If you can barely afford a tin of beans after all of your monthly outgoings and the only way your going to afford to buy Christmas presents is if you grow a money tree or put them on the credit card then create some rules for yourself which mean you’ll have a debt free, worry read more »

We’ve known for a long time that a good old belly laugh can turn a bad day into a good one but it seems that the benefits of laughing go far beyond just putting us in a good mood. Below is a list of the far reaching benefits of laughter, so if you were looking read more »

In a survey of 2,372 people, 99 per cent of participants admitted to feeling stressed out at some point every day. The survey, which was conducted by herbal remedy brand Rescue Remedy, found that one in four people felt stressed for around 30 minutes each day with 49 per cent saying they had gained weight read more »

All parents make mistakes at some point or another but many of them seem to happen in during baby’s first year. Below is a list of tips which will hopefully help you to avoid making them. 1: The Panic Factor Spending the first year of your child’s life panicking over everything and anything from vomiting read more »

Recent research has suggested that couples who have been married for decades actually know less about each other than newly-weds. In a recent study conducted by psychologists and a team of researchers from Switzerland, Germany and the US it was revealed that couples who had been together for an average of 40 years knew less read more »

According to recent research, dogs can help to curb behaviour issues and reduce stress in autistic children. The study, conducted by the University of Montreal and published in the journal Psychoneuroendocrinology has found that specially trained dogs are able to significantly reduce anxiety levels in autistic children. Children with autism find it extremely difficult to read more »

Recent research has suggested that those who reach retirement age and choose to stay in employment have better memories then those who retire early, reports the Daily Mail. Researchers from the U.S analysed data on how individuals over 50 responded to a fairly basic memory test which involved recalling a list of 10 words straight read more »

Parents at primary schools from deprived areas are being offered advice and coaching tips from businessmen and performance management experts to help them improve their interpersonal skills. Performance coaches at Mind Gym are responsible for training staff in numerous highly successful organisations around the world, including BT and Deutsche Bank. Octavious Black, founder of the read more »

Fertility experts have said for many years that the best advice is ‘not to worry’ as it is a well known fact that stress can effect conception. However, as with many things in life it is far easier said than done. Our minds work in mysterious ways and despite excitement over the prospect of a read more »

A study conducted by the University of Chicago and published in the Annals of Internal Medicine has found that sleeping well can improve a dieters chances of losing weight. A group of volunteers aged 35 to 49 ranging from overweight to obese were all placed on a calorie restricted diet. For a period of two read more »