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1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.035069473Readers’ Stories of Survival on the Road with Kids
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https://kidworldcitizen.org/readers-stories-of-survival-on-the-road-with-kids/#respondWed, 25 Jul 2012 19:37:26 +0000http://kidworldcitizen.org/?p=2362Lots of readers wrote in via email, or on our facebook page, to share stories of family road trips! Parents and kids around the world enjoy driving vacations as a way to explore as a family, spend quality time together bonding, and to see more of the country they’re in. Here are some of the...
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https://kidworldcitizen.org/kids-visiting-us-national-parks/#commentsTue, 17 Jul 2012 04:07:06 +0000http://kidworldcitizen.org/?p=2023When friends from other countries ask me for recommendations on what to visit while in the US, I always recommend a trip to a National Park. Whether living in or visiting the US, National Parks with kids are an obvious choice for extraordinary scenery, unique landscapes, and natural adventures. In 2010, 281,303,769 recreational visitors from around...
]]>https://kidworldcitizen.org/kids-visiting-us-national-parks/feed/92023Activities and Games to Play in the Car
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https://kidworldcitizen.org/games-and-activities-to-keep-kids-busy-in-the-car/#commentsSun, 08 Jul 2012 03:21:47 +0000http://kidworldcitizen.org/?p=2145We want our kids to be curious about new destinations, to get excited about family road trips, and to look forward to traveling- and as parents, we want to enjoy traveling as a family as well! Keep kids happy with these fun activities and games to play in the car. If I’ve missed any, leave...
]]>https://kidworldcitizen.org/games-and-activities-to-keep-kids-busy-in-the-car/feed/32145Best Practices: Road-Tripping with Kids
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https://kidworldcitizen.org/best-practices-road-tripping-with-happy-kids/#commentsWed, 04 Jul 2012 13:19:56 +0000http://kidworldcitizen.org/?p=1840If you ever want to see sympathetic parents shudder- while whispering “crazy!” as you leave- tell them you are planning a 20 hour long road trip with little kids. Although kids are notoriously challenging travelers, with preparation and good practices, the whole family can enjoy long car rides. Parents, teachers, and caregivers know that kids...
]]>https://kidworldcitizen.org/best-practices-road-tripping-with-happy-kids/feed/141840Real Families: Road Trips with Kids
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https://kidworldcitizen.org/real-families-road-trips-with-kids/#commentsMon, 02 Jul 2012 14:05:21 +0000http://kidworldcitizen.org/?p=2183by Jayme Gualtier Our first road trip was from Chicago to Kansas City. It was about an 8 hour drive, but we broke it up by stopping to have lunch in Saint Louis, burned off some energy playing at the City Museum, and then spent some time exploring my old College town of Columbia, Missouri....
]]>https://kidworldcitizen.org/real-families-road-trips-with-kids/feed/42183Eating on the Road: Food for Road Trips
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https://kidworldcitizen.org/eating-on-the-road-meals-and-snacks/#commentsSat, 30 Jun 2012 13:46:55 +0000http://kidworldcitizen.org/?p=2172Parent know that hungry kids are crabby kids. Let’s be honest- hungry adults get in bad moods too. Tantrums in an enclosed car (by kids or adults:) are like fingernails on a chalkboard, and are to be avoided at all costs! But, eating on the road does not have to mean breakfast, lunch, and dinner...
]]>https://kidworldcitizen.org/eating-on-the-road-meals-and-snacks/feed/102172Why Choose a Driving Vacation with Kids? The Benefits of Road Trips
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https://kidworldcitizen.org/why-choose-a-driving-vacation-with-kids-the-benefits-of-road-trips/#commentsThu, 28 Jun 2012 06:29:29 +0000http://kidworldcitizen.org/?p=2162Why on Earth would sane parents pack up their car and strap in their children for a cross-country road trip, that may take 10 times longer than a plane ride to the same destination? Here are some of our reasons for choosing to take our kids on driving vacations. This post may contain affiliate links. Thank you...
]]>https://kidworldcitizen.org/why-choose-a-driving-vacation-with-kids-the-benefits-of-road-trips/feed/102162Books about Road Trips (Read before you Go!)
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https://kidworldcitizen.org/books-about-road-trips-to-read-before-you-go/#commentsWed, 27 Jun 2012 05:01:21 +0000http://kidworldcitizen.org/?p=2143 This post contains affiliate links. Thank you for your support! We read books about dentists before we went to the dentist the first time, books about having a baby sister before our little one was born, and books about going into kindergarten before the big day. So it was only natural to get out stories out...
]]>https://kidworldcitizen.org/books-about-road-trips-to-read-before-you-go/feed/92143A Week of “Road Trips” with Kids!
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https://kidworldcitizen.org/a-week-of-road-tripping-with-kids/#commentsMon, 25 Jun 2012 17:02:11 +0000http://kidworldcitizen.org/?p=2138This post contains affiliate links. Thank you for your support! Living across the country from our families means frequent 20 hour car rides north to Chicago and 20 hours south to Mexico City. We’ve also taken vacations within the US and abroad that have included driving around for hours and days (even surviving a few without a...
]]>https://kidworldcitizen.org/a-week-of-road-tripping-with-kids/feed/82138Google Maps Help Your Kids Follow Your Travel Journey
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https://kidworldcitizen.org/google-maps-help-your-kids-follow-your-travel-journey/#commentsTue, 20 Mar 2012 11:39:21 +0000http://kidworldcitizen.org/?p=1519If your kids are anything like mine are, your long driving trips begin with the ubiquitous “Are we there yet!?” before your car even gets to the highway. As a preemptive tactic (one of many!) for our 10 day spring break trip out west, I used google maps to make up individual maps for my...