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Let's reclaim family life with PSLE rethink

November 18, 2025

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The Straits Times

I would like to offer some perspectives in response to the Forum letter "Why parents can't help but feel stressed about the PSLE" (Nov 3).

- Timothy Wong Shen-Jin

Entering adolescence is already a challenging transition for any child. From around age 10, children experience rapid emotional, social and cognitive changes that require parents to journey closely with them, offering guidance, reassurance and space to grow.

Yet in Singapore, this critical developmental phase coincides with intense preparations for the Primary School Leaving Examination. For many families, the priorities of parenting shift - sometimes unwillingly - from preparing for teenhood to managing academic performance.

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