2+ week, 2+ hour 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…...

2+ mon, 6+ 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…...

4+ mon, 4+ 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…...

4+ 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…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (767+ words) The day that then Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced 30 hours of free childcare for all households in England earning under "100k, I sat in my car and I sobbed." It was pure frustration. I have no problem at all with the notion…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (540+ words) Working parents will soon be entitled to up to 30 hours of funded childcare a week " but there's only a couple of days left to apply, or risk losing out on major savings. This policy change will see the number of…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (844+ words) For many kids, the best part of going to bed isn't being wrapped up snug as a bug in a rug, it's getting to enjoy a bedtime story. Ideally, with voices. But if mum is the one always tucking the…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1098+ words) The uncomfortable looks came first. As Jane Tiozen, a domestic worker from the Philippines, dipped her feet in the swimming pool of an upscale beach club in Lebanon, she could feel the disapproving eyes of guests on her. That is…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (900+ words) Welcome back to Me and My Money, Metro's series taking a look at the UK's spending and saving habits. Danielle, who lives in Greater Manchester, hopes to be able to work when her son starts school full-time from September. Here,…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1372+ words) Summer is well and truly underway, leaving many parents wondering how they'll keep the kids entertained on their already-stretched budgets. No matter how frugal you are, extra spending adds up quickly over the school holidays. From meals to activities, the…...