I’ve been on over 200 flights with my kids, and there is one question I still always have trouble answering before a flight: what car seat or booster should I bring? My travel priority the last 10 years is always to transport my kids safely, but doing do also can be a major pain! Car …
If you want to start the mommy wars all over again, start a conversation about car seats. I’ve learned from posting a guide to car seats and air travel that car seats can bring out the worst in millennial and Gen X parents. The judgment is real. Don’t keep your child rear facing until their …
Since having my first child nearly 10 years ago, I began my love/hate relationship with car seats. While they do an important job in keeping my children safe, they are also a major hassle for frequent travelers like me. If you’ve ever lugged a heavy car seat down an airplane aisle or struggled with what …
Planning Walt Disney World vacations require lots of decisions: Do you choose an off-property or on-site hotel? Do you park hop ’til you drop or save cash on tickets? Do you really need Memory Maker? And there are many more. One decision you have to make when traveling to Orlando with kids is whether you …
After 8 years of travel with kids and 5 years of blogging about it, I have tried a lot of kid travel products. A few have been awesome. A few have served a limited purpose well for a limited period of time. A few have been big flops. A very select few of these products …
Ride-sharing services like Uber and Lyft are a major time and money saver in my travels. When I travel solo or with my husband, both apps get major use. When it comes to using Uber and Lyft with our young kids, however, things get more complicated. As a parent of an almost 8 year old …
Travel with kids often means lugging some travel gear. Since my family includes a toddler and a 7 year old, we are not yet in the packing light stage. We have to travel with some gear whether we like it or not – car seats, strollers, and travel cribs aren’t exactly optional. My family took a trip …
We all know that car seats are the safest place on airplanes for babies and toddlers. Budget realities sometimes mean that families can’t buy a seat for their little ones every time. But when parents go out of their way to pay the extra money and bring a car seat on board, they need to be …
One of my least favorite parts of air travel with young kids is lugging a car seat with me. Of course, car seats are a travel necessity. Naturally, I’ve toughed it out, dutifully lugging them through dozens of airports over the last 6 1/2 years of my life. I’ve tried a number of products to …
It’s hard to believe it, but 2015 is coming to a close. The year has been filled with lots of travels for my family and lots of new travel gear along the way. As my son entered his toddler years and my 6 year old graduated from a lot of the “little kid” stuff, we’ve used …
Welcome! I’m Leslie, a mom of two (ages 12 and 7) who loves to travel. Trips With Tykes is a family travel blog devoted to simplifying the logistics of traveling with young kids. With a little knowledge of airline rules & good planning, family travel can be really fun, even if it still involves the occasional in-flight tantrum or battle with TSA over your toddler’s juice box.
