Let’s talk travel gear, readers – what would you advise families with babies and small kids to buy to make their travels more enjoyable?
The Hunt: The Best Baby Travel Gear
Do You Take Family Vacations with Your Kids’ Grandparents?
Do you take family vacations with your kids’ grandparents or other extended family members? Who pays, and how do you decide where to go?
How to Survive a Road Trip with Kids
Here are some of the things I’ve learned to bring along on a road trip, both for ease of travel and for a peaceful, multi-hour stretch on the road… I’d love to hear yours.
Have You Ever Taken a Vacation Without Your Kids?
Have you ever taken a vacation without kids? There’s a huge range here..
Family Staycation Tips: How to Make the Most of Lazy Long Weekends
With Labor Day almost here (I swear I just turned my wall calendar page to August … and now it’s already time to buy a PTSA calendar), we thought we would share some family staycation tips. For those of you ran out of time to plan a Labor Day trip or just decided to relax … Read More about Family Staycation Tips: How to Make the Most of Lazy Long Weekends
Family Vacations and Coworker Jealousy
2019 Update: We still stand by this discussion on family vacations and coworker jealousy — but you may also want to check out our more recent discussion of what kind of family vacation is right for you. Here’s what is perhaps an odd question: Do you ever feel like there is coworker jealousy surrounding your … Read More about Family Vacations and Coworker Jealousy
The Easiest Family Vacation Resorts for Working Moms
here do you go for the easiest family resort vacations? Have you tried Great Wolf Lodge, Kalahari Resorts, The Tyler Place Family Resort, Hershey Park, Beaches, Legoland, a Disney cruise, … or, of course, Disneyland or Disney World?
Three Companies That Rent Baby Gear for Travel
New parents learn very quickly that going anywhere with a baby requires a lot of “stuff.” If you’re going out to dinner and bringing a diaper bag packed with supplies, that’s not so bad, but family vacations are another story. If your destination is nowhere near friends or relatives with baby gear that you can … Read More about Three Companies That Rent Baby Gear for Travel
Vacation Planning: How Early is Too Early?
How early is too early to start planning your next family vacation?
Tips for Flying with Kids
All of our best tips on flying with kids — including why an applesauce pouch or thermos is ESSENTIAL.
3 Tips for Using Airbnb — with Kids
What are your best tips for renting a vacation house or Airbnb with kids, ladies? Whether you’re doing Airbnb, VRBO, or another sort of rental, planning and executing the trip can feel like a full-time job in and of itself. I shared a vacation horror story a week or so ago on Corporette — we rented a small … Read More about 3 Tips for Using Airbnb — with Kids
Your Laziest Mom Hacks
What are your laziest/smartest mom hacks? What are your best tips for getting stuff done around the house in “unperfect” ways? Some readers seemed miffed by my posts on photo organization and organizing kids’ clothes — but I am faaaar from perfect, and hate to give that impression. (Sorry, ladies!) Of course I’m going to write a … Read More about Your Laziest Mom Hacks