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'I'm having fewer grief attacks' - Nigel Latta's widow is finding her way
4+ hour, 17+ min ago (714+ words) Almost six months after parenting expert Nigel Latta died of cancer, his wife, clinical psychologist Dr Natalie Flynn is having more good days. A couple of weeks ago, feeling like she'd "slid back to rock bottom" after Nigel Latta's death,…...
Parents do have a favourite child, according to research
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (954+ words) It's the never'ending debate among siblings. Now multiple pieces of research are showing there's some truth to the complaints. No matter how many times parents protest that they don't have a favourite child, research shows that preferential treatment does happen…...
Mexico says 40,000 of country's 130,000 disappeared people may be alive
5+ day, 23+ hour ago (511+ words) By Stephen Eisenhammer, Reuters After a year-long review of the national registry of missing persons, officials said 40,308 entries - 31 percent of the total - showed some activity across other government records such as tax filings or birth certificates, suggesting those people could…...
Tonga raises legal marriage age to 18
2+ week, 2+ day ago (504+ words) Tonga's government has changed the legal age of marriage to 18, effective immediately. Previously, a person 15-17 years old could marry with parental consent. In August 2025, the Women and Children Crisis Centre in Tonga submitted a formal written submission on the Civil…...
US 'pro-family' group worked with Senegal activists pushing anti-LGBT law
2+ week, 3+ day ago (789+ words) By Robbie Corey-Boulet, Reuters Senegalese proponents of a tougher anti-LGBT law discussed campaign strategy and mobilisation tactics with a US-based "pro-family" group that calls homosexuality a public health threat, activists in both countries told Reuters. The US group MassResistance, known…...
The dangers of living by your 'love language"
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1088+ words) An American pastor's theory that we each have a preferred way of giving and receiving love lacks scientific backing. Do you need words of affirmation? Quality time? Acts of service? Gifts? Or physical touch? Figuring out your "love language" has…...
When Valentine’s Day forces a relationship reckoning
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1022+ words) Valentine's Day functions less like a wrecking ball and more like a spotlight. For couples who have been struggling for months, the holiday can force people to confront questions they may have been postponing, like "are we happy?' For people…...
Polish hotelier and home-builder offers rewards to couples who conceive in his properties
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (404+ words) By Antonia Mortensen and Lianne Kolirin, CNN A Polish hotelier and property developer is offering to throw a party for customers who conceive while staying with them, in a bid to boost his country's low birth rate. W'adys'aw Grochowski, who…...
Is divorce over 50 harder on men?
6+ mon, 4+ day ago (913+ words) The emotional fallout for men often includes damaged relationships with adult children, says an American academic. In keeping with a global trend, divorces among New Zealanders over 50 are on the rise, most commonly initiated by women. The end of a…...
Solomon Islands marriage age is a children's rights issue - Save the Children
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (552+ words) A charity advocating to raise the marriage age from 15 to 18 in the Solomon Islands says it is a children's rights issue. Save the Children's Ellen Kahui spoke to Pacific Waves in following a recent government proposal to review the country's…...