Intimacy can mean emotional closeness as well as sexual intimacy and it plays an important part in healthy relationships. Sometimes parents of children with additional needs are too busy and …

When your child has an additional need you often come into contact with a range of professionals.  While these professionals can offer support, many parents experience difficult encounters.  It is important to …

A number of parents talk about the stress of having to deal with challenging behavior from their child.  One of the major stresses seems to be the reaction of others, particularly when out …

Finding out that your child has a special need can be a devastating experience for you and your wider family.  Do not expect that you and your partner will react to a diagnosis or the …

The ability to talk and listen to each other is probably the most important skill to develop in any relationship in order to keep it healthy.  When your child has an additional need there seems …

Becoming a parent can put new, unexpected strains on any relationship and those who have a child with special needs will face additional challenges depending on the severity of the …

When we decide we want to improve our relationship we’ll begin by identifying the area of our relationship that isn’t working well or the issue that seems to cause trouble …

It seems everyone is talking about the credit crunch and what it will mean to them. The extra costs of having children can sometimes make it really hard to manage money. Add to that …

Arguing about money – is money the problem? “Money” is a top source of couples’ arguments. Yet in a study I helped conduct on couples just pre-marriage, most couples explain in …

As the credit crunch bites, we are all feeling the strain. With unemployment rising to almost two million, (the highest figure in over a decade) worries about redundancy, paying the mortgage …

There will always be differences All of us have our own unique histories, experiences and viewpoints. Often it’s the differences between us that we first find attractive in each other. It’s …

1.  Timing Matters Is it a good time to raise an issue? Not when your partner is stressed and in a bad mood nor when they’re watching their favorite TV …