Role of a child in the family: which of the four types are you?
Were you considered the responsible child while your younger brother or sister was the rebel or ‘Mummy’s little one’?
Parenting
Do you need a pocket money routine?
Do you find pocket money, rewards and treats hard to keep track of without spoiling your kids? Pocket money expert and CEO of Roosterbank, Ben Edwards, gives his top tips on how to better manage your family’s pocket money.
Three tips for better negotiation
Clive Rich, author of ‘The Yes Book’, gives us his top three tips on negotiation success
The birth order effect
Whether you’re a confident but controlling first-born or a resourceful yet restless middle child, your positioning in the family can affect everything from your choice of career to how successful your marriage is
Mother-daughter relationships: improve your communication
Discover how to nurture your mother-daughter relationships by analysing your conversations with each other and improving your communication.
Should we spoil kids at Christmas?
Children can learn valuable lessons about generosity at Christmas, if we can avoid over-indulging, says Isabelle Taubes
A letter from Celia Dodd to her daughter
At its best, Christmas is a time of cherished rituals and familiar faces. Yet inevitably, life doesn’t stay the same. Author Celia Dodd drafts a letter to the person who won’t be there this year
Why it’s important to nurture the father-daughter bond
The role of the father is often overlooked, writes Emma Cook
Should family secrets remain hidden?
Is it ever a good idea to let family secrets out of the vault? By Sue Cowan-Jenssen
