Fear can be both our enemy or our friend.

Have you ever thrown dirty looks at a parent whose child is throwing a tantrum? Stared in horror as someone bites into a greasy cheeseburger?

Drawing from over four decades of research data John Gottman has been able categorise couples into five types.

From avoiding threats and promises to fostering good sleeping habits and banning screens at bedtime helping your teenagers to revise is a challenging time for most parents.

The Internet is a wild and wonderful place which has forever changed the way we live, learn, and work – but when a person can’t find a balance between their time online and their time offline, it can mean problems for their mental health.

Anxiety is a normal reaction to stressful situations. But in some cases, it becomes excessive and can cause sufferers to dread everyday situations.

The signs and symptoms of addiction are not always easily identified. The following descriptions provide details of the four phases which were identified by researchers Jean Kinney and Gwen Leaton.

1. Managing our thoughts; 2. Regulating our emotions, and; 3. Behaving productively despite our circumstances.