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

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

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

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

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

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

.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

, families are stronger and dads are more likely to read to their children, too. Mums are also forced to choose between working or staying at home, the study says. Mums who want to stay in contact with their workplace without returning to full-time employment

the cost of childcare is still a consideration, with one in five families struggling to pay for it. Per week, parents pay about £80 for day nursery and £102 for nursery, according to the survey. And one in seven families said they didn’t use childcare

“The Insotel Club Punta Prima stretches down a hillside to the coast and is the complete family hotel holiday with everything you need on site, so it was perfect for me and hubby David, 34, and our 3-year-old daughter, Olive. "Its two large outdoor