Last week a 2-year-old girl had a tantrum. Why is this headline news? Is it because toddlers delaying flights is a real issue facing the airline industry, or because stories like this garner hundreds of heated comments and page views?
As a traveling parent, you should be prepared -- prepared to provide for your baby but also prepared to amuse and comfort her. Pack your carry-on luggage with enough food, snacks, and distractions to last the duration of your journey.
Summer is almost here, which means travel. If the thought of a child as a fellow passenger is really so awful as to ruin your trip, here are some tips to avoid them as best as possible.
Everyone seems to have on opinion on whether you should travel with young children. But our adventures as a family have bonded us, tested us, and opened up a whole new world to us.
I was nervous. I rehearsed pointed retorts to any possible snide remarks. Vacations are exciting, but getting there is no longer half the fun. We were leaving on a jet plane with our daughter, then 20-months-old.
A flight attendant once told me that babies are the only thing not required to be strapped in for take off and landing. You would have to purchase a seat, but wouldn't you pay any amount to keep your baby safe?