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Kids who eat with family less likely to gain fat

Who would have imagined that children who ate meals with their families were less likely to become fat than those who didn't? New research says for every family meal skipped during a week there's an eight per cent increase in the [...]

Posted On : Nov, 11 2011 | Comments : 0

Cycle of 'compulsive consumerism' leaves British family life...

The report by Unicef, the UN children's agency, warns that materialism has come to dominate family life in Britain as parents "pointlessly" amass goods for their children to compensate for their long working hours. While [...]

Posted On : Sep, 15 2011 | Comments : 0

Friday Five: Your family weekend guide for May 21-22

1) Maker Faire, San Mateo. Oooeee, the Maker Faire. Think you've seen your share of new gadgets and baubles and doohickies? Well, think again because this place has gadgets and baubles and doohickies you've never thought of. With [...]

Posted On : May, 21 2011 | Comments : 0

Talking with family at mealtime may mean better health for k...

Families who eat dinner at home together tend to have more nourishing meals, but there may be other health benefits as well. A study finds that having quality family interactions at mealtime was linked with better overall health for chil [...]

Posted On : Feb, 06 2011 | Comments : 0

Family's lucky escape from house blaze in Harborne St, Macle...

John Pezzin was woken by his wife just after midnight when she smelled smoke inside their Harborne St home in the Melbourne suburb of Macleod. She had woken to feed their baby son and alerted her husband, who searched the weatherboard ho [...]

Posted On : Dec, 27 2010 | Comments : 0

Friends 'more important than family' in retirement

Researchers at the University of Greenwich suggest friends not family are the key to a happy retirement. This is because so many grandparents have the freedom of their twilight days interrupted by childcare, they say. Those with chil [...]

Posted On : Apr, 16 2010 | Comments : 0

Could an IVA help you spend more time with your family?

If you are a parent and in financial trouble then you may not be spending as much time with your kids as you would like because of the need to bring home as much income as possible. A quarter of you are worried about neglecting financial s [...]

Posted On : Jan, 12 2010 | Comments : 0

Nuclear family is broken warns parents' group

Aunts, uncles, grandparents and even siblings will take on increasing childcare responsibilities in a form of “communal parenting” to cope with the effects of marital breakdown and growing pressures in the workplace, according t [...]

Posted On : Dec, 01 2009 | Comments : 0

Swine flu facts - H1N1 information guide to protect yourself...

President Obama has declared swine flu a national emergency. "In recognition of the continuing progression of the pandemic,” Obama wrote in his official proclamation, announced Saturday, “and in further preparation as a nat [...]

Posted On : Oct, 26 2009 | Comments : 0

Learning is all in the family at Grandparents University

The year 2009 is the International Year of Astronomy, and grandparents and grandchildren will mark the occasion by learning about celestial objects as part of the ninth annual Grandparents University (GPU) at UW-Madison. "Modern astro [...]

Posted On : Jul, 16 2009 | Comments : 0

When caring is kept in the family

I've long had a dream, which others have laughed at, of living with my parents. This was one of the first signs, to me, that I was different to my English friends. I wanted to live as close to my family as possible, for as long as possibl [...]

Posted On : Jun, 02 2009 | Comments : 0

Family meals better for kids - Study

Regular family meals look more and more like a silver bullet for raising happy and healthy kids, but researchers still aren't sure why. The latest study to trace the benefits of gathering around the table shows Canadian kids in Grades 6 and [...]

Posted On : May, 11 2009 | Comments : 0

Grandparents take on greater roles in the American family

Friends told James and Sandy Riggs they were crazy to give up the ultimate good life of RVing across the United States and wintering in a Texas retirement community for the cold, unpredictable weather of Nebraska and their grandchildren. & [...]

Posted On : Apr, 08 2009 | Comments : 0

Grandparents set for greater Family Court powers

Grandparents could find it easier to gain custody of their grandchildren under reforms being examined by the federal government. Attorney-General Robert McClelland says Labor has asked the Australian Institute of Family Studies to look at [...]