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We’ve all seen them: mothers engrossed on their mobile phones and ignoring their children nearby.  But now research has found that children whose parents are addicted to their phones are significantly more likely to have behaviour problems. The problem is called ‘technoference’. It is when the everyday relationship between parent and child is constantly disrupted...

In dark rooms, 12 per cent of bacteria can reproduce; in rooms exposed to sunlight, only 6.8 per cent can reproduce.  Remember that when you consider your household dust and the effect that simply opening your curtains can make. Researchers at the University of Oregon point out that we spend most of our time indoors,...

It is getting harder to own a pet.  In 2012 two-thirds of homes had pets.  Now it is down to just over half.  In fact, families are now ten times more likely to own a virtual assistant like Amazon’s Alexa than even a hamster. It is not our fault.  We still love animals, but can...

What you eat affects how you think. So says a recent international study, which has found evidence that a Mediterranean diet can cut the risk of depression – by reducing inflammation in the body. The study, conducted at University College London, found that people who ate plenty of fruit, vegetables, nuts, fish and plant-based foods,...

Don’t let your access to the internet mess up your head.  That is the warning of a number of experts who are calling for urgent action to address the growing problem of a range of mental health disorders. Now an international team of more than 100 researchers say that the ‘all pervasive’ nature of the...

Here is a very sad statistic:  one in four girls aged 14 has already self-harmed.  And a recent survey by the Children’s Society has also discovered that girls are less happy than boys with school life.  The charity analysed data from the Understanding Society survey and may have found the reason:  jokes and comments in...

You might well lose weight by eating a late breakfast and an early dinner. A study published in the Journal of Nutritional Science has found that if you delay breakfast by 90 minutes, and eat supper 90 minutes earlier, you may well lose weight, even if you do not change what you eat. Researchers believe...

Where do they all come from? All the lonely people Where do they all belong? The Beatles saw loneliness all around them back in the 60s, when they wrote the lyrics to Eleanor Rigby.  And loneliness is growing:  the number of lonely over-50s will hit two million within seven years, according to recent data from...

The sheer amount of personal data that children and their parents are giving away about themselves is staggering.  Consider this: Children aged 11 – 16 post on social media on average 26 times a day By 13, a child will have about 1,300 pictures and videos of themselves posted online. By 18, the average child...

January Sales Depression on the rise Holding children back The kind of home that produces successful children Can your family all eat the same meal? Probably not! A tanning tip for your summer holiday Are your children gamblers? Why tidy teenagers live longer Are you hiding some debts from your loved ones?  Probably. January –...

“It’s no good, it’s no good!” says the buyer – then goes off and boasts about the purchase. Gold there is, and rubies in abundance, but lips that speak knowledge are a rare jewel.  (Proverbs 20:14-15)  People in Bible times loved to shop, just as we do today.  People bought and sold and haggled for...

Half a million more people were diagnosed with depression in England in 2017 than in 2018.  Clinical depression now accounts for nearly one in ten conditions seen by family doctors. NHS Digital’s latest data reveals that prescriptions for antidepressants have soared in recent years.  Nearly 4.6million of us were diagnosed with depression in 2017/18, as...