Family

Empty nest syndrome a myth - study

The Press Association 01.07.2009
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Parents whose children stay at home are more likely to suffer depression than those whose offspring move out, researchers have said.


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Most Christmases over the past 17 years have seen the Laycock family with a new daughter to buy a present for.

Family fears as slump bites

Nickkita Lau The Standard 17.11.2008
Family fears as slump bites

A child-concern group has warned parents affected by the financial tsunami to spend sufficient time with their children to make sure they do not go off the rails.


18 kids may not be enough for Abbotsford, B.C., couple

Alexandru Ionce and his wife never planned to be the most prolific parents in B.C. in the past 20 years, but when they welcomed little Abigail into the world on Tuesday, that's just what happened.

Triplets born to teenager - again

Daniel Schweimler BBC News 22.02.2008
The chances of giving birth to triplets once are more than 8,000-1

A 16-year-old Argentine girl has given birth to female triplets - for the second time. The girl, named only as Pamela, had her first set of female triplets aged 15, having first given birth to a son when she was just 14.


Accepting the Diagnosis of Autism

Hans-Ole Wandt 30.11.2007
Accepting the Diagnosis of Autism

Anger is one of the emotions you might feel when you get a diagnosis of Autism. You might be angry with yourself, or angry with God. Why is your child Autistic. You might be angry with other parents that have healthy children. This is a normal fee...