Mothers Who Work: Tips, Advice on Work, Starting A Spare-Time Business, Family and Wellbeing

An army of state spies and bureaucrats would need to be employed if the controversial…

Country mother of four Lucy Cavendish wonders where her son's bad dreams are coming from…

Amanda Evans tells how she is desperately raising money to fund groundbreaking research into pulmonary…

If you are tired of always being in a rush, running after the kids and getting no respite, then it's time for a change! Find out how getting your children on board and teaching them about time management can make your life a little easier.

If you hate your boss, as tempting as it my be to slate them at interviews, it won't win you any brownie points - if anything, it could lose you a potential job, and your professional respect.

Being made redundant can be a devastating experience for most people, no matter what the situation. But if the news comes while on maternity leave, it can be even more distressing. This has become an increasingly common situation for working mums during the recession

We may not be able to do much about the government's welfare reform and budget cuts, but we can make changes in our work to help counter its effects. One way to do this is to change the way you work - if losing child benefits and child tax credits will hit your family too hard, put pen to paper and see if reducing your hours will kill two birds with one stone - give you more work-life balance, and save you money you would lose from the cuts, and in tax.

if you would like to apply for flexible working but just don't know where to start, our new guide, The Working Mum's Guide to Flexible Working will walk you through the entire process.

What a difference two years makes! And it just goes to show that politicians just can't be trusted. Back in 2008, the Conservatives asked the Policy Exchange think tank conducted a study, which called for a universal childcare allowance that would be paid to not only nurseries, but to mothers and grandparents.

Robert Edwards' efforts led to the birth of the world's first 'test tube baby' in…

There is no way to avoid difficult interview questions - interviews wouldn't be so nerve wracking if that was the case. But one way to build up your confidence with interview questions is practise answering them - in your head, on paper and to friends and/or family.

Are you a stay-at-home? Are you worried about what the future holds, and what career options you have? Maybe the recent changes in benefits have or are soon to impact on your family once your youngest child reaches seven years of age. Whatever your concern, training can only benefit you in the long run. And you can do it - thousands of people do it every day, and so can you.

Jerry Linville and Patricia Carden were about 28miles off shore when they were caught in…

Julie Carter, 43, held the animals under the water until they died. Banbury magistrates court…

A safety alert has been issued over tens of thousands of Fisher-Price baby toys and…

The woman, thought to be from Singapore, was found dead in Belsize Park, 150 metres…