The long and the short of it, is that people want you to listen to them, but not necessarily tell them what to do.

Jealousy is there in your dreams, it's there every moment of the waking day – your job, your wardrobe, your house, your car, your spouse, your kids.

If you live anywhere close to the coast, whether it be Margate, Cape Town or Hondeklipbaai, be sure that your family will suddenly remember you as the Christmas holidays approach.

Caring for ageing parents is one of life's more difficult challenges. If your parents are approaching an age where they're likely to become dependent on you, start planning now.

Alcoholism is a family disease. But what effect can it have on you to grow up in a household where one or more members have a drinking problem?

Granny is all very well for ten days a year at Easter on the farm, but here under your roof? How will you survive?

Family murders: we look at why people commit these deeply disturbing crimes, which have become something of a South African phenomenon.

Dealing with a depressed mother or father can be difficult. Here are tips to help you cope.

Getting remarried? Are a couple of stepchildren and an ex-spouse part of the bargain? And how do the kids feel? Here's how to make it work.

Your sweet kid has morphed into a couch-hugging 20-year-old with no immediate plans to get a job or a life. He does no housework - but he does do TV.