Regulators should take action to curb a sharp rise in the price of infant formula, pregnancy campaigners have said, after a UK survey found more…
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The silent treatment: ‘One woman was ostracised by her husband for 40 years’
Laura, a 43-year-old architect, had always had a tricky relationship with her younger sister, Carla. However, things hit a low point when Carla was setting…
View More The silent treatment: ‘One woman was ostracised by her husband for 40 years’Working mothers in UK twice as likely as fathers to consider quitting job over childcare costs
Almost twice as many working mothers as fathers have considered leaving their jobs because of the burden of childcare, research reveals. A survey of 3,000…
View More Working mothers in UK twice as likely as fathers to consider quitting job over childcare costsLeeds art installation helps children grapple with fourth spatial dimension
It is unlikely the children clambering over the world’s first 4D climbing frame had any idea they were helping to explore higher dimensional geometry, irregular…
View More Leeds art installation helps children grapple with fourth spatial dimensionDoes your 12 year old have a pension yet? The best financial advice for every stage of your child’s life
For many families, the financial pressure caused by the cost of living crisis means it is hard to manage the daily expense of rearing children,…
View More Does your 12 year old have a pension yet? The best financial advice for every stage of your child’s lifeNew mothers may have enhanced ability to see faces in objects
Whether it’s seeing Jesus in burnt toast, a goofy grin in the grooves of a cheese grater, or simply the man in the moon, humans…
View More New mothers may have enhanced ability to see faces in objectsTalking to babies may help shape brain structure, research finds
The amount of adult speech children are exposed to in their early years may help to shape the structure of their brains, researchers say. Studies…
View More Talking to babies may help shape brain structure, research finds‘It’s cheaper to not work’: childcare shortage in England puts strain on parents
“Before I even went to my first scan, my unborn baby’s name was down on a nursery waiting list,” says Laura Williams, 31. This was…
View More ‘It’s cheaper to not work’: childcare shortage in England puts strain on parents‘This feels more like spin-the-bottle than science’: my mission to find a proper diagnosis – and treatment – for my son’s psychosis
There are nights when I wake up and, in the disorientation of those first conscious moments, I am right back there. Los Angeles, 2009. Winter.…
View More ‘This feels more like spin-the-bottle than science’: my mission to find a proper diagnosis – and treatment – for my son’s psychosisChildcare costs forcing parents in England to delay or forgo another baby
Most parents with young children would delay having another due to nursery costs that are already forcing some to cut down on essentials, according to…
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