Family life Archives

I do love the idea of decluttering in theory. I’m just not much good at it

Our eldest daughter left home a few months ago at the tender age of 18

Children's communication problems have gone up by 70% over the last 7 years

They can go anywhere any time, any place and we can do very little about it.

Two pieces of science have caught my eye this week – which must be a record

I’m 39, have been for ages. That’s my story and I’m sticking to it

Do you rely on your children to help you out with technology?

I was talking to my cousin the other day about the cruelties of old age

Over-controlling parents are likely to raise depressed children

830,000 babies a year would be saved if they were breastfed

Without Bernadette there would be at least 366 grumpier people around

These days we’ve stopped worrying about overheating or choking babies