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Planning Tips for Travel with a Baby – Newborn to 3 Months

Quick note – Happy New Year, traveling families!

Thanks so much to all of you who helped make 2016 a great year for Travels with Baby. I hope that the website, Travels with Baby Tips blog or Travels with Baby guidebooks–or all of the above helped your family make extra special memories in 2016. And here’s to the adventures that lie ahead in 2017! I’m kicking of the new year with a new monthly series in addition to regular weekly travel tips. Anticipating Ages and Stages will offer insights an...

Dozens of Great Family Travel Ideas for 2017

From “The 411 on Ireland’s County Clare with Kids” at FamilyTravel411.com.

When I started the “sister site” to Travels with Baby the concept was clear: Give families “The 411” on travel destinations throughout North America and around the world to make it easy toset their own travel plans in motion. After all, parents are busy!

Five Great Gifts for Traveling Families

Think fast! Need a gift for the family travelers in your life–or perhaps in your home? Here are five favorites destined to get years of use. Links to many more recommendations below. Happy hunting!

The Trunki in “Bernard” Yellow (click for more styles)

Trunki Ride-On Suitcase for Kids

It’s a kid-size suitcase, a ride-on toy, and the easiest way to carry-on kid + bag into an airplane (let them scoot themselves). The Trunki ride-on suitcase lets kids scoot through the airport (or even up and d...

Roundup: Best Holiday Travel Tips for Trips with Babies, Toddlers & Preschoolers

Who’s ready for holiday travel with kids? You soon will be with this collection of the best holiday travel tips and advice for trips with kids under 5!

Got your to-do list and checking it twice? Gearing up for holiday travel with with babies and children under 5 can seem especially daunting–but I’ve got your back!

This is not just a Top Ten list of holiday travel tips, mind you, this is a collection of some of the best holiday travel tips and advice features presented over the past few years....

Pack This! The BedBox by JetKids

The BedBox by JetKids shown in infant/toddler bed mode.

I recently stumbled onto a video about the BedBox by JetKids—a ride-on suitcase for kids up to 7 years old that also helps convert a regular airplane seat into a small bed. What a concept! If you haven’t heard about (or seen) the BedBox yet, here are some points to consider in deciding if it might be helpful for your family.

Pros of the BedBox:

Keeps little legs from dangling restlessly—or kicking the forward seat—by providing support ev...

Temperament and Travel: Advice for Travel with the Very Distractable Child

See ya! The “distractible child” never stops exploring… (Inspired by this image? See my feature The 411 on Kauai with Kids.)

Greetings, Travels with Baby readers!

I just recently returned from an incredible adventure in China, recovered from the virus and most of the jetlag that was bound to follow my excitement there, and am swinging back up onto the saddle here to deliver loads more travel tips this season to help ease your family’s upcoming travels.

A quick note to new subscribers (welcome...

Temperament and Travel: Advice for Travel with the Very Focused Child

Vancouver, British Columbia: What a “Very Focused” child looks like. My daughter could have spent the entire afternoon enjoying this one exhibit at the Vancouver Aquarium—seriously. We had to agree to a cut-off time.

The Temperament and Travel series moves on today to take a look at the final major temperament trait, Attention Span, and how it can influence family travel dynamics. Do either of these characteristics sound like your young traveler?

Attention Span: Focused vs. Distractible

Very...

Temperament and Travel: Advice for Travel with the “Positive” Child

The Positive child “sees the world” through rose-colored glasses.

Today we continue thebi-weekly advice series on “Temperament and Travel” with advice for travel with the “Positive” child.

Why on earth would anyone need advice about traveling with a “Positive” child?

After all, most destinations and activities are perfectly fine with this child, especially since it probably wouldn’t occur to her that she might not like taking a trip somewhere (unless a Negative sibling tries to plant the seed...

Temperament and Travel: Advice for Travel with the “Negative” Child

Somewhere on a glass bottom boat in the islands sits a child who is NOT so sure she is going to like it…. Fear not. Advice for travel with the negative child is here!

Lighten up! Today the Temperament and Travel series turns its focus on the trait of Mood, which becomes a key player when children (like grownups!) come into this world just naturally closer to one end of the mood spectrum or the other. Do either of these sound like your little traveler?

Mood: Positive vs. Negative

Positive – Do...

Temperament and Travel: Advice for Travel with the Low-Sensitivity Child

“If it’s too loud, you’re too old!” — The Low-Sensitivity Child

The Temperament and Travel series returns to the trait of Sensitivity–this time with a look at travel with the Low-Sensitivity child (click here for the previous post on Travel with the Highly Sensitive Child). A quick look back at the opposite ends of the Sensitivity spectrum:

Sensitivity: High Sensitivity vs. Low Sensitivity

Highly sensitive – Is he easily upset by loud noises, bright lights, and stimulating environments? Does...