{"id":63814,"date":"2026-06-26T06:24:07","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T22:24:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=63814"},"modified":"2026-06-26T06:24:07","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T22:24:07","slug":"a-focus-on-one-child-couples-is-an-easier-baby-booster-than-on-large-families","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=63814","title":{"rendered":"A focus on one-child couples is an easier baby booster than on large families"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Synopsis: On Wednesdays, The Straits Times takes a hard look at Singapore\u2019s social issues of the day with guests.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Stopping at one or two children is such a norm in Singapore that a \u2018large family\u2019 now means having three or more children.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"responsive-iframe-base podcast aspect-landscape podcast-embed\" title=\"podcast embed\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/omny.fm\/shows\/in-your-opinion\/a-focus-on-one-child-couples-is-an-easier-baby-booster-than-on-large-families\/embed\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"accelerometer;falseclipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share;\" loading=\"eager\" height=\"180\" data-testid=\"responsiveIframe\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">This definition comes after the government launched the large families scheme in 2025, in a bid to encourage Singaporeans to expand their households.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">In its first year alone, the scheme has already stepped in to help about 5,000 Singaporean children. Each of them received up to $16,000 in additional grants to ease the financial load of multi-child parenting.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">But can money alone shift a couple\u2019s mindsets to having more children?\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Policy Studies Kalpana Vignehsa joins assistant podcast editor Lynda Hong to discuss the modern realities, anxieties, and choices of raising children in Singapore.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Highlights (click\/tap above):\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">7:27 Why focus on one-child family instead of two-child families under Large Families Scheme<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">25:48 BTO Co-Living: Building a Child-Raising Community with 12 Families<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">28:16 $300,000? $500,000? The value of child-raising to society\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">36:04 Why a family with 3 kids is usually on a single income<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">50:14 Youth prioritising education, NS and BTO, leaving no room for marriage, let alone babies<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Read ST\u2019s Opinion section:<a href=\"https:\/\/str.sg\/w7sH?ref=inline-article\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" class=\"gap-x-04 items-center inline text-primary-60 select-auto\" aria-label=\"link\" target=\"_blank\" data-testid=\"custom-link\"><span class=\"font-body-baseline-regular inline\" data-testid=\"paragraph-test-id\"> <\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/str.sg\/w7sH?ref=inline-article\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"gap-x-04 items-center inline 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href=\"https:\/\/str.sg\/Gm2v?ref=inline-article\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" class=\"gap-x-04 items-center inline text-primary-60 select-auto\" aria-label=\"link\" target=\"_blank\" data-testid=\"custom-link\"><span class=\"font-body-baseline-regular inline\" data-testid=\"paragraph-test-id\">https:\/\/str.sg\/Gm2v<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Host: Lynda Hong (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/mailto:lyndahong@sph.com.sg\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"gap-x-04 items-center inline text-primary-60 select-auto\" aria-label=\"link\" target=\"_self\" data-testid=\"custom-link\"><span class=\"font-body-baseline-regular inline\" data-testid=\"paragraph-test-id\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/mailto:lyndahong@sph.com.sg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" class=\"gap-x-04 items-center inline text-primary-60 select-auto\" aria-label=\"link\" 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