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![]() RelationshipsGrandparents prove their worth in half-term childcareGrandparents are providing an invaluable resource for parents during school holidays and it is estimated that grandparents providing childcare save working parents approximately £6.8 billion annually. Read more |
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![]() RelationshipsUnderstanding Lasting Power of AttorneyPreparing for others to manage your finances should you no longer be able to take care of your own affairs Read more |
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![]() RelationshipsMending broken trustWhen trust is broken, it does not need to be the end of a relationship. Much can be learned from staying in a relationship and learning from the conflict situation. Read more |
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![]() RelationshipsThe reality of caring for someone with dementia – stressful but rewarding tooWarren Donnellan argues that by promoting resilience and the positive and rewarding aspects of care-giving for people with dementia, we can help to improve the day-to-day lives of both carers and the people they care for. Read more |
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![]() RelationshipsThe go-getting girl gang battling to end Empty Chair SyndromeHow four bereaved women came together to provide a big comfort blanket of friendship and support after losing their partners. Read more |
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![]() RelationshipsSocial care Japanese style – what we can learn from the world’s oldest populationIza Kavedžija examines the lessons to be learned from Japanese social care policies and urges the government to add transparency to long-term plans for coping with the UK's ageing population. Read more |
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![]() RelationshipsResearchers find a knowledge gap between millennials and over 55sThe number of feet in a yard, how to wire a plug - and working out multiplication without a calculator are among the things older people are more likely to know than millennials, a study has found. Read more |
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![]() RelationshipsTeaching grandchildren to speakFrequently there's a special bond between grandparents and grandchildren which provides an ideal launchpad for Child Language Development reports Michael Edwards Read more |
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![]() Relationships10 steps to take some of the financial pain out of divorceThe first working Monday of the year has been dubbed Divorce Day. If you are considering a split also consider the potential cost. Read more |
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![]() RelationshipsChristmas quarrels will see thousands disinherited by JanuaryThousands of people will spend the festive season secretly plotting to cut relatives out of their Will, according to a new study. Read more |
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![]() RelationshipsWomen more likely than men to lose interest in sexHas biased reporting of a recent report into lack of interest in sex unfairly treated women? NHS Choices Behind the Headlines investigates. Read more |
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![]() RelationshipsHow to settle social care funding once and for allJanette Rutterford says the Dilnot Report's findings on social care costs and caps must be implemented. Read more |
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![]() RelationshipsSociety actually does want policies that benefit future generationsAre we living today at the expense of future generations - should we instead be limiting our consumption of global resources and safeguarding the planet for our grandchildren? Read more |
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![]() RelationshipsFuneral choices shun formalityFunerals are traditionally regarded as sombre ceremonies, new research has revealed that modern Brits are shunning the conventional formalities in favour of a more upbeat occasion. Read more |
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![]() RelationshipsWhy we become more forgetful with age – and what you can do about itRegular exercise key to maintaining memory and cognitive ability in later life. Writes Vanessa Loaiza. Read more |
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![]() RelationshipsHalf a century of homelessness in the UK – here's what has changedIn 1966, the BBC drama Cathy Come Home radically changed the way society thinks about homelessness. So how would Cathy fare today? Graham Bowpitt considers. Read more |
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![]() RelationshipsIs there a natural limit to how long humans can live?Richard Faragher, Professor of Biogerontology at the University of Brighton, asks is there an intrinsic maximum limit to human lifespan or not? Read more |
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![]() RelationshipsHow to arrange care at homeArranging personal care services for an elderly person in his or her own home. Read more |
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![]() RelationshipsSnoring and sleep loss: a room of one's ownThe secret to a happy and refreshed marriage could be sleeping in separate bedrooms, says Michael Wale Read more |
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![]() RelationshipsEmpty nest syndrome: what to do when the kids flyWhen the children finally grow up and leave home, the silence they leave behind can be terrible for parents to deal with. But, its out painful duty to help them on their way so that they can grow as individuals. Read more |
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![]() RelationshipsPeople in their eighties have sex – get over itDavid Lee, Age UK Research Fellow at University of Manchester writes society’s view of late-life sexuality is wrong – most elderly have regular intercourse Read more |
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![]() RelationshipsAge invisible - professional shelf-life by perceived sexual desirability**Warning very strong language** Ageism in broadcast media is not an issue for men - so why are there so few older women? This satirical sketch explains all... Read more |
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![]() RelationshipsSex addiction affects brain in 'same way as drugs'NHS Choices Behind the Headlines service examines behind recent newspaper screamer 'Is compulsive sexual behaviour comparable to drug addiction?” Read more |
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![]() RelationshipsCare standards: How do we solve the problem of elder care?In spite of ever more older people needing home or residential care, the British public seems unwilling to foot the bill or take steps to safeguard themselves in later life Read more |
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![]() RelationshipsThe important role of grandparentsGrandparents play a significant role in the upbringing of children. Diane Priestley reflects on how her own parents had loving input into her two children, now successful young adults. Read more |
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![]() RelationshipsDating in later life: don't be desperate and dateless!Dating the second time around can be traumatic. But it can be rewarding in itself Read more |
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![]() RelationshipsWomen prefer miserable menLadies these days, it seems, like their heroes rather Byronic or at least somewhat irritable and frowning Read more |
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![]() RelationshipsWomen with jobs apparently don't have sexCareer women are dull, whereas unemployed women have all the fun, if not all the money - or so the reports say Read more |
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![]() RelationshipsLeast convincing cry for help everSuch tragedy! Such pathos! Such horror! This poor afflicted soul must surely go to bed each night, smiling... Read more |
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![]() RelationshipsBeer and oafing - the time and place to be adultWe all need our own place to be ourselves Read more |
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