A recent finalist for Online Travel Writer of the Year, Lucy Daltroff brings her experience both as a journalist and a parent to bear when writing articles for Parenting Without Tears.
If any of your family or friends are intolerant or allergic to certain foods, check out the FreeFfrom Food award winners for a prize-winning alternative.
National Family Week begins today and with 5326 events taking place around the country there's no shortage of things to do as a family during half-term. Here are our top events to give you a taste of what's on offer.
Two children eat free with every adult paying £7.99 for breakfast at Whitbread restaurants: Beefeater Grill, Table Table, Brewers Fayre and Taybarns restaurants nationwide.
BBC Three and Renegade Pictures are making a new documetnary about money and would love to talk to mothers and teenage daughters who are happy to share their stories.
What makes a museum especially family friendly? Is it trails for toddlers? Art sessions for teenagers? Highchairs in the cafe? All good – but not good enough. Each museum on the shortlist for the 2011 Guardian Family Friendly Museum Award has also shown a commitment to the local community.
Millions of people walk six kilometres every day just to collect water for their basic needs. On World Water Day 2011, thousands of people across the globe will walk together for six kilometres to demand an end to this crisis.
Celebrate the centenary of International Women's Day by sending your message of support to women who struggle in the developing world. Get Lippy with Joanna Lumley, Kathy Burke, Sphie Ellis-Bextor, Beverley Knight, Annie Mac and Miranda Richardson.
If you are looking for somewhere to go during half term one of the 20 museums on the Guardian Family Friendly Award long list for Kids in Museums could be just what you need.
Action Against Allergy has teamed up with the online health information service www.talkallergy.com, in collaboration with NHS Choices to sponsor an online workshop forum for parents of allergic children from 18 February for one week.
Yummy Mummys are campaigning again to raise money for CLIC Sargent, the children and young people's cancer charity. Time to get involved with a fundraising pack or buying from their range of gifts. Plus there's a chance to win a Yummy Mummy celebrity apron.
Parenting Without Tears likes to support charities by publicising their events and campaigns and members of our panel also help in a more practical way especially for Molly's Fund.
