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

Danny Jones: Exercise is so important for children – it helped me cope with school bullying

The Voice Kids coach opens up about how exercise helped when he was a child, and how he’s helping school kids get active now.

McFly frontman Danny Jones loves being part of a team.

Whether that’s on TV, with the group of talented children he’s built as a coach on The Voice Kids, playing football for team England in last month’s Soccer Aid, or parenting, with his wife and...

Paper receipts preferred by consumers despite environmental misconceptions

A global campaign called Choose Paper has launched which advocates consumers' rights to continue to receive paper receipts and aims to raise awareness of their practical benefits and sustainable features. The campaign is backed by independent research, which reveals that the majority of consumers prefer paper receipts over digital alternatives. The research, conducted by global polling...

Employment screening process changes after woman is left feeling identity-less

A woman returning to work after a 21-year employment break was shocked after having to show evidence of what she had been doing since her previous position, despite taking the break to raise a family.

Her experience is now causing CBS, one of the UK's leading employment screening companies, to change its processes to better serve long-term career-breakers – who are usually women....

10 money-saving tips for couples getting married – and their guests

If weddings are putting a strain on your budget this summer, here’s how everyone can claw back some money.

Wedding season is here, and while it’s an expensive time for couples tying the knot, guests can also feel the strain on their wallet. According to American Express, guests can expect to spend £391 each on average to attend a wedding this year – that’s £88 more than in 2018....

Children's wooden toys for Christmas

Perfect for Christmas gifts, a new collection of colourful wooden children's toys, is now available from Historic Royal Palaces online shop at www.historicroyalpalaces.com and in selected palace gift shops. From castles to cars, towers to tea sets, these traditional toys are perfect to inspire the imagination of any child. Made from sustainable wood from the Rubber tree and painted with a...

Almost a quarter of Brits need help from family to fund the deposit on their first home

Almost a quarter of Brits need help to buy first home

A recent report by KIS Finance has revealed that as more people struggle to get on the property ladder, 23.5% of Brits are reliant on help from their parents, or other family members, to fund the deposit to buy their first home. The survey has also revealed how much longer individuals are having to wait before they are in the financial position to buy a house, often well above and beyond the...

3 in 10 children can't tie their shoelaces

3 in 10 children are still unable to tie their shoe laces on leaving primary school according to findings from a survey commissioned by OSGO* Of the 500 surveyed, 46% of parents thought that being able to tie your own laces was an important life skill yet 62% of parents admitted to tying their children's laces for them to save time and stress every morning. One mum said: 'Its far easier for...

Ask an expert: How can we keep our relationship strong after having children?

Claire Spreadbury catches up with relationship expert Lucy Beresford, who reveals the importance of making time for each other.

It’s easy for parents to become wrapped up in the everyday. But when you’re enormously busy juggling kids, work, admin, housework and general life, how do you keep the love alive between you and your partner?

“It’s vital that parents make a...

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