Family

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

Special ways to keep your mum healthy this Mothers Day

Keep Mum’s Heart Healthy this Mother’s Day

This Sunday, 27th of March, treat your mum to a luxurious, heart healthy day. It’s important for all mums to remember to take care of their own health and wellbeing, as well as that of their families. Here’s a few ways to make the day healthy and special:

Breakfast in Bed

• Your mum will love being served breakfast, so pop by the shops early or make arrangements the day...

Tips to cope with divorce

Undergoing a divorce can be devastating as it brings forth a wide array of emotions that you are not used to. If you do not properly deal with the stress and negative emotions that come with divorce or separation, the repercussions can start to gradually affect your body and life in deeper ways. You may develop trust issues or low self-esteem, making it hard to get into a new relationship. To...

top tips to keep the spark alive between you and your partner

In a long distance relationship? Here's how to keep the love alive

Since the start of the pandemic, long-distance relationships have become increasingly common. Whether it be a choice or a consequence of navigating our modern-day world, research has found that more than 90% of people living in the UK and Europe have been in a long-distance relationship and 14 million people in the US are currently in a long-distance relationship[1].

Therefore,...

Tips on keeping the children happy over mother's day

How to manage Mother’s Day if you’ve split from your ex

Every March families across the country celebrate Mother’s Day. It’s seen as an opportunity to say thank you to all of the mums and mother figures for all of their hard work throughout the year.

But for mums who are separated from their partners, it can also be a difficult and upsetting time. Especially if it falls on a weekend when their ex is due to have the kids.

Here,...

Obese dogs have shortened life span by up to a year

42% of dogs are overweight - here’s how to get your pet back into shape

A new study carried out by tails.com has revealed the scale of the overweight epidemic in dogs in the UK, with 42% of the dogs joining their service being overweight or obese.

Worryingly, the research has shown that obese dogs have shortened life spans by up to a year. That's why the team of specialists at tails.com have shared their top tips to getting your dog back into shape....

Vintage weddings are the most pinned wedding trend

Vintage or Boho: The wedding trends to look out for in 2022

Historically Springtime kicks off the wedding season, a time where ceremonies boom and as a result we see new wedding trends emerge.

Keen to find out which wedding trend is the most popular , Diys.com took to Pinterest to analyse which wedding trends people are taking inspiration from in 2022.

Top 10 Wedding Trends for 2022 according to Pinterest:

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Most dogs have enough fur to keep them warm outside when the temperature drops.

How To Know If Your Dog Needs To Wear A Jacket

With online searches for dog coats up by 95% , dog owners across the country are rushing to wrap up, as parts of the UK prepare for freezing temperatures .

A bit of cold weather is never normally enough to put our furry friends off spending some time outside, but do they need protective clothing like jumpers and coats?

When deciding on whether to put warm winter clothing on...

Four out of five Brits look out for little wins to perk up their day

Study Reveals The Little Wins That Transform Our Day

A new study has found that four out of five Brits (78 percent) look out for little wins to perk up their day, saying it’s the small things that put a smile on their face – with unexpectedly finding money topping the list (66 percent).

With the cost of living increasing, it’s perhaps no surprise to see Brits getting a pick-me-up from finding forgotten money, but it seems that we love...

How divorce works for fathers

Getting divorced is usually one of the most stressful periods of your life and many fathers are not prepared for the amount of change that will happen when they go through a divorce. While not all divorces result in the same outcome, it is more common for men to move out of the family home, which is one of the biggest changes.

If you are a father going through a divorce, you will...