Kid-free flights: Would you pay more to fly without children in the cabin? Before we had kids, my husband and I traveled a lot, mostly for work, and no place on the globe was too far-flung. We had our travel strategy down pat… Natalie DiScala , September 15, 2024
Car Seat Tips For Keeping Your Children Safe September is Baby Safety Month and the week of September 19-25 is Child Passenger Safety Week. As the mother of two young children, these topics are extremely important to me… Natalie DiScala , September 14, 2021
Travel Book of the Week: “Everything & Everywhere” by Marc Martin Our good friend Lavanya Sunkara, who’s a frequent JohnnyJet.com contributor (see her stories here), sent Jack and Olivia a Christmas gift: “Everything & Everywhere,” a beautiful and fun children’s book… Johnny Jet , December 17, 2019
How to Find a Babysitter to Help You on Your Next Flight I wish this service were offered on more flights! AirPair—which is currently only available on flights between North American and Israel—connects families flying with small children with fellow passengers interested… Johnny Jet , November 6, 2019
This Is the Perfect Gift for Travelers With Small Children After my wife gave birth to our daughter Olivia in August (here’s the story), one of our good friends in the travel industry (thanks, Allison!) sent us one of the… Johnny Jet , October 3, 2019
What You Need to Know About Strollers at Disney World Planning to take a young child to Disney World? Then you should know that Disney has updated its stroller guidelines, most notably changing the size restrictions on strollers at Disney… Johnny Jet , August 26, 2019
This Non-Profit Is Committed to Preventing Hot Car Deaths KidsAndCars.org is probably the most depressing website I’ve ever featured, but it’s an important one since it helps saves lives and lifetimes’ worth of misery. I was inspired by a… Johnny Jet , June 11, 2019
How to Find a Sitter When You Travel Now that my wife and I have a child, I regularly come across new travel situations/problems that I’d never considered before I was a parent. One of them, of course,… Johnny Jet , July 24, 2018
A Warning About Snakes From an Arizona Family Not to be an alarmist, but…if you’re traveling this summer to somewhere hot that has snakes (most places), one Arizona family has a message for you: check your pool noodles… Johnny Jet , July 17, 2018
How to Take Your Child’s Storytime on the Road One of my friends sent Jack the perfect travel item this week, and I thought I’d share it since all parents would probably love to add it to their arsenal… Johnny Jet , April 24, 2018
Flight Policies for Unaccompanied Minors If your little one needs to travel without an adult companion, it’s important to know what your airline’s policy is regarding unaccompanied minors. Here’s information about those policies from the… Caitlin Martin Marker , December 18, 2017
The 5 Worst Car Seat Mistakes Parents Make Earlier this month, the Washington Post ran a pretty in-depth story on the subject of car seat mistakes that parents make. These mistakes can be fatal. If you or someone you know has… Johnny Jet , November 16, 2017
The Easiest Way to Carry a Child While Traveling My son is going to be one this week and in honor of his big birthday, I thought I would feature a travel product for children. Though he’s still too… Johnny Jet , September 12, 2017
Bring Outlet Covers When Traveling With a Toddler My wife and I are new parents (Jack was born in September), and we just started traveling with our son a few months ago. We’re quickly learning tips and tricks… Johnny Jet , August 1, 2017
The Suitcase That Gives Kids a Business Class Seat in Economy Thanks to Norwegian company JetKids for sending me what they call the ultimate travel gadget for children up to seven years of age. The BedBox is described as “your child’s… Johnny Jet , July 25, 2017
