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Your Favorite Kid-friendly Vacation Spot
Asked by K.J. from Boston
on March 28, 2008
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Share your favorite vacation spot for kids - where you stayed, share specifics like any restaurants you liked, where you went etc. I have done a lot of the Cape/NH/Ma...
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- Hi Yvonne, I live in the northeast so we frequently vacation in NH's White Mountain area. Two particular places the kids loved were Story Land and Santa's Village....
- I know you said you weren't ready to leave the states, but I thought I'd let you know about a wonderful place we vacationed and LOVED it! We went to Cancun and stayed...
- We have friends in Orange County, so we stayed with them 2 summers ago for a long weekend. We went to a few different beaches... spent a day at Disneyland, and a day...
Any Advice About Moving Overseas with Young Children..
Asked by M.T. from Chicago
on June 4, 2009
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We have a great and scary opportunity with my husband's job to move to Switzerland for a few years while he leads up a project. My kids are almost 2 and 4 and I am ju...
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- Hi, We moved to USA from India for about 4 years, when our daughter was just 5 months old! We are back in India now though. Its going to be tougher at times (esp...
- Hi M., Due to my father's job, we moved quite frequently when I was growing up. I lived in England, Sweden, Germany, India in addition to New York, California, and...
- A friend of mine moved to england for 2 years as a little girl. the mom wrote to the people in her new building and explained halloween to them so that my friend coul...
Joining the Navy ( Am I Crazy)
Asked by S.S. from Dallas
on September 4, 2008
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Ok this is going to be a long post. Let me start out by saying I know it will be awhile before I could even think about joining I have got to lose about 80 pounds befo...
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- I can't really comment on the military portion of this as I have no background in that. However, I can comment on the college portion. There are many grants availabl...
- Wow, alot on your plate - first off, joining the armed forces doesn't remedy your financial situations. My niece has a almost 2 year old (she was never married and fat...
- What does your husband think about this idea? He's your best, closest, and most honest resource when it comes to knowing what to expect and answering your questions. ...
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 ...
Overseas Travel - Difficult Adjustment with 10 Hour Time Change and New Culture
Asked by M.B. from Seattle
on May 25, 2009
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Our 14 month old is having an extremely difficult time with adjusting to new people-places-things. It was a 17 hour flight from Seattle to Bulgaria. She has a low grad...
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- Oh dear! We just vacationed to Chicago from Seattle with our 2 year old (only 3 hour time difference) and experienced the worst case of what we thought was the beginni...
- Don't worry, hang in there. This kind of trip is a big adjustment for adults, and even moreso for youngsters. As people said, take care of the basics - reduce the feve...
- The most important thing is give her what she needs. She will let you know exactly what that is. Every single thing in her world has been taken away and turned upside ...
Air Travel Suggestions...
Asked by K.S. from San Antonio
on May 20, 2009
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My husband and I will be travelling overseas with our 4 year old son and one on the way in November. I wanted to see if there were any Moms out there with some ideas ...
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- RUN! Come up with some physical games that you can play away from the general public that will wear him out. Simon Says with lots of jumping or running in placea re go...
- Michaels has some great little coloring crafts for 1.00. They are those little velvet ones and come with markers. I would go look at their crafts section. Stickers,...
- Most overseas flight have movies. Check with the airline to see if there is a child-appropriate movie available on the flight. Also, if you have a video iPod, upload...
Safe Medication to Help Baby Sleep During Flight
Asked by M.B. from Seattle
on May 20, 2009
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Hallo Ladies,
I would like to ask you what medication i can give to my baby so she can sleep during flight. Tomorrow we are flying overseas and the 1 st flight is cl...
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- I am not judging you but I find it extremely unsettling that any mother would 'drug' their child for their own convenience. If an adult is going to fly and take an ...
- Hi- I know I am responding late, but we have taken overseas trips with my daughter and I find that going to the dollar store and getting about 5 ziplock bags worth of ...
- you should ask you doctor, but what i found with flying, is that it is like having them in a car. usually they fall a sleep on their own and a little turbulance is gre...
Going on a Cruse with My 12 Month Old
Asked by S.D. from Dallas
on March 19, 2009
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Hello all!
I am going to go on a Carnival cruise in May with my husband and baby. He will be 15 months old then. He is not walking yet (I hope he will be by then!) We...
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- i wouldn't take him at all! you should probably get a baby sitter and enjoy some couple time while you can. the child will be fine.
- S.- We went on a Carnival Cruise when my son was about that age. You don't need a booster seat because they provide high chairs (if you request this ahead of time t...
- i would REALLY caution you about taking a child that young... i can't WAIT to cruise again, but i refuse to take my kids until they are at least 2 years old(fully vac...
Moving Overseas
Asked by J.S. from Kansas City
on February 13, 2007
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I am getting ready to move overseas with my husband who is active duty army. we will have to fly with out 3 young kids ages 4-3months. i am needing to know if anyone h...
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- Having travelled overseas quite a few times I would say the best thing for the two year old is a variety of smaller toys, so that you can keep introducing something ne...
- I know when our kids first flown they were 3 & 4, the pilot took them into the cockpit and showed them around and then gave them their first set of wings, it was prett...
- Go to a Dollar store and let all the kids pick out their own bag (book or duffle) then let thempick out all sorts of stuff to play with; books, cars, coloring books, I...
Looking for Ideas and Suggestions for Overseas Travel W/ 20 Month Old
Asked by D.J. from Minneapolis
on August 24, 2006
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My husband and I along with my inlaws, my mother and some other extended family members are flying to Europe at the end of September. This will be our son's first len...
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- I haven't traveled overseas but a few suggestions based on recent air travel with my 20 month old. Benadryl makes my child hyper not sleepy. Be sure you've tested ...
- How long is the flight? I know my daughter was a lap child around that age and it was all I could do to hold her on a 3hr.flight to Florida I was also traveling alone ...
- I travel quite a bit to Europe to visit my family alone with my daughter. Sounds like you will have some help so it may not be needed, but carrying the car seat throu...
