In the past, the responsibility of bringing up a child will no doubt goes to his parents. However, as the rapidly changing society quicken its pace, adult spend more time at work and thus, this very responsibility of child raising that parents are holding on to for decades is slowly slipping out of their hands into the hands of other professionals.

In the 21st century, parental love for many people around the world is no longer about staying at home watching their children grow up and spend quality time together. Nowadays, parents show their love by giving their child the best of everything they can get. Therefore, as parents spend more time working and away from their children, many feel that they do not have the ability to give their children with enough love and time and hence, they have resorted to seeking professional parents to bring up and spend adequate time with their children to induce a better character in them.

Although I have to admit that it is not easy to juggle both parenthood and work simultaneously. I personally feel that it is the parent’s duty to raise their own child. Especially in Singapore, where many are still rather conservative, people here still believe in raising their children themselves rather then to give up their children to professional parents that will raise them in a researched and fixed method so that these children will grow up to have good character. Aren’t we then producing an era of robots with similar character and thinking?

Due to the proximity in Singapore, most parents, no matter how hectic their working live is, can still manage to put aside some time for their children. Thus, other then leaving their children in child care centers for temporary care, Singaporean parents generally does not forgo their duty to raise their children to professional parents.

Furthermore, as local authorities implement the five day week and various programs like family week to encourage family bonding, it is very difficult for locals to just say they do not have time for their family and shun away from the responsibility to spend time with their children. Therefore, with the authorities so actively trying to create opportunity for family to spend time together, I think professional parenting will not be to make a way in Singapore.

Lastly, as Asian, we believe in raising our own children and spending time together as a family over meals everyday. Therefore, with these strong traditional values and mindset in hand, professional parenting will still have a long way to go before it can be accepted as a form of upbringing for local children here.
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