When Sara Jackson’s eldest was entering his terrible 2’s, his baby brother had just been diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder. Desperate for stories to help the family during this difficult time, she found nothing suitable or uplifting in the…
St John Ambulance, the nation’s leading first aid charity has teamed up with Northern Life Family to bring you some simple, but life-saving, first aid tips. In this aticle we deal with choking. Breathing is vital to life. Every time…
Cool Baby 14 Tips on how to keep your baby cool during this heatwave by The Sleep Nanny Babies sleep well in a room that is between 16-20 degrees C but with this warm weather it might be difficult to…
So you've decided to start eating healthily and exercising. You want to lose a few pounds, tone up, have more energy and feel better about yourself. And this time it will be different…. if only you can maintain enough willpower…
Is your child getting enough exercise? Try the Northern Life Family quiz to give you a basic indication as to whether your child is getting enough exercise. Answer each question and take note of each answer i.e. a, b or…
Food for Thought: The Ultimate Food Guide is a fantastic web application with tips for healthy eating and well being.
It’s frightening how images of the ‘perfect’ body in magazines, pop video and TV can make children obsessed by body image and dieting. Nigel Latta, author of The Politically Incorrect Parenting Book, encountered just such a problem when successful businessman…
[tps_header]Some children are becomingly almost paranoid about body image, and child expert Nigel Latta looks at the problem of those mini-dieters elsewhere in this issue of Northern Life Family. However, at the other end of the scale – no pun…