Traveling with car seats has always been one of my least favorite parts of family travel. They’re bulky, awkward to carry, and one more major thing to manage when you’re already juggling kids, luggage, and everything else that a trip requires. That’s why I was so intrigued when WAYB sent us two Pico travel car…
Traveling Europe with a toddler can sound like a lot. Cobblestones and crowded cities, stairs and long sightseeing days, quiet museums and ancient, fragile artifacts. But after bringing our toddlers everywhere from Rome and Santorini to Naxos, Kotor, Brașov, and beyond, I’ve been reminded again and again that a destination doesn’t need to be perfectly…
If you’ve ever buckled a 3-year-old into an airplane seat and immediately thought, Cool, now what do I do with this much energy in this little space, you’re not alone. Flying with a 3-year-old is a lot in a very small space. I’ve done it on everything from quick domestic hops to long-haul international flights…
Flights with toddlers can go either way. Sometimes they’re completely absorbed in the plane itself, and you barely touch the toys you packed. Other times, you run through everything in your bag in the first 30 minutes and still have hours to go. After 300+ flights with our kids, now three of them. We’ve trialed,…
I see it all the time. Parents waiting until their baby turns one to take their first big trip. It makes sense. One feels monumental. You survived the newborn stage. You’re more confident. It feels like the “right” time. But here’s what I’ve learned after traveling with all three of my babies, from a road…
At hour 12 of a 17-hour flight from Dubai to Texas, my 15-month-old was still wide awake. Not crying. Not upset. Just bouncing. We built a blanket fort around our seats to block out the cabin lights and meal carts, and he finally fell asleep somewhere around hour 15. If you’re planning a long haul…
I didn’t fall in love with the Babyzen YOYO after one trip. I fell in love with it after years of gliding through airports at midnight, pushing it over cobblestones, sliding it into overhead bins, and relying on it when my kids were tired, jet-lagged, or absolutely done. We bought our YOYO in 2018 after…
Tantrums and toddlerhood go hand in hand, but as toddler parents, we try to minimize the tantrums as much as possible when traveling. This means being prepared for your travel days, even if that means flying with milk for a toddler if that’s what they need. Bring your toddler’s favorite milk, juice, special yellow water…
Apparently flying with a toddler wasn’t difficult enough so 2020 had to throw in a pandemic to challenge parents even more. You never know how much you can manage until you’ve already done it. I learned this after becoming a parent. And I think 2020 has proven this statement ten times over. Flying with a…