Interesting Fact - Families

According to a report by Sainsbury's bank, daughters are more expensive than sons.

(This isn't due to any costs of getting married, dowries etc., it's purely on the basis of raising the children.

Girls cost thousands of pounds more than boys to bring up

• 0 to 5 boys cost £5,475 a year, and girls £5,767
• 6 to 13 boys cost £6,414 a year, and girls £7,794
• 14 to 18 boys cost £7,172 a year, and girls £7,747 

The biggest issue is that clothing costs more for girls, so I would say from the ages 0 to 13, it's the parent's fault.  Pink stuff probably costs more than blue stuff.)