Joanna Fortune: I'm worried about my parents-in-law going on holiday with us — what should I do?

Arrange a big family day out and perhaps an evening or two when you and your partner can spend quality time together, connecting, sightseeing, or relaxing

Joanna Fortune: "A holiday is supposed to give us all a break from day-to-day life. It’s a change of environment, a chance to broaden our field of vision and reset our busy, task-oriented brains as we exhale and recharge our emotional batteries."

My parents-in-law are going on holiday with us to help us mind our young children. It’s very generous of them, but my mother-in-law tends to be quite bossy, though I know she means well. 

We’ve never had an argument, but I’m worried that living together for 10 days may put our relationship under strain. What would you suggest?