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We've created the ultimate roadmap to a good time for you and your family. Use our vacation guides for travel tips, planning advice (like the best kid-friendly hotels and resorts), and domestic and international destinations. Throwing a birthday party? We'll help you plan the perfect event with ideas for creative themes,essential supplies, planning tips and delicious cakes and treats. You'll also find loads of outdoor games and adventures and indoor family activities (total sanity-savers for rainy days). We'll show you the latest mom and kid approved books, movies, gadgets, toys and apps. Plus, unique crafts you'll love to make with the kids.
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Traveling With Toddlers: 10 Expert Tips From a Globetrotting Mom
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A 2-Minute TSA Pat-Down of a Child with Special Needs Should Not Happen
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You Have to See This Adorable Taco Bell-Themed First Birthday Smash
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Recall Alert: Target Magnetic Tic-Tac-Toe Game Poses Choking Hazard
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YouTube Kids Still Features Some Pretty Disturbing Content
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This 11-Year-Old Got Major Burns on Her Hands From Making Homemade Slime
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New App Helps Kids with Special Needs Express Themselves via Emojis
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How to Make Crystal Geode Eggs
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This Mom of Twins Was About to Get Kicked Off a Plane Until a Stranger Stepped In
13 Easy Halloween Crafts for Toddlers
Even tiny hands can make these adorable Halloween decorations--with supervision from Mom or Dad, of course.
5 Crafts Kids Can Make for a Good Cause
Parents magazine worked with charities across the country to create projects that help kids and animals in need, all while teaching your own children the spirit of giving.
10 Healthy Team Snacks for Kids' Sports
Ditch the chips and cookies and bring these healthier team snacks to your child's game instead.
How to Make Soap Bars
Learn how to make these impressive (and easy!) DIY soap bars using just juice boxes, cooking spray, glycerin soap, popsicle sticks, a measuring cup, & food dye.
Quiz: Which TV Mom Are You?
Are you more of a Claire Dunphy or a Peggy Bundy? A Marge Simpson or a Rainbow Johnson? Take our quiz to find out!
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Quiz: Are You Ready to Take Your First Kid-Free Vacation?
Fantasizing about a few days away without the kids, but aren't sure you can go through with it yet? Find out if you're ready for your first child-free vacation!
Take Quiz10 Fun Games from Around the World
Your child might not be able to find Pakistan on a map, but teaching her about all kinds of cultures is no more complicated than playing a game. So next time you hear "Mommy, I'm bored!" spark your kid's sense of adventure by adding fresh international flavor to outdoor fun time. Invite her pals over, spin the globe, and pick out a location. Laughter needs no translation.
10 Trips to Take Before Your Kid Turns 10
Cross these attractions off your family's bucket list before your child outgrows them. Your young ones will remember these trips forever.
Is Technology Good For Little Kids?
Your child is clamoring to get her hands on your cell phone or iPad so she can play games -- or learn her letters. Whether you want to embrace or escape our high-tech world, you can help your kid find the right balance.
Airlines Are Making Child-Free Zones on Planes--Should That Be a Thing?
We've all been on a plane with a screaming child--and hopefully it isn't our own! But should airlines keep kids out of certain parts of the plane?