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This blog community has been set up for you to share your thoughts and experiences with everyone else. You can enjoy reading tales from our bloggers or if you have something you'd like to share, why not have a go at blogging yourself? Just click the "Create a Blog Post" button once you've registered, and off you go. In order to keep everyone on the right track and to ensure we respect everyones voice, there are some rules to be mindful of.
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As children grow older, they are faced with increasing pressures to look, act and be a certain way. The burden of conforming to social pressures has gotten so bad that UK youngsters could possibly be the unhappiest in the world. A survey conducted by YoungMinds, a mental health awareness website for children, suggests that the fear of failure, bullying and the stress of being more attractive could...
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Last updated: 20/01/2014
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While some people continue to speculate what causes homosexuality in people, a new book suggests that sexuality develops well before a child is even born. Written by neuroscientist Dick Swaab, the book titled We Are Our Brains explains that pregnant women who aren’t free from stress can change certain hormones in their undeveloped baby. He wrote: “Pregnant woman suffering from stress are also...
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Last updated: 20/01/2014
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If you have seen the hit movie Frozen you will love this four-year-old’s adorable cover of the movie’s song Let it Go. With the help of her uncle Danny, Ella recorded her own version of the beautiful song which was originally sung by Tony Award-winning actress Idina Menzel. The little girl will certainly keep Menzel on her toes.
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Last updated: 17/01/2014
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Innocence en Danger is a French non-profit organisation that aims to fight the sexual abuse of children. Their latest ad campaign, which can be found in magazines, newspapers and on bus shelters around Paris, highlights the risks associated with talking to people you don't know online. Using emoticons, the campaign reveals that there is more than meets the eye to a simple funny face...
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Last updated: 17/01/2014
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As youngsters enter adulthood, they begin to explore new things. One of the areas that teenagers become very keen on learning is sex. However, the wrong actions could get them into more trouble than it’s worth. Prime Minister Cameron recently admitted he wants teachers to re-evaluate sex education for youngsters. Since the current program hasn’t been updated since 2000, there are a lot of new...
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Last updated: 16/01/2014
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This video is all kinds of adorable. All this little boy wants to do is sing along to Beyonce’s “All the Single Ladies” with his sisters. However, a simple bit of information from his dad makes the boy’s world come crashing down.
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Last updated: 16/01/2014
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Although women are known to be better at expressing themselves emotionally, new evidence says otherwise. It seems that as we get older, we begin to bottle up our feelings and become less skilled at articulating them. Findings from the National Health Service showed that women in their 20s are more likely to ask for help when their depressed, as opposed to women in their 50s. At the moment, two in...
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Last updated: 16/01/2014
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As the economic crisis continues to affect our pockets, it seems that the results are starting to take its toll on our state of mind as well. In a survey commissioned by children’s charity 4Children, it was found that adults today believe that their little ones will have a worse life than they have, due to harder family times. The results showed that a surprising 52% think that family life is...
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Last updated: 15/01/2014
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Mums take note. This adorable video shows exactly why you should never ask your little one what they would like for dinner. The little tot’s response is priceless and it’s made sweeter by her little voice.
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Last updated: 14/01/2014
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We may be breaking away from the traditional route of marriage with a new trend emerging among many couples. A survey commissioned by Myriam Ben Yedder, UK managing director of American wedding store, found that nearly eight in ten women thought it was perfectly fine to become a mother before taking a trip down the aisle. The YouGov survey also discivered that 90% of adults are happy enough to buy...
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Last updated: 14/01/2014
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