Britain’s Got Talent judge David Walliams has officially been hailed as the nation’s best-loved celebrity dad. The telly funnyman, 41, became a father for the first time last month when Dutch model wife Lara Stone gave birth to their son Alfred. Former Little Britain star Walliams beat singer Robbie Williams to claim the title. Ex-Take [...]
Millions of Brits admit they are clueless about gardening – so rely on mum and dad for help, a study has revealed. Research showed that six out of ten of us now regularly stand at the kitchen window on a weekend and watch mum or dad toiling away at lawns or flowerbeds. A third also [...]
Fixing broken bikes and toys and making dens are considered dads’ jobs – while deciding what the children should wear, shopping for clothes and baking cakes are mums’ main responsibilities, it has been revealed. A study of 2,000 parents revealed the main roles of mum and dad in the average British household and showed dad’s [...]
Working mums regularly put in a 28-hour week looking after the kids – on top of their full-time job, it has been revealed. Researchers found caring for the children and managing their home, as well as holding down a paid job, ensure mums are on the go for just over 13 hours every weekday. Cooking [...]
The perfect age to have a baby is 26, it has been revealed. A new study of 2,000 parents shows mums and dads are completely agreed that the mid-twenties is the point in life when young couples should aim to start a family. A third of parents claim that having children at a younger age [...]
Modern mums can only bond properly with their children on family holidays, it has been revealed. The shock findings emerged in a study of 2,000 parents, and found that six in 10 mums only truly relax when they are away from home for a couple of weeks. Indeed, 28% of mothers think holidays are the [...]
Hands-on Grandparents save their children a staggering £4,330.92 in childcare fees every year, research has revealed. The detailed study of 1,298 parents shows they rely on the grandparents to look after the children for 1,122 hours a year while they go out to work. But if parents were to pay for 1,122 hours at their [...]
The average British family now needs to bring home £24,801.51 a year – just to break even, research has revealed. The figure is an increase of £129.35 on last year’s cost of living, which came in at an already staggering £24,672.16. The study of 2,000 adults shows families are forking out an extra £215.28 a [...]
The average British family finds time for just three ‘big days out’ together every year- researchers found that busy weekends catching up on work and household chores and frantically ferrying the kids from club to club means families rarely have the opportunity to enjoy quality time together. It also emerged that, incredibly, around one in [...]
The average parent has five regrets from their child’s early years, research has revealed. The study of 2,000 parents found that of the top 20 regrets, parents mainly regretted working too much, not playing with their child more often and waiting too long before taking them to the pool or teaching them to swim. Constantly [...]
