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A YouGov poll released ahead of Mother’s Day has revealed that 59% of mums didn’t share their own journey to becoming a parent with their own mum.

Commissioned by UK pregnancy charity Tommy’s as part of its #WeSeeAMum campaign, the poll revealed ‘embarrassment’, it being ‘too personal’ and ‘not having that type of relationship with their mum’ as the top reasons for keeping the...

TUC poll: 1 in 3 parents with pre-school children spend more than a third of their pay on childcare

• New poll shows working parents spend a big chunk of their pay on childcare
• TUC says this is putting “huge pressure” on family budgets
• Union body calls for an urgent plan to get wages rising across the economy – and an immediate increase in the minimum wage to at
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The Wildlife Trusts and young people call for more outdoor wild time at school

A new poll shows that people believe children do not spend enough time enjoying the natural world and that they should spend more of their school time learning outdoors in nature.

It has been widely proven that regular contact with nature makes children healthier, happier, and better able to learn. The...