Family Life · Money, leave, time
More Good Time Together, and Money That Goes Further
Plan longer school-holiday breaks, weekday care, credits and tax reliefs.
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Read first · 4 minWhere Should We Start With Family Time, Money and Leave?Read the start here guide →13 steps, a few minutes each. Go in order, or jump to the one you need.
- Step 1: Which Leave Days Give Us the Longest Family Breaks?School Holidays + Leave Optimiser
- Step 2: Who Has the Children at Every Hour of Our Week?Family Care Coverage Planner
- Step 3: Which Hours Does No One Cover on Our Shift Roster?Shift Roster Care Planner
- Step 4: How Do We Get Through Mornings and Bedtime With Fewer Battles?Visual Routine Builder
- Step 5: What Can We Do Today That Fits Our Kids, Budget and Time?What Can We Do Today?
- Step 6: How Much Will Our Child's Birthday Party Cost?Birthday Party Planner
- Step 7: What Does Our Family Get This Year, and What Is Due Next?Our Family’s Year
- Step 8: How Much in LifeSG Credits Has My Family Received, and What Is Still to Come?Child LifeSG Credits Tracker
- Step 9: How Much Tax Can Our Child Reliefs Save This Year?Parent Tax Relief Stacker
- Step 10: What Will Childcare and School Cost for All Our Children, Year by Year?Family Cost Projector
- Step 11: Will Our CDA, PSEA and Savings Cover University?Education Savings Projector
- Step 12: Is Our Life and Critical Illness Cover in Line With the LIA Benchmark?Family Insurance Gap Checker
- Step 13: MediShield Life or a Shield plan?Shield plans
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Family Life Guides
Adding Another Child: Support, Subsidies and Leave
Birth-order support for a new baby, how a bigger family can lower siblings’ preschool fees, and what changes for parental leave, childcare leave and costs.
My Child Is Sick: Where Should We Go?
When to call 995, use KKH or NUH children’s emergency, or visit a GP or polyclinic. Includes fever in young babies and what to bring.
How Much Does a Kids’ Birthday Party Cost in Singapore?
Budget a child’s birthday party in minutes. Compare a party at home, a condo function room, a fast-food package and an indoor playground, then follow a four-week checklist.
Printables for Family Life
Weekly Care Coverage Planner
Shade the hours each adult is away and write who has the children each hour. Spot gaps and handovers, then check closures and sick days.
Backup-Care Contact Sheet
Every backup carer's hours, travel time and pick-up authorisation on one page. Add the centre, school, clinic and work numbers a carer might need.
Caregiver Handover Sheet
A daily sheet for parents, grandparents, helpers and centres: meals, sleep, mood, medicine and what comes next. Plus an About Our Child page for new carers.
Most Asked
What are Child Credits?
Under the SG Child Support Package, children turning 1 to 16 from 2026 get S$2,000 of Child Credits a year, with the first payout in April 2027.
Read: Where Should We Start With Family Time, Money and Leave? →How much is Qualifying Child Relief?
S$4,000 per child, under IRAS conditions. Try the parent tax relief stacker to see what your reliefs save.
Read: Where Should We Start With Family Time, Money and Leave? →When are the 2027 school holidays?
March: 13 to 21 March 2027. June: 29 May to 27 June 2027. September: 4 to 12 September 2027. Year-end: from 20 November 2027.
Read: How to Turn 3 Leave Days Into 9 Days Off in 2027 →How much does a kids’ birthday party cost in Singapore?
About S$450 for 12 kids at home with a themed cake and goodie bags, or about S$38 per kid. An indoor playground package comes to about S$901. These are estimates. Try the birthday party planner with your own prices.
Read: How Much Does a Kids’ Birthday Party Cost in Singapore? →What can we do with kids on a rainy day in Singapore?
34 of our 52 ideas are indoors, including 7 public libraries and 12 home ideas such as a blanket fort or masking-tape roads. Try “What can we do today?” and choose indoor.
Read: What Can We Do With the Kids Today in Singapore? →Short Courses Paid
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