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6 days ago | 
netmums.com | Alison Perry
In brief 📅 Ellie Austin-Williams, known as This Girl Talks Money, shares financial insights for parents in 2025 amidst rising costs. 💡 She highlights five key money lessons, including the high cost of childcare and the importance of smart financial decisions.
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2 weeks ago | 
netmums.com | Alison Perry
In brief 📅 Easter bank holidays on 18th and 21st April affect Child Benefit payments, potentially altering their usual schedule. 💷 Child Benefit payments due on Good Friday or Easter Monday will likely be received on another date.
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2 weeks ago | 
netmums.com | Alison Perry
In brief 📅 New research reveals that raising a child in the UK now costs £405k, a 90% increase since 2020. 💸 The most expensive stage is ages 0-4, costing £166,966, with nursery fees and baby essentials being major expenses.
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2 weeks ago | 
netmums.com | Alison Perry
In brief 📅 In October 2024, Dame Rachel de Souza released a report highlighting the crisis in children's mental health services, especially for autism and ADHD.
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2 weeks ago | 
netmums.com | Alison Perry
In brief 📅 In 2023, SACN advised parents to avoid giving young children drinks with non-sugar sweeteners (NSS). 🚫 SACN recommends only water for pre-school children, citing health risks linked to sweeteners like aspartame and sucralose.
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1 month ago | 
metro.co.uk | Alison Perry
I'm not surprised that Frankie Bridge has been called 'selfish' and 'the worst parent' for going on holiday without her kids and husband. Last year, I booked myself into a Travelodge overnight for a break from family life and was mum-shamed by strangers online. Other parents told me I was a bad mum and asked why I'd had kids in the first place if I needed to escape them.
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1 month ago | 
msn.com | Alison Perry
Microsoft Cares About Your PrivacyMicrosoft and our third-party vendors use cookies to store and access information such as unique IDs to deliver, maintain and improve our services and ads. If you agree, MSN and Microsoft Bing will personalise the content and ads that you see. You can select ‘I Accept’ to consent to these uses or click on ‘Manage preferences’ to review your options and exercise your right to object to Legitimate Interest where used.
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1 month ago | 
metro.co.uk | Alison Perry
Biting into a huge slice of cake, I clinked coffee mugs with my friend. 'Happy birthday,' she said, grinning at me. But it wasn't actually my birthday - instead, it was my twin daughters who were turning a year older; it was the sixth anniversary of the day I gave birth to them. I'm a mum of three and it might sound unusual but for the last few years, on my kids' birthdays, I've celebrated me.
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2 months ago | 
netmums.com | Alison Perry
In brief 👶 Princess Beatrice and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi welcomed their daughter Athena, born prematurely, weighing 4lb 5oz, and reportedly healthy.
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2 months ago | 
msn.com | Alison Perry
Microsoft Cares About Your PrivacyMicrosoft and our third-party vendors use cookies to store and access information such as unique IDs to deliver, maintain and improve our services and ads. If you agree, MSN and Microsoft Bing will personalise the content and ads that you see. You can select ‘I Accept’ to consent to these uses or click on ‘Manage preferences’ to review your options and exercise your right to object to Legitimate Interest where used.
