Daily Cuts - Rejected from Direct School Admission: How you and your child can recover

Singapore’s Direct School Admission (DSA) exercise saw a record number of Primary 6 applicants this year, but schools can only admit up to 20% of their incoming cohort through the programme, which means some students will likely get rejected. How can parents help their children – and themselves – deal with the disappointment of being rejected? Andrea Heng asks Dr Shawn Ee, Clinical Psychologist & Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist and Director, The Psychology Practice for advice.