River Valley High death: One year on, parents focusing more on kids' mental health and less on grades

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SINGAPORE - In the past, Ms Elaine Tan's main concern was supporting her child in getting good grades. But now, her priority is making sure her daughter is happy and mentally healthy. In the past year or so, she has taken a softer parenting approach towards her daughter, who is a second-year junior college student at River Valley High School...

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It has been a learning curve for parents of students at the school, who said they have been switching their focus to monitoring their children's emotional well-being and taking care not to add to their stress. Ms Tan, 50, a part-time lecturer, said: "I feel the kids are already in a competitive environment. The least they need is for us parents to add more stress.

Ms Jocelyn Chan, 45, who has a 15-year-old son studying at the school, has become more careful about what she says to him, especially when he is stressed about school. Ms Tan said: "Now, I see more write-ups on how the school wants to partner parents and how students can approach the school for help if they need any counselling and consultation."

She said: "I believe parents are generally eager and invested in learning how to support their children, but they just don't know how to."

 

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