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Family Lives calls for greater awareness of parent support services to lessen burden on health and education professionals

Latest research from Family Lives finds that far from feeling threatened by a nanny state intruding on family life, 90% of parents believe that all parents could benefit from parenting information and advice. On July 18th to coincide with the government vision of the foundation years in Supporting...

£6 million to support Big Society in health and social care

The Department of Health Volunteering Fund National Awards were announced today, the first day of Volunteering Week. Through this scheme, the Department has committed to delivering £6m to support volunteering projects in health and social care. The fund will be divided between thirteen...

UK companies 'not family friendly'

Most mothers believe UK employers are poor in promoting family friendly policies, according to reseach carried out by Mumsnet. A survey of 1,000 mothers showed that most rated the UK behind other countries such as Spain, Italy and Greece for general family friendliness. More than four out of...

Family stress levels record a new high

Family Lives has recorded its highest proportion of calls relating to family stress, anxiety and depression, at a time when families are starting to feel the impact of budget cuts and increases in cost of living. This worrying picture is one in which demand for family support services from...

YouTube: Video Games and your child

Advice from our experts to help you manage your child's time playing videos games.

Bribery alone costs parents £240 a year on average

A study into the shopping habits of parents in the UK has revealed that 61% of parents have bought something they wouldn’t normally purchase in order to stop their kids misbehaving. It found that parents spend an average of £240 per year, in an attempt to curb their child’s behaviour and prevent...

Bullying UK merges with Family Lives

Bullying UK, the UK's leading anti-bullying charity, has merged with Family Lives. Bullying UK’s co-founder, John Carnell, has joined the Digital Media team. The merger comes during National Anti-Bullying Week (15th - 19th November) and follows research carried out by Family Lives from long calls*...

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