Maintaining a healthy relationship is becoming more challenging especially in Covid-19 times. We have to spend more time with our partners and children than we used to and take on more responsibilities. With divorce rates already on the rise, another difficult winter in which many of our relationships will be tested looks increasingly likely.
If your relationship is on the rocks and you are…
Modern diets and lifestyles seem to be common recurring themes when mentioning women of any age, especially nowadays while trying to understand what is happening to living with the pandemic situation. Women nutrition through the ages has seen a big change in which nutrients seem to drop from their diets the essential vitamins and minerals such as the basic fruit and vegetables intake. It is…
Back in March when lockdown started, families had to adapt to new ways of living and working and they have since experienced an unprecedented 24-weeks of juggling childcare, home-schooling and work. The demand on parents and primary caregivers skyrocketed and feelings of stress and anxiety were compounded.
For many, managing the day-to-day needs of a family has required more energy and more…
Many mums partake in some sort of athletic activity on a weekly basis and they often complain about sore feet or problems with their trainers or running shoes. I am one of them. It is a shame that this can actually hinder performance levels. However, you can buy something that will stop all of this: athletic insoles.
I would highly recommend these to anyone who goes running or participates…
I am glad I am not alone in believing that emotional intelligence should be the main skill to develop to do well in life. According to new research, six in 10 parents would rather their children grew up with strong social skills than high academic qualifications.A study of 2,000 mums and dads of children aged three-10 found 90 per cent consider empathy to be a key social attribute that their…
Thanks to COVID-19 we now sit for eight hours a day versus five hours. COVID-19 has already caused devastating health troubles but it is set to have far-reaching consequences on our health for decades to come. Particularly those of us that have diabetes, are overweight, have compromised immune health or have heart health troubles, inflammatory diseases to respiratory issues like COPD etc to…
Back in March before lockdown and the pandemic outbreak, I attended a health event including different speakers who talked about the connection between muscles and breathing. Jonny Wilkinson, a former English rugby player who played for Newcastle Falcons and Toulon and represented England and the British and Irish Lions was among the experts. He talked about his experience with listening to his…
To assume your life as a mum is busy can feel like a huge understatement. All you have to do is think back to when the last time was that you had a quiet few hours to yourself, no interruptions, nothing you “had” to do, just quiet peaceful time. The answer is probably before your kids were born! And with all the busy everyday life that mums are dealing with, often their own needs can get…
Most teenagers are keen to learn to drive as soon as possible. It gives them a little more freedom, but also more options when it comes to looking for work and higher education opportunities. As a parent, knowing that your child can drive safely can give you peace of mind, and make letting them go out into the world a little easier, as you know it will be easy for them to come home. But, learning…
Being a parent is great fun but also full of challenges and anxieties. The rise of social media and easy access to everyone’s opinion cannot help as it’s difficult to extract fact from opinion. Never was this more alive than during the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown. It was compounded by the Government guidance continually changing as they discovered new information.
We have…