Long car trips with kids can be a challenge. It’s been that way for generations. But as technology has evolved, things have gotten quite a bit easier. Hand-held video games, dual screen back seat DVD players, MP3 players – we’ve got a whole lot of weapons in our arsenal that weren’t available to our parents.
These are all good things. We should take advantage of these modern conveniences on those long, long, loooooong days in the car. As good and useful as these technological innovations are, I’ve found that I have to make a conscious effort to make sure that
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Travelling With Children
January 6th, 2012 Posted by Ronald A. Rowe | Elementary, Entertainment, Travel
Travel by Airplane: Teen’s Perspective
April 6th, 2011 Posted by Jacob P. | Teen Perspective, Travel
As I type this, I am sitting in terminal B at Baltimore-Washington Airport in Maryland, waiting to fly back to the lovely, frigid state of New Hampshire. We (my family) are finishing up a whirlwind trip to visit my step-siblings and to visit Loyola University in Baltimore. At Loyola, my stepfather was honored with an award. So, anyway, I thought I would assemble some thoughts on traveling with kids.
- First of all, when you are traveling, pack as lightly as you can. I know that people think they should pack for every possible thing that can go wrong, but that
When my wife and I decided to celebrate my daughter's first birthday in Ohio with the family, I was stoked to share this day with those closest to us. Then I started thinking about logistics: a twelve-hour drive with our little monkey girl who can't be contained was looking a bit grim.
Driving 720 miles from South Carolina meant not only giving up my shorts and sandals, but possibly my sanity. Thankfully, I am blessed with a great wife who is a planner. She took care of almost everything for our daughter. My job was to figure out how and
Driving 720 miles from South Carolina meant not only giving up my shorts and sandals, but possibly my sanity. Thankfully, I am blessed with a great wife who is a planner. She took care of almost everything for our daughter. My job was to figure out how and
Vacationing With Grandparents: From the Teen’s View The Final Volume
August 16th, 2010 Posted by Jacob P. | Behavior, Helpful hints, Teen Perspective, Travel
As you can see, this is the third episode in an epic saga. For all you Twilight freaks/aficionados, I was actually referring to my series of articles about vacationing with grandparents, not your beloved book/movie series. My first volume is essentially where I established my creditability on this subject by listing my numerous travels with grandparents and in Volume Two, I spoke of the three major problems seen traveling with grandparents. Below, I'm going to list a few cures for these three problems, commonly seen vacationing with grandparents.
- The first problem I listed was not listening, specifically to the adults
Vacationing with Grandparents: From the Teen’s View Volume 2
August 6th, 2010 Posted by Jacob P. | Teen Perspective, Travel
As I am writing this article from an awesome room in Jersey City, I am peering across the Hudson, with my sister, mom, and step-dad on a lovely vacation to New York City (specifically Manhattan). Now this trip reminded me of my last article, about my past travels with my grandparents. I know that travels with parents and grandparents are different, but most of the problems are the same, which I shall be writing about now. Now, here are a compilation of problems that can happen when traveling with grandparents, or anyone else.
- I am listing this issue first because
