The school holidays are fast approaching. Before you know it they’ll be here. For many parents family holidays aren’t all fun in the sun. Juggling work and looking after kids or managing finances after the big expense of the family holiday can be really stressful. If you are a separated parent you can face a particularly difficult time over the summer. In addition to the strain of juggling work and childcare you may have the stress of negotiating with your ex the arrangement

A report published this month by the leading charity Gingerbread states that parents and children are being let down by the current Child Maintenance System. The report entitled ‘ Children deserve more ’ details how loopholes in the Child Maintenance Service (CMS) mean that some non-resident parents are paying a fraction of what they should. The CMS is supposed to calculate and, when necessary, enforce, the payments that children need. But the report argues that recent ref

Family breakdown can be hard for everyone – but especially any children caught up in the conflict. Do you know what your kids think when you shout at them? The Family Mediation Association worked closely with the charity Voices in the Middle to produce the video below. It features a poem based on lines contributed by young people describing what it feels like to be shouted at. Please take a few moments to watch the video. It may help you see what children think when they’r