THINGS TO TAKE

I love books. So do my husband and my daughter. We use fiction and non-fiction books to learn about places we visit.  And we rely on stories to learn about places we have not yet gotten to.  A good book can give kids a sense of place and expose them …

For better or for worse, your holiday plans are made. The bags are mostly packed, the presents mostly bought and wrapped (unless you’re my husband, who probably hasn’t started his shopping yet), the itinerary for driving, flying or just staying home is set. After the holiday travel is over, it’s …

Keeping hungry kids sated gets a little easier as they get bigger—and new products come out all the time to help parents traveling with little ones. Here are some products and ideas that helped me (or would have helped me) a lot when I was traveling with a small one. …

There’s no such thing as traveling light when you travel with kids. So we value anything that allows us to carry less, carry smaller, carry lighter or that keeps the kids comfortable longer. Here are 10 products (and 1 service) that get get high marks for cleverness in our book. …