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 »

Pioneer Productions are making a 3 part documentary series about the science of love and relationships for the BBC, and are looking for couples to participate. The series hopes to go inside the body and the brain to explore what is really going on during pivotal moments in our lives, from first relationships through to read more »

The BAFTA award-winning team at The Garden Productions is making a new documentary series for Channel 4 about love and relationships, and would like to speak to couples currently experiencing difficulties in their relationship. The series will reflect relationships throughout a lifetime, from first kiss to final farewell and everything else in between. Across the 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 »

Despite the number of marriages falling and the number of divorces soaring, the age old of tradition of tying the knot still boasts tremendous health benefits. According to the Office for National Statistics, married couples have a higher life expectancy and are healthier than non married couples. Though the ups and downs of relationships can 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 »

According to figures from the Office for National Statistics, the age at which women are now getting married has increased from 29.9 years in 2008 to 30 years in 2009. The average age at which women and men tie the knot has been gradually creeping up for a period of years now. Back in 1981 read more »

Becoming obsessed with a social networking site can result in an increased risk of depression in children, say experts. According to experts from the American Academy of Pediatrics, the act of being shunned and ignored on a social networking site can be more detrimental to a child than if they experienced this treatment from their read more »

A new Government initiative which is to offer free taxpayer funded counselling to couples on the rocks, hopes to save billions in the future. Work and Pensions Secretary Ian Duncan Smith is keen to implement the programme after the divorce rates in Norway fell for 15 consecutive years after the introduction of a similar ”relationship read more »