Family
Three quarters of UK population live with family beyond age 18
Intergenerational living could be set to become the norm, with three quarters of UK adults saying they've lived with another generation of their family beyond age 18.
Phone beats home for the gadget generation
A new report, from The Co-operative Bank lifts the lid on modern family life in Britain, highlighting that one in five people (18%) now spend less than an hour a day with their families.
Knock £2,100 off University tuition fees with an offset mortgage
It's the time of year again when parents are preparing their children to fly the nest and head to University.
Sex and money replace politics and religion as dinner table taboos
Sex and money have replaced politics and religion as the things friends are least likely to discuss according to O2’s “All About You” Report.
Why reading to children is so important
Experts claim that reading to children is important for various reasons. While most parents realise this is true, how many actually understand why parent-and-child reading is so widely encouraged? What does the child gain for the experience and what do parents, in turn, gain from reading to their children?
Generation give-in’ parents just can’t say 'No’ to their children
Modern mums and dads have become swept up in a 'Generation Give-In' style of parenting - by buying children gifts whenever they ask for them, according to research by Skipton Building Society.
Buying clothes for children is more difficult than ever before
The age when children first have a tantrum over what clothes to wear has fallen from 5.5 to 3.5, new research has revealed.
£175 a month for your child to come out of university debt free
As the nation’s 18 year olds receive their A-level results tomorrow, many will be looking forward to going to University.
Students can save money using their parents’ insurance
This autumn will see around 106,000 students with parents aged over 50 embark on university life and, whilst relying on the bank of mum and dad is nothing new - students with Saga-generation parents can save money whether they get their parents to pay to protect their belongings whilst at university - or whether they offer to pay themselves.
Grab a grandparent as results day looms
With the academic future of tens of thousands of British students about to be decided when results of this year’s GCSE and `A’ levels are published in mid-August, specialist tutor providers Tutor House urges parents to get the older generation more involved as students’ fate is decided.
Kids’ cash concerns
As we reach the mid point of the school summer holiday and parents face the prospect of how they will afford to keep the kids entertained for another three weeks, family finances will no doubt be at the forefront of many people's minds.
Family fears as students head off for uni
Fun, friends and Freshers' Week might be top of any new student's wish-list, but for their parents it all adds up to a whole heap of new worries.
Cash-strapped ‘children’ holidaying with parents
Cash-strapped travellers in their twenties, thirties and forties are holidaying with their mums and dads this year, according to research from LV= travel insurance.
‘School's out for summer' and grandparents entertain
School's out for summer and while kids everywhere jump for joy it seems that it's grandparents who are taking the strain and looking after the children this summer.
Legal Aid warning for families in the East Midlands
Couples and families experiencing problems in the East Midlands are being advised that time is running out to get financial support for legal advice.