The FAMILY is the bedrock of our society. 'All of us here | Singapore Matters
The FAMILY is the bedrock of our society.
"All of us here believe that families are the essential component units in our society. Families help to shape our lives, nurture our growth, and support us to become our better selves.
We can mount a whole-of-society effort to strengthen the family as a core institution of our society.
Individually, we need to strengthen the confidence of our children and people to navigate a more uncertain, more connected, and faster-paced world. To develop skill sets and values that enable our people to thrive and to bounce back from adversity.
As a community, we also need to continue strengthening our networks of support for families, and enhancing their linkages with their extended families, to counter the continued nuclearisation of the family unit. We also need to work together to provide better support and access to resources to strengthen family resilience amidst all the changes.
There is something that all of us can do. The presence of all of you here today – researchers, professionals, families, public officers, and more – represent the ecosystem of care we can provide to families.
Let us all work together to help our families overcome these challenges at the individual, community and national level. Let us work hard to make sure that as Singapore continues to progress, we prevent intergenerational disadvantages from being passed on from one generation to the next so that we can truly realise the dream of being a Singaporean. And we will always distinguish ourselves as a community where everyone can develop to their fullest potential regardless of their starting point in life."
- Excerpt of speech by Education Minister Chan Chun Sing at TOUCH Family Conference.
https://www.moe.gov.sg/news/speeches/20220602-speech-by-mr-chan-chun-sing-minister-for-education-at-touch-family-conference
