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Divorce: all down to the genes?
Does divorce run in the family? That’s the thought-provoking question posed by a new article on the Huffington Post. The question accompanies a gallery of celebrity siblings who have all followed each...
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More than a third of foster children separated from their siblings
Who are our closest living relatives? You might at first think ‘Mum’ and ‘Dad’. Our parents bring us into the world and their genes, personalities and parenting skills all usually leave very firm...
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People from larger families ‘less likely to divorce’
People from larger families are less likely to divorce, new research suggests. The risk of divorce falls by two per cent for every additional brother or sister, according to the findings. People with...
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Veteran Labour MP highlights the plight of sibling carers
Veteran Labour MP Alan Johnson has called on the government to consider the plight of ‘sibling carers’ – young people who look after brothers and sisters after their parents leave, die or become...
View ArticleChildren living with step and single parents just as happy, research suggests
Children who live with step or single parents are just as happy as those living with two natural parents, researchers have claimed. In a study presented at the British Sociological Association’s annual...
View ArticlePeer suggests civil partnerships for siblings
Siblings should be able to enter a civil partnership as a means of combating inheritance tax (IHT), Conservative peer Lord Lexden has suggested. He raised the subject during a House of Lords debate...
View ArticleChildren with step-siblings ‘more aggressive’
Children with step- or half-siblings are more likely to be aggressive, researchers have suggested. A team from the University of Michigan’s Institute for Social Research examined data from 6,500 young...
View ArticleChildren prefer pets to their brothers and sisters
Some children have better relationships with their pets than they do with their brothers and sisters, according to a new study. Researchers from the University of Cambridge surveyed 12 year-olds from...
View ArticleAvalanche of adoption offers for five siblings
Five siblings in Kansas who want to be adopted together have no shortage of potential new homes after their story went viral. The three brothers and two sisters are aged between 11 and two years old....
View ArticleParents of five adopt six more children
A couple in Ohio with five children of their own have adopted six more. Christina and Christopher Sanders became foster parents to four brothers in 2014 and then took in the boys’ two sisters last...
View ArticleFamily challenges 101 year-old father’s marriage
Three Portuguese siblings have legally challenged their 101 year-old father’s marriage to a 52 year-old. The couple’s marriage was motivated by the woman’s designs on the elderly man’s €2 million (£1.7...
View ArticleParents have favourite child
Anyone with siblings will know the argument. Which one of us does our parents like best? Who do they love more? The discussions begin in childhood and often linger for years. Of course the standard...
View ArticleThe rules parents don’t expect to make
Raising a child can be one of the most rewarding experiences of a person’s life, but it never comes without challenges. Parents must act as protectors, advocates and guides for the children while they...
View ArticleMothers and siblings ‘as significant as spouses’
An adult’s mother and siblings can be just as important to their mental health as the relationship they have with a spouse. Researchers from Iowa State University have suggested that mid-life...
View ArticleRefusing to recognise the authority of the court
Everyone is entitled to a view. And that includes a view on the most basic tenets underpinning our society. Thankfully, we live in an essentially free country where everything is open to question, and...
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