The UK laws of divorce have not been reformed since their introduction in 1969. However there was a move and introduction to No – Fault Divorce shortly after 1970.
No-fault divorceis a divorce in which the dissolution of a marriage does not require a showing of wrong-doing by either party, and those interested in further reading can look to a resource like this…
We asked Dr. Lisa Turner to give us some advice on how to Talk to Your Teenagers so That They Listen. Here is what what she told us.
The turbulent teens can be hard and can sometimes seem that the part of your teenager’s brain that takes in any of your good advice shuts down. In fact, this is exactly what it does. The hormonal changes that kids go through during puberty are common knowledge…
Pregnancy is the biggest killer of teenage girls worldwide. Every year one million teenage girls die or suffer serious injury, infection or disease due to pregnancy or childbirth, according to our new report launched today. That’s why we need world leaders to act at a crucial Family Planning Summit on 11 July 2012.
Save the Children recently published a new report, Every Woman’s…
Introducing cursive handwriting in the first years of schooling is a daunting task for parent and child alike. Yet, more and more primary schools are insisting that a child entering school should embark on writing at this seemingly complicated level.
As a mother and a therapist I completely agree with this line of thought. In fact, I made sure that this was a pre-requisite when…
I used to view with suspicion all type of marketing around Fairtrade simply because I wasn’t really aware of what Fairtrade really was until my 5 year old son one day came home from school saying that we needed to buy only Fairtrade goods in order not to exploit the farmers …
Let me tell you that at first I was a bit upset as I thought the school was trying to brainwash my child on…
Expert tool launched to encourage children to develop healthy hydration habits.
A new child-friendly, educational tool providing important hydration advice has been launched today, coinciding with research showing that schoolchildren may improve their cognitive performance by hydrating with water.
The ‘Children’s Hydration Glass’ developed by the Natural Hydration Council (NHC) in…
What if? What could I do? How would I cope? These are the questions that a First Aid
Course can give you the answers to.
By attending a first aid course for as little as two hours you could gain the knowledge and
practice the skills required to make a real difference in the event of an accident. And
according to the statistics, being prepared is vital:
Childhood accidents cost the NHS over £275…
At the Olympic Games this summer people are advised not to go with prams but use slings instead. Baby Slings appear to be mandatory for The Olympics “Babes in Arms” Tickets.
And what a great opportunity for those strong daddies to bond with their babies while watching their favourite sport.
In all the initial excitement of a new baby, dads often feel they need to step back and let mum take…
New research recently revealed that British families are stuck to the sofa, with two thirds (68 per cent) of family time being sedentary.
The survey conducted by UK retailer Argos, shows British families spend an average of twelve hours together a week yet eight hours of this time are spent sat down.
Television is the biggest family entertainer, with a quarter of parents defaulting to the box…
Teachers are increasingly worried as children prefer internet over reading. ‘Twilight effect’ is attributed to two thirds of girls reading fantasy novels. More than a third of children (42%) are likely to have turned off reading for pleasure before they reach secondary school age (11), according to new teacher research recently released.
The research was carried out to mark the release of a…