or grandparents. In Singapore today, more than 95 percent of each cohort…

APAKAH salah bagi generasi muda berasa mereka berhak mendapatkan pekerjaan setaraf dengan jangkaan mereka? Atau apakah mereka sepatutnya menerima sebarang pekerjaan dan tidak bersikap 'memilih' memandangkan negara sedang berhadapan kemelesetan…

THE WORLD REMADE BY COVID-19Just a few months ago, the Coronavirus Disease 2019, or COVID-19, was unheard of, but now, almost every continent is battling the virus. The disease is an infectious one caused by a newly discovered coronavirus and has…

The shadow of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) has hung over the world for years, but a lot has changed since the first version of antiretroviral therapy (ART) was introduced in the late 1980s. To a…

Most Singaporeans desire a home to call their own, however, there are inevitably marginal segments of society who encounter obstacles to having access to home ownership and, require assistance with this. For them, the government has provided schemes…

Raising a child is no easy feat. We often hear about the sacrifices a parent makes and the time and energy it takes to care for a child. A single mother’s responsibilities are no different, except that she is on her own. She has to be both a mother…

Disorders of the mind are among the most misunderstood and can have a devastating impact on a person’s quality of life. According to the latest nationwide study spearheaded by the Institute of Mental Health in 2016, 1 in 7 people in Singapore has…