Posts Tagged "Family life"

Love Productions is making a primetime Channel 4 series about people who are on a journey to death as a consequence of life limiting illnesses.  The aim of this series is to present the subject of death to a mainstream audience in an open and honest way; thereby adding to the wider debate about how we [...]

A recent report in the British Medical Journal suggests that children who are bullied are at high risk of self-harm in early adolescence. In their study – which followed 1000 sets of twins over a period of several years – researchers also found that many of the children who had been bullied and who later [...]

Having a disabled child in the family can bring an extra layer of stress, anxiety, financial worries and relationship problems on top of the 'usual' stresses that occur whenever a child is born. Whilst mothers of disabled children certainly don't have it easy, women in general are better at finding support than men are. Marple Cross is setting up a support group for fathers of disabled children to provide a safe space for them to share their expeiences with others.