An expensive upbringing

The cost of bringing up a schoolgoing child is not a small one. School fees, expenses for extra-curricular activities, entertainment allowance... it adds up to more than a bit. How do parents cope up with these expenses?

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The cost of bringing up a schoolgoing child is not a small one. School fees, expenses for extra-curricular activities, entertainment allowance... it adds up to more than a bit. How do parents cope up with these expenses? Friday looks into the issue

Suzanne Wallace, gymnastics teacher and mother of two


Suzanne with her son, Jamie, and daughter, Alexandra. © Gulf News
Shankari Rajaram, Homemaker

Shankari with her daughter, Sanchita, and son, Prashanth. © Gulf News
Johanne Gregory, Mother of four

Johanne with her daughters, Keli and Lian, and son, Derek. © Gulf News

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