An only child, my seven-year-old daughter is already acting like a teenager, losing her temper over the smallest thing, shouting at me, banging doors and telling me she hates me. Her emotions are out of control and my husband and I don’t know how to help her. It is likely that a combination of factors…
We are really struggling with managing our finances especially since our income has been affected during the Covid-19 pandemic. What advice to you have to help us to get back on track? The first thing to do is to sit down and budget. This requires an open communication with your spouse so you can both…
At the start of August, I will not be working from home anymore and I will be back working in the office. I’m nervous about how I and the family will readjust to another change in routine. At the beginning of lockdown, it seemed daunting, but now many of us have gotten used to our…
One of the things myself and my wife are finding really difficult to stay on top of is the housework. With the family at home all the time it is a never ending merry go round of cooking and cleaning and we are both feeling overwhelmed by it all. It’s hard not to feel burdened…
My wife’s birthday is coming up in the next few weeks. I really want to do something special for her but am stuck for what to do as it’s during the coronavirus restrictions. What advice do you have for celebrating a special occasion during the lockdown? It’s hard to believe that this is something that…
My husband and I are really starting to feel the stress of the coronavirus restrictions. We are both trying our best to juggle work, the children and managing the home, but the tension is starting to affect our relationship. I would imagine many couples across the country would echo the struggles you are having.…
It is one of the modern day problems that we are all so ‘busy’ all the time. For most people this starts in the morning, usually with your head spinning because you look at your phone and your work day begins far too soon. This then has a ripple effect on the rest of the…
Wendy Grace Like a lot of people I made a lot of New Year’s Resolutions, I had a lot of enthusiasm in January, but now am finding it really difficult, have you any advice as to how I can stay motivated? Many of us make New Year’s resolutions that are hopeful but unrealistic and come…
Love Notes Both myself and my husband used to be really good out on a ‘date night’ but, since we have had our first baby, she isn’t ready to be babysat and I feel at this point we wouldn’t be able to leave her for a few hours, but lack of time out is having…
When I first met my wife she didn’t smoke though she once did. Recently she has taken up smoking again without telling me about it, I just started noticing the smell, and it’s really upsetting me, it has a huge impact on me and our family and I am so worried about her health, but…