Prepare for the collective cheer from thousands of children as schools all over the country break for the summer holidays!

But for parents, especially separated parents, the long break can bring additional headaches in terms of ensuring that children have sufficient care and entertainment.

For those parents who are caring alone for their children, holiday time can be particularly challenging, whilst those parents are sharing care can run into trouble as they try to make arrangements that are acceptable to everyone.

Click here for tips from our experts to help make the next few weeks a little less fraught