012: Traveling with Kids

Parent Driven Development
Episode 012: Traveling with Kids
00:48 The Great Screen Debate
Today's particular panelists are all about screens while traveling as long as it's not detracting from the travel experience. Everyone agrees that screens are a great way to keep kids occupied and quiet.
08:09 Transportation Challenges, Woes, and Genius Tips
When your kid gets flagged on her first plane ride...
TSA Pre√ (https://www.tsa.gov/precheck) (Worth its weight in gold!!)
Download shows to devices in advance
Have a variety of activities (besides screens)
Hotel Paper & Pens
Books
Cheerios
... and a Walkman (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walkman)?
Building Up Good Will with People Around You: Is it worth bribing others (with chocolate??) and socializing or should they just deal with you traveling with your kiddo(s)?
Use Car Services like Lyft! (https://www.lyft.com/)
24:25 Transportation + Car Seats (Deserves its own conversation, obviously.)
Amazon a cheap one + have delivered to your destination then donate when you go home (Pro tip: Do the same thing with diapers!)
Uber and Lyft have car seat options in select cities (https://offspring.lifehacker.com/how-to-ride-with-a-car-seat-in-an-uber-or-lyft-1826237627)
Renting Car Seats: Yay or Nay?
32:58 On-The-Go Childcare
Hotel Concierge - Check Yelp (https://www.yelp.com/) Reviews!
Make sure you know where the closest hospital/urgent care center is
37:46 We're Here. Now What?
Google "Top 10 things to do in X"
Use an app like Winnie (https://winnie.com/)
39:48 A Round of Helpful Hints and Tricks
Josh: If possible, get a hotel room with a separate bedroom.
Mandy: Hotels with pools are delightful. (Especially if your kids can swim on their own.) Also use Uber Eats (https://www.ubereats.com) for food delivery to the hotel if going out is undesirable.
Chris: Pizza chains will deliver to hotel pools for an easy pizza party. Great for traveling sports teams!
Allison: Bring a roll of duct tape and use a taller chair on the side of the bed to act as a bedrail.
Andy: Aluminum foil and a sponge!
43:42 Genius / Fail Moments
Allison: MilkStork (https://www.milkstork.com/): A breast milk shipping company when you're away from your infant.
Andy: Andy's son offered his teddy bear to a friend in need!
Chris: Playing Mario Kart (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mario_Kart) on the Nintendo Wii (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wii) as a family activity to teach good sportsmanship and kindness.
Mandy: Staying on the boardwalk part of the beach on the ground level. Also, if you do a lot of traveling, save up points! Mandy uses Marriott Rewards (https://www.marriott.com/loyalty.mi) to get free nights in select hotels for summer vacation fun!
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Panel
Andy Croll (https://twitter.com/andycroll)
Chris Sexton (https://twitter.com/crsexton)
Allison McMillan (https://twitter.com/allie_p)
Mandy Moore (https://twitter.com/therubyrep)
Josh Puetz (https://twitter.com/joshpuetz)

Parent Driven Development

Episode 012: Traveling with Kids

00:48 The Great Screen Debate

Today's particular panelists are all about screens while traveling as long as it's not detracting from the travel experience. Everyone agrees that screens are a great way to keep kids occupied and quiet.

08:09 Transportation Challenges, Woes, and Genius Tips

When your kid gets flagged on her first plane ride...
TSA Pre√ (Worth its weight in gold!!)
Download shows to devices in advance
Have a variety of activities (besides screens)

Hotel Paper & Pens
Books
Cheerios
... and a Walkman?

Building Up Good Will with People Around You: Is it worth bribing others (with chocolate??) and socializing or should they just deal with you traveling with your kiddo(s)?
Use Car Services like Lyft!

24:25 Transportation + Car Seats (Deserves its own conversation, obviously.)

Amazon a cheap one + have delivered to your destination then donate when you go home (Pro tip: Do the same thing with diapers!)
Uber and Lyft have car seat options in select cities
Renting Car Seats: Yay or Nay?

32:58 On-The-Go Childcare

Hotel Concierge - Check Yelp Reviews!
Make sure you know where the closest hospital/urgent care center is

37:46 We're Here. Now What?

Google "Top 10 things to do in X"
Use an app like Winnie

39:48 A Round of Helpful Hints and Tricks

Josh: If possible, get a hotel room with a separate bedroom.
Mandy: Hotels with pools are delightful. (Especially if your kids can swim on their own.) Also use Uber Eats for food delivery to the hotel if going out is undesirable.
Chris: Pizza chains will deliver to hotel pools for an easy pizza party. Great for traveling sports teams!
Allison: Bring a roll of duct tape and use a taller chair on the side of the bed to act as a bedrail.
Andy: Aluminum foil and a sponge!

43:42 Genius / Fail Moments

Allison: MilkStork: A breast milk shipping company when you're away from your infant.
Andy: Andy's son offered his teddy bear to a friend in need!
Chris: Playing Mario Kart on the Nintendo Wii as a family activity to teach good sportsmanship and kindness.
Mandy: Staying on the boardwalk part of the beach on the ground level. Also, if you do a lot of traveling, save up points! Mandy uses Marriott Rewards to get free nights in select hotels for summer vacation fun!

Follow & Support

Please follow us @parentdrivendev on Twitter or email us at [email protected].

Our website is at ParentDrivenDevelopment.com.

Support us via Patreon and get access to our our Slack Community.

Panel

Andy Croll

Chris Sexton

Allison McMillan

Mandy Moore

Josh Puetz