[FAIZAAAAH!] Singapore a family-friendly society?

Stand: to a limited extent.

Singapore is trying to promote family bonding amongst its people. The government is aware that family is the basic unit of a society. In order for the society to be better, individuals do have to consider the importance of their families. Thus, the government is promoting the importance of families through various policies. For example, the 5-day work week policy has been implemented in view of this issue. With this policy, families are expected to be able to spend more quality time with one another especially on weekends. Families go on outings such as picnics or do activities together like cycling to strengthen the family unity. However, this policy is not able to include everyone in the country as it can only be applied to the civil servants only. Furthermore, this policy does not ensure that families actually spend time together on the weekends. Many teenagers, especially, would rather spend their weekends together with their friends than their family. This is usually because, at that age, teenagers are obliged to succumb to peer-pressure. For example, teenagers could reject their parent’s offer to go out with the family just to be able to join their friends. Also, parents who are not civil servants are not able to spend their weekends with their children if they have to work on weekends. Therefore, Singapore is not really a family-friendly society just yet, although the government is already aware of such importance and is implementing policies.