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But they don’t live here any more The mother of a choice! How many friends should you have? Four tips to get fit for Spring What’s wrong with having time? Rebels with knitting needles What millennials look for in a job Good news if you want new clothes How to strengthen your family Do you...

Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love one another… (Romans 13:8) Suppose you move home and then start getting letters from a debt collecting agency about a person who used to live there? You then get people coming to your house or even the police looking for someone. You apply for...

Who will your Mothering Sunday card be addressed to this year?  If that sounds a silly question, consider this: last year, for the first time in the UK, you could choose between cards that called your mother Mother, Mum or – Mom. Paperchase was the company who brought in the American flavoured ‘Mom’, and the...

Have you ever stepped back and reviewed the friendships in your life? According to the anthropologist Dr Robin Dunbar of University College London, the maximum number of relationships we can have peaks at about 150, known as Dunbar’s Number. He then divides this into:  five close friends, 15 good friends, 50 general acquaintances, and the...

Spring is coming.   If you feel you simply HAVE to do something about your body shape, here are some ideas.  They will improve your fitness, energy levels and quality of life: Aim to work out two to five times a week.  Exercise for at least 20 minutes, lasting up to an hour.  Some days you...

A popular way to ‘show off’ these days seems to be telling people on Facebook that you are too busy to accept their invitation to whatever.  This lets everyone know that you are in more demand than they are, and that they would be lucky to get five minutes with you.  You are a busy...

The young are rebelling again – this time, it seems, against the digital age. A recent study of 18-to-21-year-olds found that 83 per cent prefer to read a printed book rather than a tablet.  They are also discovering the joys of knitting, fishing, and fruit picking, doing crosswords, and gardening. Privilege Insurance, which conducted the...

Older generations may seek job security, but millennials are putting work-life balance as their first priority when it comes to choosing work. A recent survey by YouGov found that one third said work-life balance was the most important factor, followed by pay, the work culture, and the length of the commute. Long-term job security came...

The Spring fashions are out in all the shops.  Are you tempted?  Probably – we spend more than £47 billion* on clothing in Britain each year. Well, here is some refreshingly good news: cheap clothes can last as long as designer clothes, and in many cases reasonably priced gear even offers you better quality. Textile...

With Mothering Sunday this month, we praise our mothers for all the good that they do for us.  And it is good to remember what a precious thing a good family can be. Here is one tip to strengthen your family:  give your children TIME.  Turn off your smart-phone for a couple of hours and...

One of Britain’s best-loved authors, Julia Donaldson (The Gruffalo and Room on the Broom) has said how much she detests seeing parents looking at their phones and ignoring their children. “You often see a parent with the child trying to get the parent’s attention, with the parent scrolling down and looking at Facebook.”

A number of primary schools have recently contacted parents about the effects that the game Fortnite is having on their children. Fortnite is rated 12-plus, but it is played by many younger children. It has become ‘all consuming’ for some, who risk becoming ‘addicted’.  The schools warn that some children are even becoming aggressive and...