If your Child is 6 months old
At six months old, babies use 248 nappies per month costing £438 per year.
You can expect to pay between £20 - £55 a month on clothes, toys and books.
If your Child is 2 years old
It costs £115 a week to put your child in part time childcare and £212 a week fulltime.
To take part in a NCT baby class, it could cost you up to £17.20 an hour.
If your Child is 4 years old
The average primary school uniform costs £251 a year.
On average, a family will spend £200 per child on toys at Christmas.
If your Child is 8 years old
School lunches equate to £277 a year.
The average cost of a week-long school trip is £634
If your Child is 11 years old
The average secondary school uniform is £316.
As children start to engage in after school activities for example sports club and music classes, it costs the average family £800 a year.
If your Child is 16 years old
It costs on average £244 per person to send your child to prom. Ten per cent of parents spend more than £500 on their child’s prom.
A 16-year-old working part time can earn £3.87 an hour.
If your Child is 17 years old
£26 ph for an average driving lesson. 45 hours on average to pass your practical driving test. The theory test costs £23. The practical test costs £62. To pay for your child’s driving lessons will cost on average £1255
The average cost of attending a music festival is £420.
If your Child is 18 years old
The average cost of tuition fees is £9,000 a year.
By the time your child reaches 18 years old, parents would have spent about £67,000 on raising them.