Planning the family holiday this year could present us all with some exciting challenges. After all, the economic downturn not only makes the working week a little more worrisome, but when you finally do take a break, you feel like you need to save

for sporty families. At the junior sports academies, children can hone their skills in golf, rugby, tennis and football. The resort also has a children’s club, playgrounds, children’s menus, plus swimming lessons, dance classes, synchronised swimming

close but have very different personalities! What were your favourite pastimes as a child? I loved to dance! I used to lock myself in my room, turn the music up and dance for hours on end.  Also, as a family we used to gather on the beach at dusk

they are certain they'll be winners). Winning builds confidence; losing builds character. If girls are to be successful and take risks in a competitive society, they will have to experience both winning and losing.8. Travel with your family Try to include special

. Our home is just next to the canal which is pleasant to stroll along.Laid-back, happy and...searching. That’s how I’d describe my family life. My wife, Anna Sophia, is also a designer and we’re still searching for the right balance. Both of us works

place to run the business as the tractor comes in handy when loading pallets for international orders.What are your favourite things to do as a family? We don’t have many day trips as Andrew is very tied to the farm, but we often family and friends over

will be transforming their classrooms into Neverland and taking part in a range of Peter Pan inspired activities, with all proceeds going towards parent and family accommodation at Great Ormond Street Hospital, enabling a parent to sleep next to their child or stay

Recessive traitsIn any one family, some children might inherit a recessive gene, or all of them, or none of them; even if both of their parents are carriers the chances are still only one in four. Depending on the genetic match of the

and trying to fry an egg. I got distracted and the oil over-heated. I almost burned the house down and my mother banned me from her kitchen forever.What would be your perfect family Christmas dinner? A very long one – with friends, family and great food

eater. My mother cooked a lot of spicy food, which I loved.What are you best memories of Christmas as a child? Getting a portable record player when I was about 12.What was your typical Christmas dinner back then? We always had a big traditional family