A study which was conducted as part of National Family Week has found that two thirds of parents say it is a lack of money that stops them from enjoying quality time with their children. A staggering 68% of parents have declared that money is their biggest enemy when trying to spend more time with read more »

Relationship counselling body Relate has found that exam tension in students is having a knock on effect on their families, especially parents and siblings, reports the Guardian. Relate is now offering advice to parents on how to cope during exam time after finding that they are also suffering with stress caused by irritable teenagers and read more »

Relationships are difficult at the best of times, let alone when we are buying or moving home. Miscommunication, money issues, onward chains and packing boxes is enough to give anyone a headache and we can often find ourselves taking out our stress on our other halves. So how can we avoid driving our partner mad read more »

Oliver James is a psychologist, broadcaster and author of a new and somewhat controversial novel. In his new book How Not to F*** Them Up, Oliver claims that it is mothers who go out to work and leave their children in day care who are responsible for their child’s bad behaviour. The controversial new book read more »

Mums to be believe their own mothers can give better health advice on pregnancy and bringing up a child than medical professionals. A team from the University of London talked to a number of women who gave birth during the 1970s, 1980s and 2000s and found that modern women from the noughtie’s are more likely read more »

Scientists have found that a simple telephone conversation between a mother and her daughter can boost the love hormone oxytocin just as well as a hug, reports the Independent Oxytocin is the hormone which is known to boost social bonding, its released during breastfeeding and love making and now researchers have found that a telephone read more »

Italy is holding its first divorce fair, to help couples of the verge of marriage break ups. The fair which is being held in Milan features a number of services including life coaching, beauty tips and advice on how to get rid of ex-spouses who turn into stalkers. There will also be a speed dating read more »

The School of Life, which is part of the American Express Enriched List is a place which enables people to take a step back and think deeply about everyday life. The School of Life is a small shop in central London which offers a variety of programmes and services concerned with how to live wisely read more »

The more TV a toddler watches the higher the chances of poor performance at school and higher junk food consumption by the age of 10, warn researchers. The study in question was conducted by Michigan and Montreal universities and it aimed to find the negative effects that TV could have on youngsters. The study of read more »

At the end of the 19th century a philanthropic movement dealt out plants to the poor in hope of boosting spirits of the community. Though this is something unlikely to ever be included in government policies or funding nobody can deny the happiness we can get from an in bloom rose bush or a good read more »