DILEMMA: I’m too homesick to do my job

Posted November 7th 2011, by Lucy Beresford

I’m a 36-year-old man, and I still get extreme homesickness. It went away for a while, but now I’m married and have a young daughter, it’s become really bad. Whenever I have to go away without them, I get anxious pangs, and feel like crying if I think about home. Travel is an unavoidable part [...]

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My stepdad is always criticising me

Posted October 10th 2011, by Lucy Beresford

My mum and stepfather have been married for 15 years, and my relationship with him (never good) is getting worse. He has never been interested in me or my brother, and now, whenever we have to see him, he is surly and rude. If he visits my home, he criticises my cooking, my appearance, and [...]

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Nurturing the father-daughter bond

Posted October 5th 2011

by Emma Cook

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Should family secrets remain hidden?

Posted October 4th 2011

Is it ever a good idea to let family secrets out of the vault? By Sue Cowan-Jenssen

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DILEMMA: My son ignores his half sister

Posted September 19th 2011, by Lucy Beresford

How can I get my 11-year-old son to bond with his baby half sister? I split up with his natural father when he was very young, and he has always got on well with his stepdad but, since our daughter was born, he has become withdrawn and sulky. He takes no interest in her, and [...]

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Test: How has your father shaped you?

Posted August 19th 2011

How has your relationship with your father shaped you as an adult? Take our test to find out

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