.What experts advise is mostly common sense and a degree of patience. Children need to hear you speaking, to be read to and spoken to directly so they can see how you form words and expressions. Then they need plenty of practice, both with children and adults

to enjoy the surrounding five acres of countryside, such as binoculars and magnifying glass. It costs from £609 for a week in June. See English Holidays for lots more places to stay close to home, and read our features Happy Campers and Cool Campsites

month of the year, read Your Continental Year.

and spectacular Aquaventure water park and is available by visiting the website or emailing reservations@atlantisthe palm.com and quoting “Atlantis Summer”.Read Editor Catherine O'Dolan's review of her stay at The Palm.

.For more about holidays in Spain, read Junior's Guide to Superb Spain

ten things to do with children in Tokyo, read The Joy Of Japan.

clear if they charge fees up front for a consultation or interview (illegal from October 2010). And never hand over money at your first contact with the agency.4 Don’t rush into signing a contract at an interview, take it home to read. Genuine agencies

to occupy children. Receive a 15 per cent discount on a seven-night, half-board stay departing July 31. From £2,825 for a family of four. Visit our Travel section for more news and reviews. Read about another resort in Sardinia, more breaks in Scotland and a

To see professional sand sculptures visit the beach at Weston-Super-Mare in Somerset until 4 September. This year the theme is the jungle and you’ll be able to see a variety of wild animals, flora and fauna all created from sand.Read about our five

families. Seven nights from £4,995 for a family of four, including flights and accommodation but not excursions. Read Surviving The Long-haul Flight for the best tips on traveling with children.