A recent survey looking at how gardening could teach children valuable skills was commissioned by the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) was conducted in 10 schools and involved 1,300 teachers. Researchers found that taking part in gardening can help youngsters to feel happy which in turn boosts development whilst encouraging them to become more confident and read more »

Website 10 minute tips always manages to come up with fantastic snippets of advice which can be easily implemented in everyday life. A recent tip from the website made a great suggestion which may seem obvious but it is all too easily forgotten. The saying “do as you would be done by” may not be read more »

Over half of all new mums decide to return to work as a result of mounting financial pressure, with 56% admitting they were unprepared for the financial impact of having a child, reports the Guardian. 52% of new mothers return to work after the birth of a child because of financial worries with one in read more »

Recent studies have found that women carry a sensitivity hormone which can play havoc with their emotions, reports the Daily Mail. New research focussed on a hormone which handles stress response in mammals has found that females were far more response to it than males, with the men being relatively unresponsive to large amounts. Experts read more »

Indie game developer Happy Blue Fish has created a fun and inventive new game which has the potential of increasing people’s awareness of wellness coaching by making it accessible to the masses. The Okinawa Game, which is being called the pocketsize wellness coach is an easy to use APP which will soon be available to read more »

The UK’s first ever female chief constable Pauline Clare will be sharing her life coaching skills with everyone over the internet. The former Lancashire Police chief constable who retired back in 2002 has now retrained as a consultant specialising in working with top business executives and holding life and team coaching sessions. Mrs Clare aims read more »

According to a recent study worrying whilst you are ill can prevent you from getting well. According to researcher and psychologist Professor John Weinman, the more anxious the patients were the longer their wounds would take to heal. The patients who experienced little to no stress healed at twice the speed. The researchers measured levels read more »

Gavin and Stacey actress Margaret John, 83, is actively involved in the scheme which aims to reduce social isolation and loneliness in the elderly people of Wales and she will soon be officially launching the AdvantAGE programme in Port Talbot. Ruth Marks, older people’s commission for Wales is thrilled with the move and says that read more »

Recent research from an Oxford University professor has found that putting toddlers into a nursery could actually aid their development as many children have been found to benefit from spending hours away from home. Kathy Sylva is the professor who authored the study and she specialises in educational psychology. She says that her research shows read more »

Each month Life Coaching Directory has many visitors to the site each one searching for something specific. It’s important to us that we and our counsellors publish content which is relevant to what people are searching for and this is why we perform a monthly keyword summary. Last month we took a look at the read more »