Family Features

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This month's favourites

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Cycle-camping with Young Children
Cycle-camping with Young Children
A wonderful insight into a cycle-camping holiday with the family More
Fossil-hunting on the Jurassic Coast
Fossil-hunting on the Jurassic Coast
John Oldale spends a day on the Jurassic Coast More
Suffolk for Free
Suffolk for Free
Deborah and family seek out the free attractions of this lovely easterly county More
Finding Espana, in Spain - by Dea Birkett

‘Let's go to Spain!' said my teenager. It was a good idea, and we all agreed, including the eight-year-old twins.

The trouble was, we were already there, in the heart of Murcia, less that half a kilometre from the Mediterranean coast, wher... More

Do we really hate kids in Britain? - by Dea Birkett
Do we really hate kids in Britain?

Our first Children's Commissioner Sir Al Aynsley Green believes so. About to leave office, he's determined to go with a bang not a whimper. Sir Al has declared England ‘one of the most child-unfriendly... More
Slaves to Schedule? - by Dea Birkett
Routine, routine, routine. When you first have a baby, that's all the advice everyone gives you. You must get them into a routine.

Discussions around routine have been big in the news recently. Childrearing guru Gina Ford, who recommends p... More