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Article: 'We're on vacation!' Tips for easy travel with your children.
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- Ebony
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- July 1, 2006
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Traveling with children is an art form. Perfecting it may take a bit of finessing, some creativity and a little common sense. However, the outcome will be a relaxing vacation your family will never forget.
Nicole Howell recalls a memorable travel experience with her husband and 2-year-old daughter, Mya, during a nonstop flight from Chicago to Tacoma, Wash. The trip was Mya's first plane ride, and the overly anxious mom tried to make sure she had all her ducks in a row. "I felt very prepared," says Howell, who brought along extra diapers, a change of clothes for the toddler and a spillproof cup for Mya. "Everything was going fine until my daughter accidentally ...