Family Life

The stages that you pass through from early life to retirement as a member of a family are called the family life cycle. As you reach each stage you are faced with new challenges and you will gain new skills that help you cope with this evolving cycle. Life doesn’t always run smoothly and situations such as severe illness, financial problems or the death of a loved one can have an effect on how well you pass through each stage. Whether you are a young person or over 50, MyAdviceGateway will help you locate the information and advice you need to cope with the challenges and stress of daily life.

Family Life categories

Computers in the Home

COMPUTER SECURITY PROTECTION

With so many potential, ever changing threats to the security of your device and data it is essential to have suitable security protection software installed ...

Housing Matters

MOVING HOUSE

With so much to do and so many things to remember, moving house can be stressful and hard work. It is important to start to ...

Long Term Care & Caring

BEING A CARER

There are around six million carers in the UK, which means approximately one in six households has a carer. Many people don't identify themselves as ...

SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS

If your child has more difficulties than most children their age with their schoolwork, communication or behaviour, plenty of help and advice is at hand ...

HEALTHY LIVING

Healthy living is the practice of health enhancing behaviours, and living in healthy ways.

ADVICE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

When you are young you learn from your parents but as you grow up, you are influenced more and more by the world outside your ...

Pensions & Retirement

CHOOSING THE RIGHT PENSION

Choosing the right pension scheme is an important financial decision and there are many things to consider. If you're unsure as to which pension is ...

Computers in the Home

KEEPING YOUR CHILD SAFE ONLINE

The majority of children and young people have as much or more technical know-how than their parents, but they don't always have the experience and ...

Housing Matters

NEIGHBOURHOOD ISSUES

Neighbourhood problems such as disputes with a neighbour or anti social behaviour can be settled in a number of ways - either by taking action ...

Long Term Care & Caring

ADVICE ON CARE

Advice on Care provides a specialist fees advice service that helps simplify the local authority funding rules and checks that you are receiving all the ...

HELP WITH EDUCATION COSTS

Whether your child is going to school, college or university, help is available with the costs of their education.

HEALTHCARE ABROAD

If you are going abroad you may be entitled to medical care at reduced cost or sometimes free. Your entitlement will vary based on whether ...

GENDER VIOLENCE

Gender violence covers different types of abuse including domestic violence, harassment and stalking, rape and sexual assault, female genital mutilation, forced marriage, honour-based abuse and ...

Pensions & Retirement

REVIEWING YOUR PENSION

Having selected a pension plan(s) you should review its progress on a regular basis to make sure you’re on track to meet your retirement goals ...

Computers in the Home

ROUTINE COMPUTER MAINTENANCE

Routine computer maintenance consists of tasks that you should perform on your computer daily, weekly or monthly in order to keep the computer running efficiently, ...

Housing Matters

LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS

Local environmental issues such as litter, dog fouling, neighbour noise and abandoned vehicles are very important to people in their everyday lives and should be ...

Long Term Care & Caring

UK CARE GUIDE

UK Care Guide which is an online independent financial advisory service dedicated to helping people and their families to achieve total peace of mind and ...

PROBLEMS AT SCHOOL

If you are a parent experiencing problems with a school and informal discussions have failed to resolve the problem, you may wish to take further ...

HEALTH ISSUES FOR ADULTS AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Help and advice on a range of health issues including mental illness, alcohol and drug abuse and sexual issues is readily available for adults and ...

CHILD ABUSE

Abuse and neglect are forms of maltreatment of a child. Somebody may abuse or neglect a child either directly by inflicting harm, or indirectly, by ...