It’s official: Most new parents spend the first year feeling stressed

October 2nd, 2009 LONDON - Singer Solange Knowles has revealed that she used to spend 50,000 dollars on her hair yearly, before she decided to stop and cut it all off. Knowles, 23, revealed about her salon addiction when she made an appearance on the Oprah Winfrey show.

September 28th, 2009 LONDON - Doctors at Kingston Hospital in Surrey have revealed that the number of children being treated for accidents on a trampoline have been increasing, as parents often ignore the manufacturer's safety advice. Writing in the Emergency Medicine Journal, they have stressed the need for greater awareness among parents about the dangers.

September 16th, 2009 LONDON - Brit singer Cheryl Cole, who has been busy working on TV's the X Factor and preparing for concerts with British band Coldplay, was spotted looking stressed. Cole, 26, who is part of the Girls Aloud band, is also busy carving out a solo career for herself, with her first single 'Fight For This Love' set to be released next month, reports the Daily Express.

September 13th, 2009 LONDON - British pop star Lady GaGa has revealed that she hates talent hunt shows on TV. The "Poker Face" singer has slammed shows that thrust new artistes straight into the limelight, claiming they should spend time nurturing their talent, reports contactmusic.com.

September 8th, 2009 MELBOURNE - A new survey conducted has revealed that the modern day family is turning NETTEL - Not Enough Time To Enjoy Life. According to a social researcher, modern families are so busy earning that they no longer have the time to enjoy the benefits.

September 7th, 2009 LONDON - Hectic working schedules have left Britons with very little time to spend with children. A new survey has revealed that an average working parent enjoys just 45 minutes of "family time" on a weekday.

August 29th, 2009 AP source: Disc jockey DJ AM found dead in NYCNEW YORK — A law enforcement official says the celebrity disc jockey known as DJ AM has been found dead in his New York City apartment, which had drug paraphernalia in it. The official tells The Associated Press that 36-year-old Adam Goldstein was found in his Manhattan apartment Friday evening.

August 21st, 2009 WASHINGTON - Schools have often been criticized for drowning students under the load of homework, however, parents see it in a much more positive light, according to a new study. It showed that while students are spending considerable time completing homework, parents are generally supportive of homework practices.

August 12th, 2009 LONDON - An average woman spends the equivalent of one year and four months of her life crying, new research has shown. The survey of 3,000 females found, that during their first year, they will shed tears for three hours a day when they need changing, feeding or entertaining.

July 20th, 2009 LONDON - A new study suggests that British people, on average, spend over two years of their lives bored to tears. Scott O'Donnell of www.triviala.com, which commissioned the survey, says that the typical adult wastes almost six hours a week feeling completely and utterly bored with life, which is the equivalent of 13 days a year, or 786.5 days over the average adult lifetime of 60.5 years.

July 9th, 2009 LONDON - A new poll's findings suggest that women spend almost one year of their lives deciding what to wear. The poll involving 2,491 women suggests that choosing outfits for work, nights out, dinner parties, holidays, gym, and other activities means the average woman will spend 287 days rifling through their wardrobe.

July 4th, 2009 LONDON - Parents might be alienating their kids by allowing them to play computer games for too long, according to a leading author. Bernadette Tynan, a former child development academic, insists that the solitary nature of the games might have an adverse impact on parent-child bond, which is believed to be key to development.

July 1st, 2009 LONDON - Debunking what is called the "empty nest syndrome", scientists have found that parents, whose children stay at home are more likely to suffer depression than those whose offspring move out. Instead of feeling abandoned and lonely, adults with their children living far away seemed happier and more content than those with sons and daughters still living at home or in the local community.

June 4th, 2009 LONDON - We literally spend our lives "ooo-ing" and "oouch-ing".... A new UK poll says an average person spends nearly 20 years of his or her life in pain.

June 2nd, 2009 LONDON - Peter Andre has gone into depression following his split from glamour model Katie Price a.k.a. Jordan. And the singer reveals that seeing his children is the only thing that perks him up.