SMU Dean of Students and Professor of Sociology (Practice) Paulin Straughan mooted the idea of providing lunches at school, instead of snack time and a later lunch at home, as she believes there is greater control over nutrition for school-based lunches. She also advocates flexi-time at work for parents with young children. Prof Straughan added that “as a society, we need to be cognisant of the fact that parents with young children need some support in the early years”.