RULE 1 Like everyone at a festival, children need to drink lots of water and keep hydrated and keep their energy levels up. If they dislike the taste of bottled water, mix in a little fruit juice, but don't give them juice or soda all the time. Bag

To ensure everyone has fun when you're having a bit of rough-and-tumble play, be sure to put these rules into action – and remember (parents) that you are the bigger person in this game, so tone it down if you think there's any chance it might

Hi, it's me, Joe.So do you want to know my hottest predictions for the coolest toys this Christmas? Well, my money (or more like my mummy's money) is gonna be on Skylanders Giants! All my mates and I are Skylanders crazy at the moment. It really appeals to the trainspotting colle...

Britain’s beaches play host to a plethora of natural life, just waiting to be discovered by curious little beachcombers. While children adore exploring this stimulating habitat, there are a few considerations that should be taken into account to treat the seaside ecosystem with r...

1. Treat yourself to a lie-in If you are accustomed to leaping out of bed in the morning in order to get your children dressed and make them breakfast, then you must stop immediately. By doing these things for your children, you are making them dependent on you. You are also in d...

1. Choose your festivalIt might have been dubbed as “Three Days of Peace & Music” but turn back time to theWoodstockheyday of 1969 and you’d find the festival spirit steeped in a hazy mist of marijuana and zonked-out grown-ups. Not so the new breed of family festivals that have s...

THE TIME HAS come for us to admit that feminists were wrong. There’s too much pressure on women to have it all. Something has to give. It’s either our career, children, marriage or sanity, but something has to go on the back burner. A couple of years ago, I attended a black-tie f...

Author and mother-of-three Hannah Evans explores her role as a mother raising three boys in her book MOB Rule: Lessons Learned by a Mother of Boys (Bloomsbury, £12.99). Here Hannah shares some thoughts about her own upbringing:Where did you grow up

Sara Galvin, wife of chef Chris Galvin, and mother of Jessica, 15, George, 14, and Joey, 11, and Front-of-House patron of Galvin La Chapelle, gives her recipe for successful family dining:1. Involve your child in every conversation, play word games, drawing games, take a little b...

Psychologist Sylvia Rimm conducted a survey of 1,000 women who had achieved success in their careers and happiness in their personal lives to find out what they have in common. Here are her guidelines for raising happy, succesful daughters:1. Set high educational expectations for...