You may be too much in the parent role, forcing him into the child roleThe question My son is 26 and intelligent and lives on his own. But he can’t hold down a job and spends his time playing video games and living on takeaways. He has inherited some money, which is about to run out.The problems began when he started smoking cannabis at 16. It quickly...

Wild Cat Island had always held a special place in the imagination of our son, so after his funeral we chose to try and send him on one last journeyFamously, Windermere is the setting of the children’s adventure story Swallows and Amazons by Arthur Ransome, and it’s also one of our son Torin’s favourite books. It appealed to his own love of adventure,...

Campaigners find PFAS, which can contaminate the soil and water supply, in more than 80% of 27 companies’ products Hikers may be inadvertently damaging the environment and risking their own health by wearing clothes made waterproof with “forever chemicals”, according to research by Ethical Consumer.The campaigning magazine examined 27 companies that...

They strengthen muscles – and family bonds. Six sets of relatives who train as a team explain the appealStephanie and Ryan Corcoran rowing with their five children, Juno, Culainn, Elvi, Bernard and Vincent; Wexford, Ireland Continue reading...

Repair business is booming as owners complain of their units needing to be replaced up to five timesIs it the UK’s seemingly incessant rain? A poor design? Or maybe the way they are being ridden or cleaned? Why are so many owners of electric bicycles complaining that their motors need to be replaced so often?Some mountain bike owners with fourth-generation...

It may be a cry for help, or simple teenage rebellion. Either way, you need to find a new, less judgmental way to communicateEvery week Annalisa Barbieri addresses a problem sent in by a readerMy 15-year-old daughter has zero sense of personal hygiene. She currently has about a dozen used sanitary towels dropped on the floor, with food wrappers and...