The summer is finally here and most families are planning days out to the beautiful British countryside or jetting off to holiday abroad. When you’re on the go, it’s more important than ever to forward plan and make sure you keep little tummies full on their travels.

The school bell rang, it was early afternoon and the sun was shining outside. I grabbed my bag and ran out , along orchards with apple trees, the local grocery shop, the playground with the swings that could make you fly... At home I quickly had a meal before heading out again, to see who was out playing. And we stayed out, climbing trees, bicycling around our neighbourhood, running over fields, playing football, going on adventures and lots more, all until our mothers had called us endlessly and it started to get dark. This was Oslo in the 1980's.

With days of promised sunshine ahead of us and the excitement of the Olympic Games infecting us all, it's time to think ahead to your own children's sporting future!

Are you savouring every joyous second of the school term before the seemingly endless summer holidays begin, or are you excitedly planning with military precision how you will spend every minute of the next six weeks?

Me, I think I fall somewhere in the middle. I am a single SAHM with a 5 year old, a 4 year old and a two year old. A typical day, as in households everywhere, is full of structure, routines, stress and lateness in the daily battle that is getting out the door to school. So for me the thought of six whole weeks of holiday, is just that, a holiday!