Traveling with Babies & ToddlersWritten by Sarah Delaporte
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 basic easy things by offering a bottle, pacifier, blanket, doll/stuffed animal, finger food or new toy. If these don抰 work and child continues to cry for longer than five minutes, pull over at a rest stop. Check child抯 diaper, look for rashes, or places skin may be rubbing against car seat, and check for food or items underneath their bottom. If none of these work, re-adjust child in their chair & keep driving. If child is old enough to talk, ask them what is bothering them. If nothing works and child continues to cry, strap him/her back in car seat and continue to drive. This time don抰 stop car until 30 minutes or longer has passed. During this half hour try things you tried initially. If all is hopeless, ignore child. Before 30 minutes, it is very likely child will calm down or fall asleep unless something is seriously wrong. If you stop every time child cries, he/she will cry MORE! If you do end up stopping a second time (after 30 minutes), first re-check diaper (it is not uncommon to have two incidents in a half hour) and second check to see if child is ill. If child is old enough (2-3 years) and there is nothing wrong (diaper etc) & fit continues, it may call for disciplinary action (always give child try to give warning before disciplining ?this way child chooses his/her own fate). A quick note: choose a driver that can handle crying for 5- 10 minutes without getting too irritable. It is true that there may be occasional crying, but for most part trip should go well for both you, riders and your child.
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| | Passport Not RequiredWritten by Kimberly A. Griffiths
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They have been running educational travel programs for over 25 years. From personal experience, I'm here to tell you that I'm a bit jealous of stories my parents share upon return from their wonderful adventures domestically and internationally. Depending on where you live, there is even a commuter program so you can learn all day and sleep in your own bed at night. The Elder Hostel now offers a new catalog for their 2003 programs specifically for North America entitled "United States and Canada." Here is how to reach Elder Hostel for more information: Toll-free: 1-877-426-8056 website: www.elderhostel.org email: Website@elderhostel.org
This is an excerpt from ONE PAYCHECK AT A TIME, www.onepaycheckatatime.com, by Kimberly A. Griffiths, ISBN: 1591133327. ONE PAYCHECK AT A TIME, a 200 page workbook, contains budget management exercises for an entire year of paychecks. The author, Kimberly A. Griffiths, has been through the vicious cycle of debt herself, and provides a no-nonsense system to managing your money paycheck to paycheck.
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