Is there such a thing as an amicable split? After that celebrity break up, Anna Maxted asks the relationship experts They may not give it the same title, or make a public statement, but every year, thousands of British couples separate in ways that are not dissimilar to Chris Martin and Gwyneth Paltrow. Announcing her [&hellip
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My youngest son turned five last month. If he were diagnosed with a brain tumour, like Ashya King, and if he were deteriorating after surgery, I know that I would pursue the thinnest threads of hope to the ends of the earth to save him. I certainly wouldn’t hesitate in spiriting him away to Spain [&hellip
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A parenting class in the north of Scotland brought Kevin Maher down a level or two. It’s a lesson he’s never forgotten There can be few sentences more dispiriting and downright repellent to first-time mums and dads than a chirpily fired, “So, how about eight weeks of intensive parenting classes, eh?” And yet this, after [&hellip
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Don’t bully your children Some parents put intolerable pressure on their children. Their attitudes can be very bullying: “I’ve given you everything, you’re lazy and ungrateful, just work harder!” They want their children to follow in their high-flying footsteps or achieve what they didn’t. They have rigid expectations, a fantasy of the child that they [&hellip
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Children whose parents are splitting up will be able to seek help and advice from teenagers who have experienced family breakdown thanks to a new internet helpline launching this weekend. Kidsinthemiddle.org.uk will also offer video explanations of the stages of divorce and what the jargon means, with youngsters interviewing lawyers and parents. Its founders say [&hellip
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Parents should leave children to protect themselves against low-level bullying, an academic has suggested. Overprotective parenting allows bullying to flourish because children do not become “inoculated” by dealing with conflict on their own, Dieter Wolke said. The professor of psychology at Warwick University said parents who do everything for their children often fail to equip [&hellip
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