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Starting a family is a topic on many people’s minds. But raising a child isn’t just about bedtime stories and cute baby clothes. It’s a decision that can ripple through your health, happiness, and yes, your wallet.
According to Thilo and Isabelle Huning from the University of York, being a parent in the UK has become a financial marathon. In fact, bringing up a kid from birth to 18 now costs over £200,000 – a sizable increase from the year before.
One major culprit is childcare expenses, which account for up to 60% of the overall cost of having a child. Experiences from other countries show it doesn’t have to be this way. And change may be on the way.
If you’re pondering the question, you can also read the rest of our series, Should I have children?. Our latest articles include a look at the evidence for whether kids make you happy, and why not having children has long and unfairly
been deemed selfish.
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Sam Phelps
Commissioning Editor, Environment
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Thilo R. Huning, University of York; Isabelle Huning, University of York
Childcare now constitutes around 60% of the overall cost of raising a child in the UK.
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Yixian Sun, University of Bath
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Indranil Banik, University of St Andrews
If we lived in a cosmic area with below average density, it would explain recent contradictory measurements of the universe’s expansion.
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Politics + Society
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Marija Jovanovic, University of Essex
Survivors of modern slavery may be exploited further in prison.
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Jonathan Este, The Conversation
A selection of analysis from our coverage of the war in Gaza over the past fortnight.
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Amelia Hadfield, University of Surrey
For every one of Kissinger’s brilliant moves, there was a bungling countermove.
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Torbjörn Tännsjö, Stockholm University
A philosopher weighs up the legal and moral arguments on both sides of the conflict.
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Andrea Hammel, Aberystwyth University
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Brian J. Phillips, University of Essex
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Arts + Culture
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Stephen Langston, University of the West of Scotland
The success of Frozen extends beyond the box office, leaving a permanent mark on popular culture.
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Aude Campmas, University of Southampton
Hybrid flowers became a metaphor for sterility at the end of the 19th century.
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Marc Hudson, University of Sussex; Marcus Harmes, University of Southern Queensland; Richard Douglas, Goldsmiths, University of London
Our study of five episodes across its 60 years shows Doctor Who has failed to support the idea that people should be able to advance their own climate interests
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Sean Campbell, Anglia Ruskin University
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Andrew Dix, Loughborough University
The series cuts between Cary Grant’s humble English beginnings and later Hollywood success.
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Education
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Annie Pezalla, Macalester College
The gentle parenting movement has exploded in popularity on social media. But is it good for kids or parents?
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Health
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Katy Holloway, University of South Wales; Fabrizio Schifano, University of Hertfordshire
Long-acting injectable buprenorphine is also known by the brand names Buvidal or Sublocade.
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Trudy Meehan, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences; Jolanta Burke, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences
Our own study resoundingly finds that you can still be happy even if you want to have a child but are unable to.
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Andrew M McIntosh, The University of Edinburgh; Ann John, Swansea University
The public are ambivalent about their medical data going to private companies, and missteps could erode vital trust.
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Podcasts
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Mend Mariwany, The Conversation
Both Israelis and Palestinians are accusing each other of genocide. In this episode of The Conversation Weekly podcast, we speak to a genocide expert on the legal definition of the term.
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