air travel
Mama Drama: Preventing Travel Trauma
Dear Mama Drama: We are traveling by plane and car this summer and need some ideas for keeping the kids entertained and having a smooth ride. ~ Traveling Mama (photo credit) Dear Traveling: Planning ahead is a great idea as parents and kids can feel stressed and anxious when hunger and boredom set in on the road. Have snacks handy. Kids generally need frequent snacks and a hungry traveler is usually a recipe for disaster. Pack easy to eat snacks like crackers, nuts (if you don’t have allergies), dried fruit, and popcorn. When driving you can add in fresh fruit, baby carrots, and sandwiches that can be stored in a cooler. Stay hydrated, but skip the sugar. Keep kids sipping on water throughout your travels. Headaches and crankiness are often symptoms of dehydration. It’s easy when traveling...
Your opinion: Should parents be required to buy a plane ticket for children under 2?
Holiday travel season is upon us and a polarizing debate has resurfaced: Should children 2 and younger be restrained in their own seat on an airplane? On Thursday, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) held a forum on child passenger safety in Washington D.C. MSNBC.com travel writer Harriet Baskas wrote about the hotly-debated issue: The NTSB has repeatedly pushed for a rule requiring all airline passengers — including infants — to be restrained in a separate seat. However, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) still allows children 2 years and younger to travel unrestrained on airplanes if seated on an adult’s lap. The NTSB submitted its latest safety recommendation to the FAA in August, citing plane crashes where young children held on a parent’s lap were injured or k...
Travel Tips: Flying With Kids
Although I would never call myself a travel “expert,” with family on both coasts I can assure you that we’ve done our fair share of traveling with kids. With distances over thousands of miles, airplane has become our main mode of travel. It’s not cheap. It’s not easy. But it is fast. If you’re planning air travel with kids, saying that you have to be prepared is an understatement. You really need to be OVER-prepared. Remember that air travel probably means getting a meal at the airport, maneuvering airplane bathroom stalls (these bathrooms are NOT made for two people even if one of them is little – I don’t know what these “mile high club” people are thinking), schleping through security and fenagling suitcases at baggage claim. Drinks will be spilled, feelings will ...
