August 16, 2010 — By Jacob P.
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…
August 6, 2010 — By Jacob P.
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…
July 28, 2010 — By Jacob P.
As far back as I can remember, every year I went somewhere on a vacation with my grandparents. I have always felt that I am exponentially lucky to have grandparents who are willing to take me on such vacations every year out of their own will and pocket. I did not know that this is a trend becoming more and more popular, but now that I know this, I am going to provide my thoughts on it.
First of all, I am going to provide a little history on my vacationing with grandparents, as this will tie into a few…
July 12, 2010 — By Ronald A. Rowe
We all struggle to maintain the balance between discipline and instruction on one side and letting kids be kids on the other. I think I’ve struck a balance that works for me and for my family – under normal circumstances. But what about circumstances that would best be described as abnormal, like vacation time?
Vacation, when the kids are off the clock from school, I’m off from work, and my lovely wife is enjoying having someone else do the cooking and cleaning. Everybody’s away from their normal jobs, except as parents. We’re still on the clock in our 24/7 responsibility…
June 23, 2010 — By Jacob P.
The summer can be a rather long and boring time for some families, because, no matter whether the kids will admit it or not, without school, they get very bored. There are some methods to handle summer boredom, but many will empty your bank account. I have some ideas for summer fun that can help take care of bored kids on a budget.
- Go hiking. Hiking in almost all places places is free, except for some parks. The best part about hiking is that there’s such a wide range of hiking trails that you can find one suitable for everybody….
