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Family Travel: Air Travel Tips

15 AIR TRAVEL TIPS FOR PARENTS WITH INFANTS

  1. Keep it short-haul.  My sister-in-law recently asked me, “What do you do with a one-year-old on a six-hour flight?”  Honestly, I don’t know.  If you have any suggestions, please send them my way.  I’m just happy for her that she’s not taking a two-year-old on a six-hour flight.  Personally, I wouldn’t take a toddler on a flight longer than two hours.
  2. But what if you can’t?  Luckily, pre-mobile infants are pretty easy to please for the most part.  They don’t mind just sitting there for long periods of time because, well, that’s what they’d be doing anyway.  Help them (more…)

Family Travel Story: Weekend Escape

AN IMPROMPTU ROADTRIP ADVENTURE

Billions of sparkling lights spread out above us.  The bright stars.  The dimmer stars.  The band that marks the Milky Way.  How I have missed seeing the night sky away from Edmonton’s city lights!

I hold my 22-month old son close to me.  Wrapped in a light blanket over his fall jacket, his teeth are still chattering as he admires the view.  “Stars!”  he says.  (more…)

Family Travel Tips: On The Road Again

TIPS FOR TAKING A ROADTRIP WITH CHILDREN

Young children spend their waking hours moving about, exploring the world. Even when they are very young, they want to be held up where they can see the world being busy around them.  You want me to strap them down into a no-running, no-view seat for how long???  

We made our first car trip out of the city when Alisha had just turned two.  Amazingly, it went pretty well.  The four-hour drive took five or six hours, with no struggles to get back in the car after a rest stop (though we’ve been there too).  Since then, we have made numerous trips around Alberta and through B.C. with our two kids, now aged four and almost-two.   Although there are never any guarantees, we have found ways to increase the chances of experiencing a fabulous roadtrip.  

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