Family

Advice, tips and lifetsyle features aimed at parents, children and families.

How to Prepare for Your First Baby - Practical Tips and Advice

Are you preparing for the arrival of your first baby? It’s an exciting time in life and one that you can never repeat, as your first child is a time of excitement, joy, wonder, and let’s not forget, also some stress and anxiety. This is exactly why first-time parents often seek out tips and advice that can help them cruise through the pregnancy stage and better prepare them for when the baby...

Top ten tips for seeking marital counseling in Singapore

Marriage counselling is a form of therapy that helps couples resolve their differences and improve their relationship. It can be conducted by a trained counselor or therapist, either in person or online. Marriage counseling generally covers all aspects of the couple's relationship, including communication, conflict resolution, finances, intimacy and sex. To learn more about the benefits of...

The top eight tips to get a good night’s sleep the night before your big day.

Sleep expert shares 8 tips to get a good night’s sleep the night before your big day

High quality sleep should be a priority every night, and it's even more important on the night before your wedding. However, there’s no denying that pre-wedding jitters, a possible to-do list and the anticipation of what’s to come can make it hard to drift off.

So, with wedding season in full swing, the sleep experts at MattressNextDay have shared their top eight tips to get a good...

UK students suffering exam burn out

As exams are approaching for UK students, many will feel their academics are suffering due to burnout.

Whether it be from taking too many extra classes or pulling all-nighters to study for exams, eventually the workload from assignments along with trying to maintain a social life will start to catch up with them.

The experts at Delamere share insight into the symptoms of...

How to Care for a Loved One

According to Carers Week, 6,000 people in the UK every day start looking after someone close to them, unpaid. The person they care for could have a disability, illness, dementia, mental health condition, or may need extra help as they grow older. Caring can be hugely rewarding, but it can also have an impact on all aspects of your life.

Dorothy Cash, Care Coordinator at Loveday...

Top tips for helping a foster child settle in

When a child has been in foster care, they have already been through an awful lot.

When you bring your foster child back to your family home, you will likely be wrought with your own questions and concerns. Will they fit in, ok? How do I make sure that they feel safe in my home?

It is normal for your foster child to feel out of place for the first few weeks as this is a new...

Financial strain can be caused by not discussing end-of-life wishes

Grieving Families Have Financial Stress Because Brits Won't Talk About Dying

Grieving families in Britain are being put under additional financial strain due to not discussing end-of-life wishes with loved ones, SunLife’s annual Cost of Dying Report has revealed.

Service providers revealed that families who are unsure of what the deceased would have wanted often overspend compared to those who had shared their wishes in advance.

Almost half (48%) of...

Look at what you can afford and set your budget

Seven ways to save money when planning your wedding

The cost of living crisis is worsening by the day - and with an average UK wedding costing upto £35,000, it’s no wonder brides-to-be are looking for tips and tricks to cut the cost.

But just how can engaged couples save on the cost of their big day without skimping on the quality of the wedding they want? Lisa Forde, wedding expert and founder of stationery favourites Tree of Hearts...

4 Essential things to do when planning your wedding

And no, it is not saying yes to the dress or creating the ultimate dancefloor playlist.

2020 was the year that couples got engaged but not married. Social restrictions imposed throughout the UK due to the Covid-19 pandemic kept people isolated indoors, causing a flurry of proposals with partners who were holed up at home together. Conversely, the regulations also caused a tidal wave...

4 Ways to Get a Clean Break After a Divorce

When you go through a divorce, the last thing you want in the future is to have to deal with a dispute or claim with your ex-spouse. That’s why we’re going to provide four ways to get a clean break after a divorce.

You would think that getting a divorce should mean that you can completely move on with your life and try to put the divorce behind you. The problem is that a divorce...

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