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Five Helpful Resources for Travel Cancellations and Changes

Spring break plans are changing by the moment for many of us–even Disneyland announced this afternoon it will close its theme parks in California (and now Disneyworld, too).  And as I just updated this before hitting publish, I got a district email that my kids will be on “spring break” early–and for three weeks. SO! …

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

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…

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

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 Distractible – Is your child easily distracted from the activity at…

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

Today we continue the bi-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…

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!

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

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…

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Temperament and Travel: Advice for Travel with 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 –…