Family Life

UK Police recorded more than 200 child sex offences, on average, every day last year, new figures from the NSPCC reveal.

Out of the 73,518 recorded offences including rape, online grooming and sexual assault against children in the UK in 2019/20, police in the South West region registered 5,310 offences – up 38% in the five years since 2014/15.

Where gender and age were recorded, girls were more than four times as likely to be victims. There were 812 offences committed against 15-year-olds, making it the most common age group to be a victim of offences in the region....

Although you might want to believe in the fairy tales of familial bliss and wedded happy-ever-afters, this is not always the case. In fact, even the happiest of families may need to confront some of the most common problems that can affect your life together. From coping with a sudden illness or declining finances to dealing with divorce and separation, here are some of the steps that you should consider when your family is struggling with a difficult issue.

1. Communicate with Your Spouse

One of the first steps that you should take if you believe that family...

Parents need someone to take care of them in their old age. It’s the expected norm. Despite your busy schedule and work commitments, you can find a way to take care of your parents in their time of need. Your parents need love and attention. The loneliness, isolation, and boredom are common among older people. This can be worse if they have mobility problems.

In old age, parents have fewer opportunities to get involved in social events or make friends, so they tend to remain at home. Caring for your aging parents is your top priority as the child they raised. Even if you enlist...

There is no doubt that kids love toys. More than being a fun factor, toys also provide an opportunity for children to learn and plays an important role in the child’s development. Toys also help improve various skills like gross motor, hand-eye coordination, problem-solving, enhance imagination, and prepare them for life.

Apart from this, toys teach them to mingle with others and thus help develop social skills. When kids play with children of their age group, they get the opportunity to learn respect, cooperation and sharing.

For buying toys for babies, toddlers, school...