The dirty secret of Singapore parents

Heavy burden: The main responsibilities that women undertake are ones that require daily attention, and which have a larger ongoing impact or can potentially disrupt the regular functioning or rhythm of the household. — The Straits Times/ANN

It’s every parent’s worst nightmare – your child, found unconscious, while under the watch of another caregiver.

When a coroner’s inquiry was recently opened on a six-month-old boy who died under the care of his nanny, netizens were quick to blame the woman’s assumed lack of skills, negligence or both.