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No to frivolous snaps of womb
3D scans, using ultrasound wave intensities much more powerful than in 2D scans, have not been used long enough for possible adverse long-terms effects to be apparent in the unborn child.
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Abusing spouse - kids hurt too
When parents fight, the litte ones suffer. Studies show that children remembered the details of a fight more vividly than the abuser or the victim. -ST
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Big perks soon for Aussie parents
18 weeks' paid maternity leave for mums, 2 weeks' paid leave for dads in proposed $590m scheme.
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3-D snapshots from the womb
More parents-to-be ask for lifelike photos, videos of their unborn babies.
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Full-time parents deserve praise
Quitting their jobs to care for kids is not an easy decision to make for parents. -myp
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When to talk about the birds and the bees
When your child is between eight and 12 years old, you can talk to him about reproductive systems and, eventually, what happens when a couple have sex.
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Good manners will take kids a long way
Courteous behaviour will help children develop adequate social skills to establish life-long friendships and prepare them for the working world. -myp
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Post-pregnancy hair loss
Hair growth and hair shedding patterns go through many natural cycles during a person's life. Events like pregnancy can interrupt the natural cycle and result in a temporary change in these hair growth patterns.
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Help for needy to pay for preschool
Parents from needy families will get more help from a self-help group and the labour movement here to pay for their children's preschool education fees.
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Don't abort baby, give it up for adoption
This reader is uneasy at the thought of abortion, as he believes it is the killing of a human being who is capable of feeling pain.
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No MCs needed or leave to be cut for childcare leave
Working parents should be allowed to take paid childcare leave to take care of their children. Therefore, companies should not require a medical certificate or letter from a childcare centre. -myp
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Terminated from job for no reason - except being pregnant
When this AsiaOne reader found out she was pregnant with her second child, she felt happy. But her ex-employer drops a bomb on her and terminates her work contract, despite recent enhanced measures to safeguard pregnant workers' rights. -AsiaOne
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Most women responsible about abortions, say doctors
This is despite hearsay that some women cite work commitment, staying slim and the need to go on holidays as reasons for an abortion.
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Play safe
Choose age-appropriate toys and supervise children during playtime, experts advise.
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More than two babies just not the social norm
While most couples think of No. 3 as bucking the social trend, it would help more births if the govt makes less fuss about the nation's falling fertility rate. -ST
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More kids born to unnamed dads
Some single mums would rather not name their babies' dads to avoid long-term complications, and also because they want a clean break with ex-partners. But excluding the father's name however does not absolve him from taking responsibility for the child.
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Hands-on mums 'the best tutors'
Mothers were more involved in their kids' education got higher average exam scores than those with less-involved mums. But children whose mums used emotional blackmail scored much lower. -ST
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He didn't stop at two and paid $2,000 in fines
S'pore man recalls his penalty for having 4 children in the 1980s. -TNP
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