Clippings Health and Wellbeing Parenting Should the school day start later so that teens can sleep in? – Essential Kids – April 2014 Sophie Brown is exhausted. “My school day starts at 8.45am and I find it really hard to get out of bed,” says the fourteen year old. “It’s..
Clippings Health and Wellbeing Swearing is actually good for you – Daily Life – March 2014 John C. Parkin has a theory. He thinks we all spend too much time worrying about things that aren’t important. His solution? We would all ..
Clippings Health and Wellbeing lifestyle A whole new ball game – MiNDFOOD – June 2014 Take a moment to imagine a football game. You’re probably thinking about a lush green pitch, or a stadium full of roaring fans. Maybe you’..
Clippings Health and Wellbeing Parenting Pregnancy after miscarriage – Essential Baby – February 2014 Lily Allen recently described the two pregnancies that followed her miscarriage as “terrifying”, admitting that she found comfort in food ..
Clippings Health and Wellbeing Why we need a zero tolerance approach to female genital mutilation – Essential Kids – February 2014 Today, 6th February, is an International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation. It is a day that is observed every year to ra..
Clippings Health and Wellbeing The app that aims to teach women how to masturbate – Life & Style – February 2014 The words “there’s an app for that” have never been more apt. Pretty much every problem can be solved with one – they organise us, enterta..
Clippings Health and Wellbeing The dry argument: Are alcohol abstinence challenges worth the slog? – Life & Style – January 2014 Just as the festive season is associated with over-indulging, for some, the months that follow are all about abstinence, whether it’s Dry ..
Clippings Health and Wellbeing Parenting Banning lollies at the checkout just a start – Essential Baby – January 2014 For many parents, tackling the weekly grocery shop with a toddler in tow is a horrible task, often interspersed with panicked toilet break..
Clippings Health and Wellbeing Is having fun the key to getting fit? – Life & Style – December 2013 We all know that exercise is good for us, but for many people, the idea of spending time in the gym or taking part in a boot camp is akin ..
Clippings Health and Wellbeing Parenting Overcoming a fear of birth – Essential Baby – August 2013 It’s not unusual for women to worry about how they’ll cope with pregnancy and childbirth – it is, after all, a life altering experience. B..
