Today\u2019s programme is dedicated to the challenges and joys of the long summer weeks out of school. Is boredom good? Will children fall behind on their learning? How can you be sure your teenagers are safe while you\u2019re at work? Jane also hears about the impact of holiday food poverty on children with parents on low incomes. Plus minimalist camping tips to get children off their screens and outside. \nJane is joined by: \nJuliet Benis, Primary Head Teacher \nCarmel McConnell MBE, Founder of Magic Breakfast \nDr Laura Harrison, Senior Lecturer in Modern History at the University of West England \nBriony Hartley author of Minimalist Family Camping: \nDee Holmes young persons, family and children\u2019s Counsellor for Relate
Presenter: Jane Garvey\nProducer: Caroline Donne