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Free webinars and more at inaugural Singapore Parenting Festival from May 7 The virtual event, jointly organised by Mediacorp and theAsianparent, will examine how conceiving, going through pregnancy and raising children can be done in a post-pandemic world.
Get parenting advice through webinars and more at the inaugural Singapore Parenting Festival, which will run from May 7 to 23. (Photo: Pexels/Jonathan Borba)
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Parents, parents-to-be and couples planning to start a family, you’ll soon be able to get your hands on useful resources to help you navigate parenting issues in the new normal at the inaugural Singapore Parenting Festival.
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Barbie sales have soared in the pandemic, its worldwide gross billings up 19% in the fourth quarter.
The results reversed a years-long slump in sales.
They also followed the brand s efforts to diversify its product and marketing.
When the world went into lockdown in March 2020, Roshni Mahtani Cheung worried about the psychological toll on her 4-year-old daughter, who was feeling isolated with no one to play with. So she incorporated Barbie into her daughter s homeschool curriculum. The dolls became her new friends and playmates she would wake up and reenact circle time with all of her dolls, said Cheung, the Singapore-based founder of parenting website theAsianparent.com. It also added creative and dramatic play to our usual routine, as she created backstories for each of the dolls.