Smart Savings this Summer: Budgeting for a Family Vacation
By Joe Laing, El Monte RV
No one disagrees with the notion that it’s hard to save money and stick to a budget, whether you’re an individual or …

Tips for Traveling and Getting Around with Kids During the Holidays
Tis the season of get-togethers and holiday travels.  While it’s a joyous time of year, the hustle and bustle can create anxiety for children.  Make …

How to provide your family with healthy food and snack options when you travel
by Geri Moran
Anticipation and excitement runs through the minds and hearts of every school age child as summer and freedom finally arrive.  …

Kids pick up more than you realize
by Barbara Barnes
In the 1960’s, cross country road trips looked different than they do today. Kids bounced unrestrained in the backseat; Coca-Cola and fries were consumed without fear of …

Plan a vacation with your family’s needs in mind
by Ellen Regenstreif
A new year brings so much promise and hope: a fresh, new outlook, increased awareness, growing kids and burgeoning interests. For those of us with …

For a long car trip out of the city – make multiple sheets of the car bingo for everyone in the car (even the driver can play, just have someone else mark off their items for them!) Make sure you make enough copies so you can play a new game on the way home! The object is to see/find as many items on the sheet before you get to your destination. When you see an item, call it out and mark it off on your sheet. The first person to spot the item and yell it out gets to mark it off their sheet (good to have a witness for this part!)

by Minette Riordan, Ph.D.
Do your kids get along most of the time but when you put them in the car together, suddenly they cannot keep their hands off of each other? We recently downsized from …

by Naomi Goldberg
Something about airports scares me. All the things I try to avoid—pressure, anxiety, boredom—are there, reflected on the faces of passing strangers. Watching everyone rushing to get to where they’re going makes me …