I NOT FARIS: To what extent is Singapore a family-friendly society?

Recently, the Singapore government has been encouraging couples to have more children. The government has come up with policies that allow for a more family oriented society. This is because research carried out by the government has proven that a happy working man is more productive than a depressed worker. The happiness is a result of quality family bonding and interaction which is largely lacking in most societies. For example, the government has policies such as baby bonus and lengthen the duration for maternity leave for expectant working mothers. However, this is not entirely true of Singapore's society. Singapore has grown from a small fishing village to an impressive metropolitan city. Its society has also changed over the years from having a traditional view on almost everything to becoming more liberal-minded. We can see that there are many provocative advertisements being displayed, be it on television or billboards, on a large scale basis and can be seen almost everyday. Such messages may be misintrepretated by the young mind and this may have adverse effects in future. Hence, Singapore is a family-friendly society to a small extent.