holiday travel
How to Stop Being a Bad Packer and Travel Smarter
Posted on May 23, 2013
It can induce anxiety, just the thought of packing up a family (especially one with young children) and getting them through security and to your destination with luggage intact. These tried-and-true tips from organizing guru and Secrets of an Organized Mom author Barbara Reich will help you skirt disaster.
3 Ways to Keep Your Holiday Travel Stress-Free
Posted on December 19, 2012
By Elisha Goldstein
Author of Mindfulness Meditations for the Anxious Traveler
The holidays are upon us, and for many people that means trains, planes, and automobiles. One of the companions often traveling with us (and one we’d rather not have along) is anxiety. The holidays are stressful enough, but tacking on transportation always seems to amp it up.
How to Cut Back (and Give More) during the Holiday Season
Posted on November 22, 2011
Slow down, you say? Yes, it’s possible with these charitable and de-stressing tips from Social Q’s: How to Survive the Quirks, Quandaries, and Quagmires of Today by Philip Galanes.
10 Tips for Long Car Rides with Kids
Posted on November 9, 2011
By Deborah Goldstein
Road trips with teens and preteens are fairly easy. As long as they can text and snack, they’re mostly self-contained. Younger children, however, don’t tolerate long rides with the same enviable apathy. For little ones, you’ll need some ammo. Here are 10 strategies to help you get from here to there this holiday season, relatively stress-free.
5 Plan-Ahead Thanksgiving Tips: Start Now!
Posted on November 7, 2011
By Kristy Ojala
It may seem like Halloween barely took its last breath before you saw turkey decorations and Thanksgiving menus cropping up everywhere from your in box to your local supermarket. But now is the time to put aside your resistance and figure out what you’re doing for Thanksgiving, where, and of course, what’s on the menu. Trust us: Don’t procrastinate.
10 Tips for Flying with Children
Posted on November 7, 2011
By Deborah Goldstein
Just the thought alone of flying with little ones can put parents on edge. While less people are expected to fly this holiday season, flights will be more crowded [insert collective groan here]. Here’s how to survive your next flight with a baby, toddler, or preschooler.
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