When co-writers Ilana Glazer and Josh Rabinowitz were writing their latest comedy film, Babes, they were both about to become parents for the first time with their respective partners. Naive to the massive life changes that were about to occur, they put together a list of the surprising and absurd things they started experiencing on … Read more
Parenting makes the heart grow fonder, and the brain grow … smaller? Several studies have revealed that the brain loses volume across the transition to parenthood. But researchers like me are still figuring out what these changes mean for parents. In a new study that looked at brain change in first-time fathers, my colleagues and … Read more
A study, commissioned by the charity campaign group Pregnant Then Screwed, has found that Britons are taking on debt to pay for childcare. The Pregnant Then Screwed survey said that almost half, 46 per cent, of parents admitted to getting themselves into debt or raiding their savings to raise their children. The number of parents … Read more
