TSA

Want to avoid long TSA lines on your next family trip and speed through airport security with kids? Learn about all the current TSA shortcuts!

The inspiration to write this post with tips for new parents for their baby’s first flight came nearly 5 years ago. Way back then, my younger sister was planning to taking her first flight with her then 5 month old daughter. After many years writing a blog about traveling with babies and kids and traveling …

I approached the TSA checkpoint in Charlotte International Airport yesterday just like I did on any other flight day with kids. After flying north of 120 flights with at least one kid in tow, I’ve pretty much mastered airport security lines even with a toddler and 7 year old traveling with me. (Trips With Tykes uses …

If there is one thing that unites air travelers everywhere, it is the mutual hatred of airport security lines. Luckily, there are more and more ways to minimize your time in TSA lines. Airports now have special lines for family travelers, airline elites, and premium cabin travelers. The TSA itself has gotten in on the …

One of the many challenges of air travel with toddlers is deciding how to best transport the milk, juice, or other liquids they need. Although TSA allows parents with babies and toddlers to bring liquids in excess of 3.4 ounces, the reality is that the process is still far from easy. If you bring milk or other liquids with …

I avoid Los Angeles’s main airport – LAX – like the plague.  I’m lucky that I’m able to do so because I live in the San Francisco Bay Area, which is an excellent international and domestic gateway in its own right.  Only very rarely does LAX have substantially better options for my travel needs. My family …

International Travel If you are traveling internationally, this is a simple question.  Yes!  You need a passport for your little one, even if you are just going to Mexico or Canada.  Many parents who haven’t traveled frequently may be unaware of the law changes in 2007 (requiring those entering the US by air to have …

If you are traveling with an infant or toddler, one of the most stressful parts of air travel is standing in an endless airport security line. Although there are some times when this just can’t be avoided, there are a few strategies you should consider when the TSA is getting you down. Here are 4 …

Like many frequent travelers, I’ve found clearing airport security to be a bit of a challenge with a little one in tow.  Most of the hassles do not come from my toddler, however.  They come from the TSA — the oh-so-bright folks who create the maze of contradictory, unenforced, overinforced, and misenforced rules that govern …