By SWNS Staff // SWNS w/ VIDEO & INFOGRAPHIC How long do you keep things in the family? According to new research, 42% of Americans have a family heirloom that’s over 50 years old. The survey asked 2,000 Americans about their family history and their most valued possessions that have been passed down from generation to generation. Seventy-seven …

By SWNS Staff w/ VIDEO & INFOGRAPHIC Americans have met an average of 10 new people online during their time in self-isolation, according to new research. The survey asked 2,000 Americans about their digital communication habits while they’ve been sheltering in place due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Forty-four percent of respondents shared they’ve webcammed with a stranger for …

By Marie Haaland // SWNS w/ VIDEO & INFOGRAPHIC Forgetting someone’s name after being introduced to them is more embarrassing than forgetting a significant other’s birthday, according to new research. The survey of 2,000 Americans (aged 35+) found 32% believe forgetting someone’s name is the most embarrassing blunder — more so than even forgetting a partner’s birthday (22%). …

– Sports clothing and equipment costs £54 on average per child – Kids take up three sports on average per school year – British kids are the most likely to take up swimming, football and running this school year CHILDREN are taking up new sports this school year which is increasing the price of back to school as parents fork …

Birth order significantly impacts whether children are destined to be a CEO, astronaut or rock star, according to new research. Firstborns are statistically more likely to become scientists, astronauts, rock musicians – and reality TV stars. Middle children are more inclined to become Olympic athletes, politicians, CEOs and authors. While the youngest are most likely to become composers and explorers …

First born children most likely to reach for the stars as astronauts or scientists and engineers according to a new study on siblings Middle children most likely to rule the roost at work and become Olympians Youngest children most likely to become composers, only children are destined for the arts Research commissioned by Disney to celebrate the film ‘Frozen’, which …

Children start to worry about their appearance at the age of 12, a study has found. Almost 90 per cent admit to worrying about their appearance for an hour and 34 minutes each day with those worries starting before they even reach the age of 13. One in five teens even admitted they have pretended to be sick to get …

Are you as smart as an eleven year old? That’s the question Explore Learning has been asking Families readers across the country. The leading extra tuition provider quizzed more than 5,600 parents to see how they fared with the types of questions that thousands of primary school pupils face every year in their 11 Plus exams. Just over one in …

Eight Million Brits Living In Households Which Struggle To Put Food On The Table Almost five million Brits regularly go without eating for a whole day – because they can’t afford to buy food, a study has found. And more than eight million people live in households which struggle to put food on the table. In fact, the lowest income …

The days of heart throb posters on teens’ bedroom walls are gone thanks to the ZOELLA-EFFECT, a new survey has revealed. Posters on bedroom walls are being phased out in the modern day with just seven per cent of teens admitting that they put up giant sized pictures of their heroes compared to 79 per cent in the 1990s. Compared …