Sitting more than eight GCSEs can actually make school pupils ill, reports BBC News.

The new children’s commissioner Maggie Atkinson believes this new revelation could be related to the fact that society puts children under too much pressure to succeed.
She believes that limiting exams and reducing the homework load would enable children to have read more »

Despite most of us holding monogamy in high esteem, it would seem we are less willing to commit to only one person than we will admit reports The Times.
Statistics state that although monogamy is expected by 95% of couples, 27% of 18-39 year old men and 18% of women reported that during their most read more »

We usually associate the issue of ‘coming out’ and revealing that we are gay as something that teenagers/children struggle to tell their parents, but what about when it is the other way round? How does a parent tell their children that they are gay?
An interesting letter recently appeared on The Guardian website which tackled the read more »

According to research, if you are a man then a happy marriage can cut your risk of a stroke, reports The Daily Mail.
The study was completed by Tel Aviv University, who followed 10,059 Israeli council workers and civil servants. The investigation began back in the 60’s when the participants completed a heart disease questionnaire. read more »

According to recent surveys many parents would like more support and better access to services, reports The Guardian.

A survey conducted by charity YouGov has found that as little as 3% of those taking part said job centres were family friendly, leading parents to believe that public services are failing to meet their needs and read more »

As we age we will undoubtedly downsize our social lives and we will accept that we will no longer be able to be the centre of attention. This may be a comfort to some of us, but to others it will feel like we are losing our status.
On top of this we will also begin read more »

Former Tory leader Iain Duncan Smith has claimed that Children with divorced or separated parents or those coming from a dysfunctional family start school with a very low mental capacity.
The MP made the claim to a Commons committee looking into crime prevention. He stated that he believes family breakdowns can have an extremely detrimental read more »

Whether you have been cheated on or have been caught cheating, adultery is a humiliating and difficult subject to deal with. You will both be experiencing a whirlwind of emotions, from betrayal to guilt, but the question is, how do you move forward from this?
Caught cheating?
If you have been caught then fess up. There is read more »

You wouldn’t be surprised if your camera didn’t switch on because you’d forgotten to recharge its batteries would you? So why is it that many parents fail to realise how important it is for their children to sleep? It may sound like a far fetched metaphor but we all know sleeps main function is to read more »

Divorce rates are currently at a 33 year low after having dropped for the fifth year in a row, reports The Times.
In 2003 we saw the peak of divorce rates with a staggering 153,176 Brits opting out of marriages. Since then however, there has been a gradual decline with figures decreasing by up to five read more »