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Preparing your children for becoming lost

October 15, 2020 by kidstra

Chances are, it will happen – possibly at a mall, airport, “amusement” park, or during an outdoor excursion. While virtually always you and your child will be reunited, usually in a matter of minutes, being lost is an extremely frightening experience for all involved, remembered for a lifetime. 1. Prepare children for what to do […]

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Placing leashes on children: Wise or other-than-wise?

September 12, 2020 by kidstra

To leash or not to leash children is an oft-raised question. Is it truly nobler to spurn leashes and, perchance, your child will do no wrong? Or is it far wiser to leash them, and avoid a sea of troubles, but suffer the scorn of outraged strangers and the humiliations parental guilt is capable of […]

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Planning for your child to be a UM traveler?

February 19, 2014 by kidstra

What is a UM traveler, you ask? In airline talk, a UM (usually pronounced “U. M.” but sometimes “um”) is an Unaccompanied Minor traveling without an adult, with airline personnel providing some supervision. 1. Qualifications for UMs are surprisingly scant. On most major US and international airlines, if children have reached their fifth birthday (yes, […]

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Children/Airports/Second Hand Smoke

November 20, 2012 by kidstra
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Children are at risk for exposure to second hand tobacco smoke at airports that allow smoking in designated, enclosed smoking areas, says the Centers of Disease Control. Such enclosed areas, often separated from the main concourses/waiting areas by glass partitions, do not completely contain tobacco smoke.   There is no level of second hand smoke exposure […]

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Families/Overseas travel/Medications Part 2 of 2

January 4, 2012 by kidstra

This is Part 2 of a two part series. To read Part 1, please click here. You need not be under suspicion of possessing narcotics to be hassled by security and customs inspectors at airports. Families have been hassled for merely carrying everyday, over-the-counter medications, have had the medications confiscated, missed their flights and, very […]

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Update on Children / Vacations*

April 9, 2011 by kidstra
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Update on Children/Vacations* Unreasonable parental expectations and poor parental planning mar more family vacations than obstinate children. While traveling with kids will always have its ups and downs, savvy parents can keep the inevitable squabbles down to a manageable few. Here is what you should know: Your primary goal should be kids having fun. Family […]

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Children/Escalators/Safety

June 7, 2009 by sonicblum

There is more to protecting children from injuries on escalators than just holding their hands.    In the U.S., escalator-related accidents account for more than 11,000 visits to hospital emergency rooms annually, with an unknown number of injuries treated elsewhere, says the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). A disproportionate number of injuries occur in children […]

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