Summer. It's the season of endless sunshine and lazy days; sandy beaches and bonfire nights.

For those of us with school-age children, summer is the only time of the year that we can truly enjoy substantial, uninterrupted family time.

Whether it's backyard camping or national park camping; whether it's a family road trip or time on a cruise ship, summer is the time when childhood memories are made. It doesn't matter what do with your kids this summer; it only matters that you do it. They will remember the time spent. And they will remember that they spent it with you.