Today Bristol hosts the annual conference for the Girl’s Schools Association (GSA), where discussions are set to take place concerning the standards of modern parenting. Dr Helen Wright, president of the GSA, said there must be something ‘intensely wrong’ with society if parents are letting their young children wear provocative clothing such as bikinis, mini skirts, high-heels read more »

The idea of the summer holidays may sound idyllic and relaxing but the reality of it is that summer isn’t always a happy time for everyone. Relationship charity Relate has reported often seeing a surge in calls throughout the summer holidays from both couples and families whose summer breaks have not quite worked out how read more »

Continuing scientific research into eating disorders suggests that parents are not to blame for their development and it is biological causes that are more significant than anything a parent does or does not do. Back in the 1970s eating disorders were very much attributed to the way parents raised their children, especially the mother. Famously, read more »

The Relationships Foundation has released details of a large study revealing that rising levels of debt, poverty and long unsocial working hours means Britain ranks among the worst countries in Europe for families. The Family Pressure Gauge report found that money worries, poor living conditions and a lack of support from parents all played a read more »

Wednesday night at 9pm BBC2 aired Wonderland – the Trouble With Love and Sex, an animated documentary which gives a behind the scenes look into counselling at Relate. Yesterday night took an intimate look at two couples and a single man as they underwent relationship counselling in a bid to help them resolve their problems. read more »