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Family & Relationships
Welcome to the Family section where it is OK to air your dirty laundry!Try the Family Life section for questions about day to day life.
For specific information about Parenting or Pregnancy try these sections.
Does your local area have enough safe crossings for children outside schools? Safety around schools can be a big issue, as highlighted by http://twitter.com/kidscrossafely and http://twitter.com/Rosiecosy/ - do you think local authorities do enough in your area regarding safe crossing for children?
What will you be doing for your mum on Mother's Day.
Do you find that you have to wait a long time in your doctors for an appointment? Even if you make the effort to be there on time or even a little early do you still have to wait?
With the Child Exloitation and Online Protection Centre (Ceop) targeting children as young as five in its current online safety campaign we thought we'd ask you: at what age a child should be allowed online unsupervised?
Link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/8499356.stm
Link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/8499356.stm
It has been claimed maternity services in England lack the quality of care required for new mothers and babies. Do you agree?
A story this week emerged about pre-teen beauty addicts. Girls as young as 10 years old are having their legs waxed, spray tans and cannot leave their homes without full make-up. What do you think?
The Law Commission says that couples living together but not married should have more rights, e.g. a financial claim if they break up. Should they?
Have you or would you ever leave your child unattended?
If a family member was sick/elderly and needed round the clock care, what would you do?
As people start to ask the question ?Does ADHD really exist?? We ask you ? should we be worried that we're drugging our children just because they're boisterous and mischievous?
Are you put off marriage in fear of how much it could cost you if it ends?
What do you think about older women having babies?
What do you think about the possible maternity unit closures?
What should schools do with disruptive children?