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Breastfeeding is 'creepy', says parenting magazine
Mother & Baby's deputy editor, Kathryn Blundell, shocks mums and midwives with pro-formula milk confessionAn article describing breastfeeding as "creepy", written by the deputy editor of a leading...
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Grindr iPhone app gets update for heterosexuals
Grindr brought gay men together via the iPhone. Grindr 2.0 will aim at the straight sex marketThe phenomenal success of a phone application that allows cruising gay men to locate one another instantly...
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Coalition cuts are making life tough for mothers
Childcare cuts, maternity leave threatened, higher taxes... Young mothers are bearing the brunt of coalition cutsThe notion that maternity leave should be abolished is easy to dismiss as a ludicrous...
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A-level pupils face a 'frantic' struggle to win university places
General secretary of the University and College union warns that stakes are high this year for those in the clearing systemThe clearing process for teenagers who fail to make their A-level grades this...
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Antenatal care goes two-tier as NCT classes boom and NHS classes are cut...
Concerns that mothers on low incomes may lose out are matched by questions about the NCT's firm belief in natural childbirthSigning up for NCT antenatal classes ranks alongside buying a Bugaboo pram...
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Breastfed babies are smarter and get a better chance in life
The government is urged to act on new research that shows the importance of a baby's early weeks to success in later lifeEncouraging disadvantaged mothers to breastfeed should be a key part of the...
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Free childcare would raise millions in tax on working mums, says thinktank
The revenue generated by working mothers would far outstrip the cost of free nursery places for all, says IPPRFree nursery care would raise millions of pounds for the government by enabling mothers to...
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What Britain could learn from Denmark's childcare model
Denmark's flexible work culture and extensive, affordable, childcare mean a huge proportion of mothers can return to work"I never once thought about not going back to work after having Martha," says...
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Labour looks to Denmark for childcare policy
Party is examining Scandinavian models, in which the state foots the bill for the poorest in societyLabour is to put childcare at the centre of its next manifesto and is examining models in Norway and...
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Babies fed on demand 'do better at school'
New study shows that babies who are fed when they are hungry achieve higher test scores – but take toll on their mothersIt is a debate that has raged for years, pitting mothers who follow Gina Ford and...
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Why more cash won't make you happy
Pay rises seen as a sign of failure by neurotics, says study"If only God would give me some clear sign. Like making a large deposit in my name in a Swiss bank," said Woody Allen once. But the chances...
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Family pay gap shrinks as fathers earn less and mothers earn more
New report says change is partly due to shift in working patterns with more mothers working full-timeWages have risen significantly more slowly for fathers in the past two decades than for comparable...
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Thousands of pupils shamed out of free school meals
300,000 prefer to take a packed lunch rather than face 'stigma' of sitting apart from friends, research showsMore than a quarter of children entitled to free school meals take a packed lunch instead...
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Generation Rent: why millions are locked out of owning homes
Soaring property prices and a mortgage famine are having a radical social impact on the way renters live their lifeThe Observer invited readers to share their experiences of renting in the UK. Read a...
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Housing crisis is destroying family life and communities, says thinktank
Millions more are set to join 'Generation Rent'Britain's housing crisis and the resulting rise of a generation locked out of home ownership is destroying community spirit and preventing young people...
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Recession is stalling social mobility for a generation of teenagers, claims...
Children of parents with few educational qualifications are less likely to go to college or take up vocational trainingSocial mobility has stalled for thousands of teenagers because the recession has...
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Coalition cuts are making life tough for mothers
Childcare cuts, maternity leave threatened, higher taxes... Young mothers are bearing the brunt of coalition cutsThe notion that maternity leave should be abolished is easy to dismiss as a ludicrous...
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A-level pupils face a 'frantic' struggle to win university places
General secretary of the University and College union warns that stakes are high this year for those in the clearing systemThe clearing process for teenagers who fail to make their A-level grades this...
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Antenatal care goes two-tier as NCT classes boom and NHS classes are cut...
Concerns that mothers on low incomes may lose out are matched by questions about the NCT's firm belief in natural childbirthSigning up for NCT antenatal classes ranks alongside buying a Bugaboo pram...
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Breastfed babies are smarter and get a better chance in life
The government is urged to act on new research that shows the importance of a baby's early weeks to success in later lifeEncouraging disadvantaged mothers to breastfeed should be a key part of the...
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