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Road Trip with 2 Toddlers and an Infant
Asked by K.S. from Salt Lake City
on March 9, 2007
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Hi. My husband and I are planning our first road trip with our 3 kids (ages 3, 2, and 11 months). Insane, I know. It should be a long trip - 11 hours with no stops....
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- Hi K., Have you thought about driving at night? We did that with our kids when they were ages 2 1/2 and 11 months. It was tiring for my husband and me, but worth ...
- We have done this a few times with my three children. My older ones are a few years older than yours so I don't know if your kids will be interested in the same things...
- we have a 14 hour drive every year with our 3 kids. My advice is to drive at night. I know it gets long for you but it helps.We leave around 6pm here so the drive go a...
My Two Month Old HATES the Car - Help!
Asked by L.N. from Nashville
on December 13, 2007
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Car or car seat, I am not sure which. More likely the car seat. In any regard, my two month old daughter HATES to be in the car in her car seat. She. literally, scr...
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- I also have a GER (acid reflux baby) and the car seat situation *was* a nightmare. My boy was very, very high needs and did not tolerate being separated from me for a...
- Your 2 month old daughter is probably CAR SICK. Even though she is very small & young, she can still have MOTION SICKNESS. As when I was that age, my Mom, said I...
- I had two car screamers out of four kids. I feel your pain. I always said that if I didn't end up in Heaven, my own personal hell would be in the car with one kid sc...
Crying Baby
Asked by S.G. from New York
on July 29, 2009
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Hello fellow moms. I have a 3 week old infant who is always breastfeeding it seems during the day. Thank God he does sleep for three hours at a time at night, however....
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- Ready for some bad news? My daughter hated car rides until she turned one and we were able to turn her around. Even then she didn't like car rides. Now that she's o...
- I know that some babies don't do well in carseat. Sometimes it's that they can't see you, sometimes the belt is bothering him or he's very uncomfortable. there were ...
- If the car seat is the problem make sure the straps arent chafing him and perhaps he needs a little pillow to support his head. The car seat straps might be too tight ...
Fun Things to Do on Our "Stay-cation"
Asked by L.T. from St. Louis
on June 3, 2008
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Because of the high gas prices, my husband and I have decided to stay at home for our vacation. I was wondering if anyone had any ideas for places to go or things to ...
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- Grants Farm is WONDERFUL! You only pay for parking, but everything else is basically free (with the exception of food and beverages!) My kids LOVE the giant tram that ...
- Hi L., I'm in St Peters also. My little girl turns 2 on the 6th!! Happy birthday to your son. My daughter loves to eat at Pizza Street !! How about camping? We kn...
- Magic House -- the best day ever for little ones. For even more of a vacation feel, you could stay at a hotel nearby and swim in the pool.
Vacation Suggestions
Asked by S.S. from Austin
on July 21, 2009
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I am very excited because my hubby is finally going to be able to take enough time off work for us to go on a family vacation over the week of Thanksgiving. We have a...
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- just north of Waco there is a place called heritage homestead www.homesteadheritage.com and they do a fair the week of Thanksgiving that I've always wanted to attend ...
- There's always Sea World in San Antonio. We've been twice since moving to Texas and have always had a great time. I've never been, but I've heard good things about G...
- Branson Mo. is fun in the summer. Have no idea what it is like in the winter, though. Big bend? OR San Antonio
Travel Destination Suggestions for 4 Yr Old and 8 Mo Old.
Asked by E.F. from Los Angeles
on July 20, 2009
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We haven't traveled yet with both of our girls yet. The newest one is very easy going and the 4 year old is. . .a 4 year old.
So when we have travelled in the past...
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- Cruises are great with kids. My older daughter went when she was 16 months and almost 3 years. At 16 months she wasn't old enough for Camp Carnival, but she was on t...
- We've stayed on the big island at Waikoloa Marriot Beach and Spa Resort on the big island. There are two pools. one is large with a slide. The other is a kid pool, ...
- If you want a resort, where you can just hang out, I definitely recommend the Hilton Waikoloa Village on the Big Island. (Look on Travelocity for package deals that in...
Best Fishing & Camping Weekend Destinations
Asked by N.C. from Dallas
on October 5, 2006
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My son wants to go fishing and camping. Since I am a complete novice at this sort of thing, can anyone recommend someplace that won't be too adventuresome for me but ...
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- I want to bring my son to Glen Rose. A couple of hours from here there is a state park called Martin Creek. It's really laid back and has a lot of laid back activiti...
- A 3 year old doesn't necessarily need to go that far to be satisfied. Lake Grapevine has cabins on the Grapevine side, not far from Main Street. The Vineyards Campgr...
- Eisenhower State Park on Lake Texoma in Denison is really nice. They have great campsites, nice restroom facilities, and it's a beautiful park. They have several dif...
Child FRIENDSHIPS
Asked by K.W. from Orlando
on March 20, 2008
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It is a great neighborhood, great schools, and if we don't buy this house -- I definitely love the neighborhood. Immediately, the 6 year old little girl next door has...
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- It is incredibly difficult to access our childrens emotions without aotomaticaly taking them as our own. But only with distancing those emotions, and not responding ...
- I say don't hesitate to interfere when you see injustice. Letting children "work it out for themselves" too often results in bullies ruling the playground. If parent...
- HI Tara For some reason, we get married, have kids and then turn back in to kids ourselves and forget we are the PARENTS....sent to teach and train up our KIDS and no...
Need Ideas About Where to Go Under 2K
Asked by A.B. from Lubbock
on July 1, 2009
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Hi all--
I was wondering if any of you mommas out there have gone or are in the process of planning a trip overseas or to any destination at or around $2,000? I wou...
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- If you don't mind driving, we just took a family of 4 on vacation for less than $1000 which included hotel, tickets into the places, food, souvenirs, etc. We drove to...
- Okay, so everyone else must vacation differently than I do, 'cuz I think $2000 is a perfectly reasonable budget. Granted, I tend to go low-budget, 'cuz I'd rather hav...
- Have you looked into a cruise? I think Carnival runs out of Galveston, along with others. And of course cruise lines go out of Miami or Ft. Lauderdale, but I don't ...
Need Flying Help...
Asked by T.M. from Denver
on March 19, 2009
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I am taking my 4 kids (ages 4,3, and twin 19 month olds) on a flight alone in 2 weeks. I have a seat for all of them but was not planning on bringing any car seats si...
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- I've flown a lot with my toddler and wanted to add a couple things. I always bring a new toy, wrapped. We do bring a dvd player on longer flights and have a few discs,...
- The harness recommended looks great! I wish I had known about that for all the times I've flown. I think you'll find the flight goes better than you think. We have ...
- A suggestion I didn't see but might be an option for you is to rent a car seat from one of the car rental agencies at the airport. Then you could just turn it in when ...
