Special airline rules apply for infant fliers

Remember life before kids, when you would see a parent coming down the airplane aisle with a babe in arms and you would chant to yourself “don’t sit by me, don’t sit by me”? Flash forward and now it’s your turn to accept the ...

Tips for flying with fidgety preschoolers

Family flying gets a bit easier once your child reaches preschool age. As the high-maintenance work of the younger stages wanes, a more capable, eager flying companion emerges. Set it up right and your child is more apt to think of the airplane journey as ...

Air travel tests kids' patience and curiosity

If you thought babies made finicky flyers, toddlers in the sky can be even more challenging – but you’re up for the challenge, right? It’s the mobility factor coupled with a short attention span, defiant behavior and a limited capacity for self-amusement that make ...

Traveling with a 6 to 12 Month Old

By the 6-month mark, your baby is no longer a passive infant who sleeps the day away. A new level of alertness has taken hold, and that spark of distinctive personality has been ignited. By now, junior knows who you are and is ...

Traveling with a 0-to-6-month-old

In theory, traveling with infants is the easiest stage. Young babies don’t do much more than eat, sleep and poop, so if you take care of these basic requirements you are free to go wherever your heart desires. Breasts – check, bassinet – check, diaper bag ...