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Selina Maycock

Rishi Sunak launches crackdown on ALL parents to cut the number of kids holidaying during term time, but families believe the issue ‘isn’t the parents’

Family going on holiday, mum and dad at the car with kids pulling suitcase.

All parents will be on the receiving end of tougher measures to reduce the number of children going on holiday during term time - but here’s why he’s focusing on the wrong thing.

Parents are being warned that this common pastime is being scientifically linked to abnormal behaviour in toddlers - but limiting screen time isn't the only thing for families to worry about. When it comes to the cost of raising a child in 2024, families are looking for how to save money on things like food by finding the cheapest supermarket or planning cheap family getaway - which often falls outside school holidays and lands in term times instead.

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