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They are worth it.  Even if you can’t stop yawning. Young children bring you great happiness. Recent figures produced by the National Centre for Social Research suggest that even if they scream all night, still parents of young children are happier than non-parents – or those with school-age children.  And more good news – having...

Here’s an excellent reason to get regular exercise:  women who are fit at 50 are five times less likely to get dementia. A Swedish study found that middle age is the key time for people to take steps to promote their brain health.  And boosting your exercise does not have to mean major exertion –...

Girls are talking to their fathers more.  Recent figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show that last year 45 per cent of girls aged 10 to 15 talked to their fathers about things that mattered to them more than once a week.  That compared with 35 per cent in 2009. Experts believe that...

Gambling – is it a good idea for churches? Beware taking your pills abroad What is breeding on your tea towel? Is it safe to breath in your home? Smell the coffee? Does your dog jump out of your car? How pocket money can affect your children The march of the unicorns There’s a tattoo...

You are organising the annual summer church fete. Someone asks, ‘Why not have a raffle? That always makes money.’ They have bought some tickets and will sell them around the village in the lead up to the event. Another parishioner offers to have a ‘guess the vicar’s weight’ game or do a pound in the...

Are you going abroad on holiday?  Be careful which medicines you pack – what is legal in this country may NOT be legal in the country to which you are going.  And, as figures from the Health Survey for England show that 48 per cent of us are taking prescription medication, this will affect very...

You will never look at your kitchen tea towels in quite the same way again: they could be harbouring bugs which will give you food poisoning. Here are the gruesome details: recent tests on tea towels found that E.coli is more likely to be found on towels which have been used for both dishes and...

Is your home polluted? A recent study has found that indoor pollutants are all around us, and that they may lead to up to 9,000 deaths a year. Dozens of personal care products have been given the thumbs-down for what they can do to the air-quality in your home: nail varnish, deodorants, gas stoves, wood...

Do you have smell blindness?  Probably – if you are busy.  It seems that when we are focussed on a task, and distracted, our sense of smell is diminished.  Perhaps that’s where the saying ‘wake up and smell the coffee’ comes from?

Do you carry dogs in your car?  Be careful – letting them jump out of your car boot can risk damaging their legs, according to a recent Veterinary College study at Hartpury University Centre. Leaping out can increase the pressure on their front legs by as much as a quarter. That can cause muscular-skeletal pathologies.

Most children get their first experience of handling money through their regular allowance.  So, how you give, and what you give really matters, for research has found that our ongoing attitudes to cash, saving and spending can be formed as early as the age of six. Rooster Money, the children’s money app, finds that parents...

Is there a unicorn in your home?  If you have children (or even if you do not?!), there is bound to be one prancing towards you. From cupcakes to stationery, bagels to inflatable plastic pool toys, headbands to slippers, t-shirts and even the new Kellogg’s Froot Loops cereal, glittery rainbow coloured unicorns have taken the...