My husband did not believe me when I told him I had PTSD from my car trip with Little Dude. Apparently, the universe decided that I hadn't been sufficiently humbled.
Rhiana Maidenberg | Posted 02.22.2012
There is no faster way to age your skin and gray your hair than to travel with two kids five and under.
Peter Mandel | Posted 02.13.2012
Most of the kids on my panel didn't really think travel was as fun and educational as their parents did, but, on the bright side, almost as many wanted to hit the road as hang out at home. Here are their secrets to make travel more fun.
Peter Mandel | Posted 01.22.2012
Is taking the kids along all it's cracked up to be? Despite frequent complaints, for many adults the answer must be yes. Families are like roaming packs these days, and kids are now included on more than just the traditional car trips.
Corinne McDermott | Posted 09.19.2011
Back in my pre-kids days, I remember having my seat kicked only once. From what I could overhear, the child (around eight or nine, I think), had been giving her mom a run for her money for quite some time.
Stacie Nevadomski Berdan | Posted 09.26.2011
A short tour of Central America -- Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama -- was a great opportunity to teach our girls how to travel with the added bonus of daily Spanish language use.
Wendy Perrin | Posted 08.03.2011
After traveling to 16 foreign countries and 23 states with my sons, now seven and nine, I've learned some relatively effortless ways to open not only their eyes but also local people's doors.
Eileen Ogintz | Posted 09.19.2011
It may be chilly and drizzly, but the penguin families are out for a day at the beach -- literally. It's New Year's Eve in 2009. We're in Patagonia, Chile, at the bottom of the hemisphere.
Rob Sachs | Posted 11.17.2011
Gone are the days of hopping into a sports car and dashing off into the night. Now I drive a moderately fuel-efficient SUV, fully loaded with not one, but two car seats.
Elizabeth Thorp | Posted 08.03.2011
Traveling with the little ones is not exactly all sunshine and cupcakes. Thankfully, if you're clever about your destination, at the end of interminable plane/train/car/mule journeys lies salvation.
Beth Arnold | Posted 05.25.2011
Meredith Lopez | Posted 11.17.2011
Traveling with a toddler, even to our own parents' houses, apparently requires the meticulous planning, resources, and organizational skills of a major military operation.
Perry Yeatman | Posted 11.17.2011
For those of you who have given up the travel bug because you now have young children, I say think again.
Devon Corneal | Posted 05.10.2012