7+ hour, 12+ min ago  (601+ words) Do you agree with our readers? Have your say on these MetroTalk topics and more in the comments Kate Lawler’s article about choosing to have just one child (Metro, Thu) had me shaking my head in disbelief. I’m an only…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago  (76+ words) Metro.co.uk Video: Toddler sustains brain injury after fitness club daycare worker appears to throw him over her head The boy's father received a phone call from the daycare, who said his son had 'fallen' but had since 'calmed…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (851+ words) Welcoming a child into the world isn’t cheap. In fact, the cost of raising a child to age 18 in the UK is about £260,000. And with parents now paying an average of over £7,000 per year, for just a part-time nursery place,…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago  (1245+ words) When my son first started nursery, we were called to pick him up early eight times in 10 weeks. As I sat in meetings, determined to prove I could still do my job after 10 months of maternity leave, my stomach would…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago  (630+ words) The creation of thousands more childcare places in England will help families fight the ‘cost-of-living battle’, Sir Keir Starmer has told Metro. A new expansion of nurseries will mean 331 schools across the country get a share of £45 million in government…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago  (610+ words) It’s little secret that women are forced to take more career breaks than men if they choose to have a child, with maternity leave being the most obvious example. Although taking time off to nurse and bond with their newborns…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago  (661+ words) A manager at a Minnesota daycare has spoken out after Donald Trump suspended federal childcare payments over alleged ‘Somali daycare fraud’. A viral video posted by the right-wing YouTuber Nick Shirley, showing him speaking to employees of a daycare in…...

8+ mon, 4+ day ago  (1231+ words) ‘He’s not breathing,’ I said quietly. My two-month old baby, Zephyr, was completely white and blood streaked down from his nose. Without a second to spare, my friend lifted him from my arms, laid his lifeless body on the table…...

10+ mon, 2+ day ago  (1008+ words) ‘We traded boardrooms for Bali beaches – and it’s been the best decision we’ve ever made,’ says mum-of-one, Hayley Trow. You might think leaving everything behind to travel the world would put a strain on your finances, but Hayley and her…...

10+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1060+ words) On Monday, I did something that thousands of other parents did: I dropped my first born off for her first day of secondary school. It was a moment I’d been planning for seven years. In that time I uprooted my family…...