In a bid to improve improve the effectiveness of its campaigns to help young people in trouble, a child abuse support charity has taken an innovative ...

"Clap, girls, clap!" I say to her sisters, knowing that a repeat performance is more likely tomorrow if they feign interest. They give her a rousing send-off and disappear back to Drake and Josh on the television.

So what of the dishy daddy? Is it all about sex? In fairness you rarely hear the phrase and I've never had a woman sidle up to me in a bar and use the phrase "dishy daddy" as her opening line.

It's not always practical to own a pet, especially in cities: it's undoubtedly a sign of responsibility to not acquire one, when the environment and resources to give an animal a good life are not there.

The teenage years, a little like the 'terrible twos', are a stepping stone in the individual's development: from baby to toddler, and from child to young adult. They each indicate the transition from one important stage to a very different one: but why is it often so challenging to deal with teenagers?

The Olympics, surely, have been one of the highlights of this Summer: so back in June, when my son Thomas announced that his secondary school had awarded him two Olympic tickets to see the women's hockey team in action, there was general jubilation in our household.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) will shortly be launching a new £14m Innovation Fund across Great Britain. It will support separated families and help them to collaborate in the best interests of their children.

When I first met Hagar and we were in the throws of young love I had a perception of what a military officer's wife was like and it wasn't me. I looked down my arrogant, young nose at those betrothed and thought I will never become one - 'no way Jose'.

While George Osborne might think he has it tough - most of Britons are equally as worried about balancing their own budgets this year. Nearly three...

Juggling a family with the pressures of work is one of the hardest things to get right, and many employees are making sacrifices that mean family life across Britain is suffering.

Smacking children: Welsh Assembly members call for ban ...

My three children have often despaired of their mother's attempts at 'dating' post break up from their dad. One evening I asked them to give me 10 Co...