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Car Trips

Win the Backseat Wars With Your Kids (VIDEO)

Kari Haugeto | Posted 05.13.2013 | Travel
Read More: Road Trip, Family Adventures, Parenting, Family-Disputes, Travel Tips, Car Trips, Family Travel, Travel Parenting Tips, Parenting Tips, Road Trip Kids, Video, Travel News
Kari Haugeto

Of course we'd never resort to threatening our kids in the car to make them behave. Nuh-uh. But redirection will only get you so far. Then things devolve so quickly into backseat anarchy that the hapless driver is rendered powerless in mediating disputes. What should you do?

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The Inability of Children to Hold Onto Toys in A Car

Amber Dusick | Posted 09.25.2012 | Parents
Read More: Car Seats, Parenting, Kids, Humor, Car Trips, Toys, Keeping Kids Happy, Driving With Kids, Traveling With Kids, Parenting Humor, Carseats, Parents News
Amber Dusick

We recently went on a trip with the kids. In the car. It wasn't very far, but we were in the car for a good four hours. This detail is actually irrelevant because the following happens EVERY time we are in the car. It is just that it happened 721 times during our trip. This is the story...

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'A (Very) Little R&R'

Ron Brounes | Posted 09.22.2012 | Parents
Read More: Vacations With Kids, R&R, Car Trips, Trips, Vacations, Rest-and-Relaxation, Trips With Kids, Summer Vacation, Family Vacation, Parents News
Ron Brounes

Once kids enter the equation, the whole dynamic completely changes and the term "vacation" no longer applies.

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Kids' Top-Secret Tips For Family Travel

Peter Mandel | Posted 02.13.2012 | Travel
Read More: Hawaii, Cheetos, Green Day, Travel Tips, Car Trips, Johnny Cash, Family Travel, Fairs, Driving on Back Roads, Parenting, Mad Libs, Boat Rides, The White Stripes, Traveling With Children, Diet Coke, Travel News
Peter Mandel

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.

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