Donna Fleming

Telling your children you’re unwell can be very tricky, here's a guide to make it easier.

Hidden calories may sabotage your weight-loss efforts. These are the sneaky calories you may not take into account when working out how much you’ve eaten. Here’s how to recognise and avoid them.

It can seem like a never-ending battle trying to keep your child's head free of lice during the school year.

Memory loss is a normal part of ageing and may be due to something simple, such as being overloaded with too much information. There are many causes of short-term memory loss and some may be easily remedied.

Swimming regularly can significantly lower your blood pressure.

Ann Browner was the only person on the number three bus to survive.

Kendyll Mitchell no longer sweats the small stuff. Since being trapped in the wreckage of the Canterbury Television building with her two small children after the earthquake struck, trivial things don’t worry her anymore.

New mum olive Samuels* had just checked her two baby boys were asleep and sat down to indulge in her nightly treat of a bowl of ice cream when her husband Charles dropped a bombshell. “He just said to me, ‘I don’t love you anymore – there’s someone else,'” recalls olive. “If that wasn’t enough […]