While helicopter parenting may be resulting from Singapore families choosing to have fewer kids, mum Serena Ong and dad Kai Keong are challenging their 5-year-old son, Nathanael, to be more independent. He is tasked to take his dad’s laptop from their home in Simei to dad’s office in Marina One all by himself.
Jurong Frog Farm is Singapore’s only frog farm, now mainly run by Chelsea Wan, founder Wan Bock Thiaw’s daughter. While some Asian mums might balk at the idea of letting their 3-year-olds clean up frog pens, or venture too close to deep fish ponds, Chelsea is a cool mum. She thinks it's not too early for her son, Ninja, to start helping out on the farm.
"We think he’s too young to do this or that, but he just needs a push in the right direction,” says dad. Vasantham actor Jay Nesh Isuran and his wife tasked their 3-year-old, Om Jay, to cross busy roads to buy breakfast and to get groceries at the wet market.
Grandma’s personal mobility scooter has run out of battery and she’s stuck at a coffee shop 1km away. 3-year-old Laylana is tasked to go to grandma’s flat to pick up the charger, buy 2 donuts from the neighbourhood bakery, and bring all this to grandma. Is she independent and confident enough? To single mum Lisa, Laylana’s completion of the task provides validation. “Usually I feel like I’m not doing a good job as a mum. To see that she can do this tells me I’m doing something right with my kids.”
Questionable child treatment for the sake of entertainment? Did the children really not know they're being followed by the crew? Producers of On The Red Dot: Old Enough! reveal behind-the-scenes stories and answer questions viewers have of the production.
Celebrity parents Tay Kewei and Alfred Sim’s son, five-year-old Momo, is off to Sentosa to rescue mum from a footwear malfunction, and Nura J sends three-year-old Zeyda to run errands at the mall!
Elijah has to take a bus to retrieve his sister’s lost goggles, while En Le has to walk over 1 km to feed his hungry cousin. Can these two four-year-old boys go the distance?
When their dad needs to fulfil bubble tea orders, it is up to siblings Kai Chen and Joy to deliver! And Yeshna must pick up diapers for her baby brother, but this involves a bus ride all on her own!
5-year-old Sterling is on a marketing mission for his dad’s birthday dinner, while 3-year-old Andrea is going on a supermarket run. Are these kids old enough to complete their first errands?