Family Wellness

Deciding whether you want to have children is a very personal decision. Your viewpoint will probably impact your long-term relationships and most people settle down with a partner who shares the same values. Whatever your future plans…

Plenty is written about how to look after your infant in the early days of life, but much of it focuses on the baby’s physical wellbeing rather than their emotional wellness. Yet, in these early days of life, your baby’s emotional…

Healthy eating can be a challenge when you are cooking for your family, and if you or someone from the family suffers from diabetes, things could get even more complicated. Making healthy food choices becomes an imperative part of…

When it comes to improving your family's health, you always want to seek out natural remedies that will be free of toxic chemicals and damaging side effects. There are a number of products on the market which claim to be organic and good…

Many people do not take annual vacations, but research has proven that taking a break at least once a year will provide you with several physical and emotional health benefits. Therefore, it is best for everyone to plan a minimum of one…

Would you feel happier if a doctor needed your written approval before providing your teenager with treatment, diagnoses or even counselling for a mental health or substance abuse problem? In North Carolina, this may soon be a reality, as…

If you find, with increasing exasperation, members of your family scrolling through their phone with one hand and shovelling food with the other at the dining table, you are not alone. People are reaching a point where the use of…

Taking an all American vacation can produce a lifetime of happy memories when you plan it right. Ensuring that you stop at the most popular attractions, take time to traverse the small towns and travel by caravan can be the foundation for…

Each year, around 300 babies die of a condition known as Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), or cot death. It can happen to any child, but research has shown that it is more common in babies between one and three months, premature babies,…

According to TV presenter, broadcaster and journalist Vanessa Feltz, her Grandpa said he was responsible for his children’s wellbeing for 18 years, but after that it was time to fly the nest. Feltz says her father held a similar view,…

Summer is an amazing time for your children’s wellbeing, but what if your family wellness has recently been impacted by a divorce? ‘If you're going through a divorce, it has nothing to do with your kids enjoying their summer. As parents,…

By Emma Sturgis A healthy home is a home that is clean, safe and free of harmful chemicals, germs and bacteria. There are various steps you can take to create a healthy home environment that gives you peace of mind.…

Relationship troubles can have a big impact on family wellness. If you have children, you have another person’s wellbeing to consider when considering if you’re going to stick it out or separate and different situations have different…

Are you struggling to find Mr or Ms Right? Perhaps you’ve tried online dating or endured blind dates arranged by well-meaning friends but have yet to find ‘the one’? If you’re constantly meeting potential partners but forever finding…

The annual Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index was released earlier this year and for the fourth year in a row, Hawaii was ranked the highest — and happiest — of all the U.S. states. It’s not hard to see why residents of Hawaii have reason…

In the past, we were led to believe that at some stage in the future we’d be able to work less and enjoy more free time. In reality, the opposite seems to have happened. We are working harder and longer to become more productive. It means…

Parents have recently expressed fears over the potential threat of the emotional and mental health needs of their children no longer being met, after the closure of an so-called outstanding psychological service was recently stated to the…

For parents, the morning rush isn’t just the commute to work, but the routine involved in getting the children out of bed, clothed, fed and ready for the day ahead. For most parents, this means getting ready for their own day at work too,…

As the hotter weather arrives, an important area of family wellness to consider is how to ensure that your children cope with the heat. Obvious things like sun cream and sunhats can protect the wellness of their skin, but there are also…

You would think that, the more children you have, the more your emotional wellness may suffer. Another mouth to feed and person who craves your attention would logically have you spread too thin, with family wellness suffering as a result,…

There is an easy way for family members who work from home to exercise and burn off an additional 52,000 calories during a single year – the equivalent to running 20 marathons! You just have to make one simple change – stand while you work…

Not only are you a major role model for your kids, but family wellness actually depends on it. This is according to researchers at Duke Medicine who found that children whose mums encourage them to exercise and eat well, and model those…

If you’ve ever seen an episode of Glee, you’ll know how important “having a voice” is to kids, in all senses of the somewhat cheesy phrase. However, summer can put your child’s wellbeing at risk of literal voice problems, as this is the…

Being a frequent flyer is tough in today’s world. It saps health, vitality and contributes to lost productivity. Success on the road requires you to be proactive in pursuit of health. Besides jet lag constipation and other inconveniences…

Holding down a relationship is hard enough at the best of times, but when that relationship is with a co-worker, it can be harder than ever. According to international surveys, as many as four in ten people have had a relationship with a…

Since the end of the Second World War, an estimated 80,000 chemicals have been introduced into our food supply and environment. As a parent, this can leave you worried about family wellness; how will all those chemicals affect the wellbeing…

You only need to walk into a toy shop to see how we’re pigeon-holing our children into a certain set of interests. Over the past couple of decades, the gender-divide in the toy industry has expanded into a great yawning chasm spilling over…

“Keep your old love letters/ Throw away your old bank statements,” it is said. Or should it be the other way around? Rings, neckpieces, jewellery boxes, books, movie box sets, clothes, CDs, love letters, dried flowers, stuffed animals,…

From around the age of four, children get past the tantrum stage. However, if you think that it’s all going to be plain sailing thereafter, you could be wrong! It’s also around this time that many children become more defiant. Whether it’s…

In 2015, a study is published in the ‘International Journal of Obesity’ reported that researchers at the Ohio State University have identified a strong predictor of obesity: Keeping food visibly available around the house, outside the…