Survival Tips for Memorial Day Weekend Travel with Kids, 2.0 Parent Version!

Memorial Day weekend is here. Your family is heading out for a much needed vacation. But wait--traveling with kids--that sounds like more headache than holiday. And it will be, if you don't follow these parent survival tips. Enjoy stress-free car travel with kids. Follow my lead. Parent Survival Tips for Memorial Day Weekend Travel with Kids

TSA Lacks Common Sense in Pat-Down of 4-Year-Old Girl

Transportation Security Administration officials are defending agents at a Kansas airport against criticism that they traumatized a 4-year-old girl with a pat-down, says the Associated Press. Isabella Brademeyer and her mother Michelle had passed through security scanners, but then the child hugged her grandmother, Lori Croft, who hadn't yet cleared security. TSA agents told mom to grab the child or they would close the airport. A little reactionary and melodramatic, but that's not the worst part. TSA Lacks Common Sense in Pat-Down of 4-Year-Old Girl

Flight Safety Tips for Parents Traveling with Children

Southwest Airlines Plane Ruptures Fuselage, Lands Safely Southwest Airlines flight 812 from Phoenix to Sacramento, Calif., landed safely a military base in Arizona, but not after giving passengers and crew a major 'Air Scare.' A gaping hole burst in the Boeing 737's cabin, opening the hull. Of the 118 passengers, no one was injured. Here are tips for parents about airplane safety.