How to Vacation with Kids (and have fun!)

How to Vacation with Kids (and Enjoy Yourself)

It was right after our first vacation with kids that my husband and I decided to never again take a family vacation. Hear me out, though. We decided our vacations would be reserved for the two of us. Our trips would include our kids. Because any parent knows that a trip with kids (especially young kids) is not a vacation. It was a small thing (changing the name from vacation to trip), but it did wonders on our attitudes for future trips. Here’s why…it wasn’t just a name change…it was also an expectation change. And with those altered expectations came much …

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Flying with Mom – Airline Travel with Kids

It’s dark and quiet as hundreds around me sleep, now that the small passenger in row 35 has given in. His mother looks relieved, but cautious, slumped under a blanket beside him. Airline travel with small children is not easy, but it can be done well. Before the flight attendant closed the overhead bins, the elderly lady in row 35 found a way to move far from the little wiggling person making demands before we even pulled away from the gate. Early indications showed it would be a long overnight flight with this half sized, yet powerful, passenger. His mom, …

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