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Britons back baby limit
By Celia Morgan on 23/11/2009 17:33:28
A third of Britons would support law to limit number of children per family
Almost a third of Britons would support a law capping the number of children per family, according to a survey by the London newspaper Metro.Limiting parents to having just one or two children was necessary to combat over-population, according to 29
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Working dads’ role in family life
By on 05/08/2009 14:12:20
Modern family men do up to £17,000 unpaid work per year
is the number one activity for working dads, and they manage to squeeze 4 hours and 6 minutes of this in each week.However, while 67% of the dads said they were satisfied with the part they currently played in family life, they wished on average they could spend
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Modern mums use web to stay connected
By Lucy Dawson on 29/04/2009 15:11:35
An increasing number of mums are using the internet for information and socialising
Forget coffee mornings, new research shows that 21st century mums are heavily reliant on the internet for staying in touch with friends, meeting other parents and getting advise.The study by the Post Office revealed that an impressive 83 per cent
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Recession hits Tooth Fairy’s pocket
By Cassandra Kempster-Roberts on 27/05/2009 11:31:08
Current economic downturn sees Tooth Fairy giving less per tooth.
Ireland have the most expensive teeth, with a whopping average of £1.44 per tooth. And more than one in 10 in Northern Ireland receive at least £5 for each tooth!The children of the Midlands are feeling the credit crunch the most, with an average cost per
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Fertility rate highest for 27 years
By Made For Mums on 08/06/2007 10:21:00
Women are choosing to have more babies than at any time since 1980, according to official figures, which hint at the first baby boom of the 21st century.
The fertility rate - the number of births per woman - rose from 1.8 babies per woman in 2005 to 1.87 in 2006, the fifth annual rise in a row and the most babies born in a single year since 1993, the Office for National Statistics said. The figures
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Cost of raising a child tops £200,000
By Liz Stansfield on 24/02/2010 14:04:36
Exactly how much parents spend, from birth to 21st birthday, is revealed
.Childcare, nursery fees and after-school clubs were the top expense, totaling an average of £54, 696 per child, followed by school and university fees, £52,881, food, £17,490, clothing, £14,035 and holidays, £13,207.The report also suggests the most
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Califoranges
By Rachel Malcolm on 27/01/2010 12:32:32
Tots and parents alike will love this fruity, tasty treat
flat.3. Juice the flesh and marinate the California Raisins in the juice for 1 hour.4. Make the jelly as per the packet instructions.5. Stir the California Raisins into the jelly.6. Divide the mixture between the 4 orange ‘shells’ and place
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Tree-lined streets lower asthma rates
By Made For Mums on 02/05/2008 10:51:00
Living on a tree-lined street lowers the rate of childhood asthma, US research has found.
Columbia University researchers discovered that asthma rates among children aged four and five fell by 25% for every extra 343 trees per square kilometre. They believe more trees may aid air quality or simply encourage children to play outside
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Pregnant mum of 13 vows to keep on trying for babies
By Kyrsty Hazell on 23/11/2009 16:06:23
Expecting her 14th child, Sara Foss won’t stop until she conceives twins
.After giving birth to her first baby, Patrick, in 1986, it seems Sara caught the baby bug and has since gone onto giving birth to a further 13 babies, with an average one per year.At 20-weeks pregnant with her 14th baby, Sara admits to being disappointed
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Pocket money still going strong despite the credit crunch
By Liz Stansfield on 06/05/2010 15:05:28
Poll reveals Glasgow is the pocket money hotspot
Pocket money has survived the credit crunch, with families still paying out each week for their children, a poll by Engage Mutual has found.Glasgow parents are the biggest spenders, dishing out an average of £4.87 a week, adding up to an annual £253
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