and a highly successful author to boot, so having children clearly hasn't held you back?Like every working mother, it's a juggling act. I'm very fortunate in that my husband Simon works, so I've never had the pressure of being the main breadwinner

Children can see top West End shows for free as part of this year’s fabulous festival organised by the Society of London Theatre. During Kids Week, a child aged between 5 and 16 can go free when accompanied by an adult paying full price. You can

and activities for children, as well as circus skills workshops and jazzy light shows. A highlight for children is the fancy-dress night on Saturday.Meadowlands,Glynde Place, East SussexJune 1–3 A weekend of cultural carnivalesque celebrations, jam

before. I do love children’s books with human heros, but I think you can have a bit more fun with animals. Especially if they have human characteristics like Claude. You’re not so restricted with the adventures you can send your character on if he’s a

and Erin O’Connor for M&S, had a baby and written a book about her pregnancy. She has appeared on countless television shows, from the BBC’s The One Show, to Channel Four’s 10 Years Younger and CNN’s movie show The Screening Room. She even hosts a radio

still look through the curtain in envy at the Upper Class passengers with their cosy pods). After nine hours of movies, food and a few snoozes, we landed in the Sunshine State, where – right on cue – the sun was blazing. But we were about to embark

entertainment, see the ultimate feel-good musical – Irving Berlin’s White Christmas at Bank of America Theatre from December 15 to January 2. Stay at the Four Seasons, where children can snuggle up in pint-size robes and enjoy colouring books, DVDs and toys. A

the years until this story was ready to be written.You see, I’m the middle one of three children. I have a much younger sister who was born when I was nine. This was a dream come true for me at the time because it was like being delivered a life-size doll

. I also ventured to Nobu and tried some of the melt-in-the-mouth signature dishes, including Yellow Tail Sashimi with Jalapenos and Black Cod with Miso, washed down with a couple of Lychee margaritas, while Grace and Joe watched movies at the children’s

at the time!). There was a brilliant playground area for younger children called Splashers with a host of climbing frames, mini water slides, water jets and a giant tipping bucket that poured a torrent of 1,200 litres of water at various intervals – great fun