The Saskatchewan Advocate for Children and Youth Office says there has been a marked increase in suicide attempts with more than three times as many being reported.
Others News - Popular American comedian Arj Barker has come under fire for asking a mother to leave his Melbourne show on April 20 while she was breastfeeding her baby, according to Australian media. The 49-year-old comedian was performing to a 700-strong crowd at Athenaeum Theatre when... Read more at www.tnp.sg
Singapore News - In 2021, when Ms Cheryl Chia started work as an occupational therapist, she watched as some children with cognitive disabilities struggled to play with some toys. They could not play with them like other children do, as grasping or pressing small buttons posed a huge... Read more at www.tnp.sg
Singapore News - Being overwhelmed with other priorities like work, dealing with children’s poor behaviour and logistical challenges are hurdles that lower-income families face when trying to maintain their children’s attendance rates in pre-school. From the second quarter of 2024,... Read more at www.tnp.sg
Singapore News - A three-year-old boy enrolled in a pre-school in the north-east was allegedly locked in a dark room, and hit, pinched and screamed at by his teachers on more than one occasion, The Straits Times has learnt. The boy’s mother said she lodged a police report - seen by ST -... Read more at www.tnp.sg
Health News - The first two years of a child’s life is the golden window of opportunity for parents and caregivers to inculcate healthy lifelong eating habits. During that time, what and how parents feed their children is crucial. To prevent picky eating in later childhood, parents... Read more at www.tnp.sg
Singapore News - Following a report by an independent review committee set up by Kinderland to look into the spate of child mismanagement incidents in 2023, the Early Childhood Development Agency (ECDA) found that Kinderland headquarters did not effectively supervise the training and oversight of its... Read more at www.tnp.sg
Singapore News - More than half of new drug abusers arrested in 2023 were below the age of 30, with figures from the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) showing an increase in the use of illegal substances among women and the young. Official figures released on Feb 14 showed the number of drug... Read more at www.tnp.sg
Singapore News - A father has regained care and control of his 11-year-old daughter after Singapore’s highest court overturned the decision of a judge who sent the only child to live with her mother following a short interview with the girl. The Court of Appeal also barred the mother from... Read more at www.tnp.sg
Singapore News - A teen who was 14 years old when he got his girlfriend pregnant and instigated her to bury their stillborn baby was sentenced to 21 months’ probation on Feb 7. He had been convicted of sexual penetration of a minor and abetting her in concealing the birth by burying the... Read more at www.tnp.sg