Dilemmas & solutions

On Mental Health Day Lorena Bernal, life coach and founder of Live Love Better, outlines four exercises to help stressed parents feel instantly happier.

Dr Audrey Tang, psychologist, performance coach and founder of performing arts charity The Click Arts Foundation, discusses how to encourage a love of arts in your children – and why it matters. 

Mould is one of the most common indoor pollutants and can have a serious impact on health if it’s not kept in check. It can grow all year round and thrives in parts of the home where there’s moisture or humidity like the bathroom, kitchen and chilly corners of rooms. Houseplants are a good way to help alleviate the problem naturally and bring moisture levels down in the air. GardeningExpress recommends some plants to try.

However much you enjoy Christmas, it always involves plenty of effort. So you might as well share it round as much as you can, and get the kids to muck in. It helps you, it makes them feel more involved, and being useful is good for them too. So what can they do to help? That will depend on their age among other things, so here are some ideas for different stages, writes Richard Templar.

Family life can sometimes run like a well-oiled machine. However, there are also days when one additional task can tip the balance out of your favour. Every parent will experience this from time to time, but the important thing is that you get through these busy days with as little stress as possible, writes Emily Roberts.

Splitting up is never fun, but there’s a lot to think about when you are splitting from your co-parent. It’s more than crashing on a friend’s sofa for the night until you can get your own place. For example, that place needs to be suitable for children. You have to think about how to parent without being in the house, or without a co-parent in the house helping you, and lots more. Take a look at our tips for riding out this storm with your children put first and foremost, writes Emily Roberts.

It's anti-bulying week and Catherine Talbot, Education Learning Designer at the expert safeguarding course providers, High Speed Training, has revealed the tell-tale signs that parents should look out for to tell if their child is being bullied.

From this half term MyTutor is offering all students free online tutoring classes in GCSE Maths, Study Skills and Coding.

While conflicts are normal — and at times, healthy — for families, there are some severe cases that demand attention. Thankfully, even when things get bad, there are always ways to seek help and heal for your family.

Ian Childs author of Your Own Personal Time Machine, gives his top tips for freeing up your schedule for precious family time.