When did enjoying yourself with those you’re closest to become such hard work? The main trouble with family holidays is that if you are travelling with anyone under 25 or over 55, it’s not a ‘holiday’ as such, merely a change of scenery.

Then there is the mind warp that starts as soon as it’s booked. An idea gets lodged in your psyche: this year, you’re going to make sure that everyone has a Really Fabulous Time. 

Except, except. There can be a hefty gap between expectation and reality. Many of us have some kind of soft-focus, fuzzy notion that once we are abroad with our family, we will frolic about like the Waltons.

If you want to dodge the pitfalls – and, of course, you do – here’s what you need to come to terms with before snapping the suitcase shut…

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/family/parenting/sun-sea-and-sulking-how-to-survive-a-family-holiday/