An Ecological Approach to Child Development in Singapore: The Role of Family, Non-Parental Care, and Community

Using nationally representative data, our symposium examines the ecological influences (e.g., parenting, non-parental care, community cohesion) on children's cognitive and socioemotional development in Singapore, a multiethnic city-state in Southeast Asia, where family structure, parenting practices, and childcare as well as community organization are distinct but underrepresented in developmental research.