Three quarters of British parents feel ‘under pressure’ to make sure their child does better than they did at school. As families prepare to start a new academic year, a study of 1,000 parents and 1,000 children in school years 1-11 found one in five households feel ‘strained’ due to the demands of homework. And a further quarter …
A popular pizza chain has launched a Willy Wonka-style golden ticket competition with a twist – the tickets are actually golden ‘DOUGH BALLS’… worth £50,000 in total. PizzaExpress is celebrating the golden anniversary of the much-loved starter by hiding 50 golden balls throughout the UK. And lucky finders will be rewarded with a £1,000 gift card to spend …
– Puzzle here: [PUZZLE Embed code] Can you spot the summer dangers_ Summer is the perfect time to kick back and relax – unless you have kids who can easily wander into danger. The latest brainsteaser to hit the web shows a cute holiday scene which has a serious message behind the playful tots splashing around in the water. …
More than half of Brits admit they have a ‘want it now’ attitude and regularly lose patience waiting for web pages to load – or even for the next episode of their favourite TV show, it has emerged. Research revealed millions of us are no longer happy to twiddle our thumbs while we wait for goods and services …
Shopping for a bargain in the sales, spending time in the sun-drenched garden – and going to sleep in a freshly-made bed are all elements of the average Brit’s perfect day, according to research. A poll of 2,000 adults found one in 10 would love nothing more than to belt a tune out in the shower, and fifteen …
Parents have been shamed by their own children – for bad recycling practices, according to research. A poll of 2,000 mums and dads of children aged five to 18 found one in six believe their kids know more about what can be recycled than they do. And four in 10 have tried to throw something away, only to …
Brits have some weird and wonderful misconceptions about electric cars – including a belief they can’t be driven through puddles, it has emerged. It also emerged others don’t think they can be used in the rain at all. One in 20 even believe electric cars are fundamentally less safe, and nearly one in five believe an electric car …
Britain is a nation of nagging parents, it has emerged. Playing music too loud and driving too fast were revealed to be the key topics of argument as children aged between 17 and 25 grow up, fly the nest and have their first taste of independence. Being distracted by someone irresponsible in the car and staying out late …
Modern parents are so pushed for time that an average sex session lasts just two minutes and fifteen seconds, it has emerged. A whopping 71 per cent of mums and dads admit they turn to ‘quickie’ sex in order to keep the passion alive after having children. And one in 12 busy couples even admitted to struggling so …
Life ‘BC’ – or ‘Before Children’ – is £400 a month cheaper, according to research. A poll of 2,000 adults found an average month costs around £1,406 for those with one or more children. But childless couples can get by with an expenditure of just £1,006 each month. The single biggest cost of having a child was found …
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