The festive period can be crushing for some families without children

“It’s very much about Santa and the Late Late Toy Show and taking the kids to shows and Santy. It’s not that I think it shouldn’t be like that but it can be difficult when you’re not really part of it."

"We probably all know someone who wanted to have children and couldn’t - the fact is that the vast majority (80%) of women reaching 45 without children are childless by circumstance"

It's the most wonderful time of the year. At least that's the message that is churned out to us by the mass media.

“Help those in need this Christmas,” spouts yet another multinational corporation that promotes profit over people for the other 11 months of the year.