If you’ve ever found yourself late at night in the: a) hotel room b) tent c) airplane, or d) all of the above, with a fussy baby or toddler wondering…
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family travelSafety and Health
Roundup: Health tips for winter family vacations with babies & young children
Worried that a cold or the flu might botch your holiday travel plans or spoil your winter family vacation? This is the post for you! Grab a cup of coffee…
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Pack This!Safety and Health
Pack This! Reusable forehead thermometer – no batteries or washing required
If there’s one thing that makes me crazy about thermometers today, it’s discovering that when you suddenly need yours again the battery is dead. Or worse – you realize you can’t completely trust its…
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Did you know that 80% of our “immune system” actually functions in our intestines? So clearly it’s wise to lend them all the support we can–especially during travel, when our…
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Pack This!Safety and Health
Pack this! Nighttime Cold and Cough medicine that’s safe for kids 2 years+
If you started down the road of parenting when products like “Infant’s Triaminic” cold medicine’s were still available, it probably came as a shock when they were suddenly pulled from…
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Important tips to keep kids safe from “accidental ingestion” of medications during travel
How many of these vitamin bottles from my cupboard have a childproof cap? One. Just last week, I left my toddler eating his snack in the kitchen for a few…
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Holiday TravelSafety and Health
Important tips for childproofing during holiday travel with babies and toddlers
Heading off for a holiday with friends or relatives this year? Here are some helpful tips and topics to think through to help make sure your baby or toddler stays…
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Ask Shelly: Will Southwest Airlines let me use the Baby B’Air vest for my lap child?
This question comes from an Australian mom who will be traveling extensively with her 11-month-old, including internal U.S. flights Hi Shelly, First, thank you so much for your informative blog. …
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Flying with my 5-week-old. Oh, I had a lot to learn! Shelly, My first child will be born in June. We are a military family so we fly everywhere all…
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Welcome to the first “Pack This!” Once a month I’ll be featuring something I’ve found to be indispensible in my own travels or that I’d wish I’d known about sooner…