Family

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

Wooden toy castle

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 WHEN LEAVING PRIMARY SCHOOL

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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