Despite years of initiatives, Singapore's total fertility ratio (TFR) continues to decline. MP Melvin Yong suggests ways to ease anxieties faced by young couples considering starting a family, including better work-life balance, enhanced preschool education, and more support for lower-income families.
Despite various initiatives over the years to encourage more Singaporeans to start families, Singapore’s total fertility ratio has continued to trend downwards, which means more can be done, said MP Melvin Yong in Parliament on Wednesday . He reiterated suggestions he had previously made on how to ease the anxieties many young couples face when making a decision on whether to start a family.
Despite various initiatives over the years to encourage more Singaporeans to start families, Singapore’s total fertility ratio has continued to trend downwards, which means more can be done, said MP Melvin Yong in Parliament on Wednesday . He reiterated suggestions he had previously made on how to ease the anxieties many young couples face when making a decision on whether to start a family.
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