Unveiling the plan at a Barnardo's fathers' project in London, deputy prime minister Nick Clegg said ministers would look at tackling 'a hardcore of everyday bottlenecks that frustrate family life'.
The new body will look at areas such as extending the right to flexible working for all employees to help eradicate the 'stigma' that discourages men for asking for parental leave; giving greater support to disabled children; and providing more safe play areas.
It will also look at ways to prevent family breakdown by improving access to advice for parents, and funding organisations that provide counselling and support for families.
The taskforce is to be chaired by the Prime Minister and includes Mr Clegg, children's minister Sarah Teather, work and pensions secretary Iain Duncan Smith and science and universities minister David Willetts. It will report by the end of the year and proposals will be developed in the context of the Comprehensive Spending Review.
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