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  • Let’s hear it for moms everywhere (grandmas, too!)
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    Let’s hear it for moms everywhere (grandmas, too!)

    ByEileen Ogintz May 7, 2020July 14, 2021

    Happy Mother’s Day! If there ever was a time to thank moms for all they do it’s this year, as we celebrate the strangest Mother’s Day ever

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  • Why Greece is the Destination for Skip-Gen Vacations
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    Why Greece is the Destination for Skip-Gen Vacations

    ByEileen Ogintz May 6, 2020July 7, 2021

    Isn’t this the best possible gift for the young ones! Grandparents today are healthy, active and available. Combining their stories and their unconditional love with the young children’s curiosity connects the kids with their past and their roots

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  • Thinking about adventures past and to come — in Alaska
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    Thinking about adventures past and to come — in Alaska

    ByEileen Ogintz April 30, 2020July 14, 2021

    Nearly a year later, stuck at home, trips canceled in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, I smile thinking about that stellar day and the rest of last summer’s trip to Alaska

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  • To Golden Gate Park for its big birthday
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    To Golden Gate Park for its big birthday

    ByEileen Ogintz April 23, 2020July 9, 2021

    They called the area the Great Sand Wastes, but even those who believed in the project could never have imagined what Golden Gate Park would become

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  • Learning about the origins of the Titanic in Belfast, Northern Ireland
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    Learning about the origins of the Titanic in Belfast, Northern Ireland

    ByEileen Ogintz April 16, 2020July 14, 2021

    At the award-winning Titanic Belfast, the world’s largest Titanic visitor experience, you are right where Titanic was built (a special dry dock had to be constructed — the largest in the world at the time).

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  • Thinking about the great outdoors
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    Thinking about the great outdoors

    ByEileen Ogintz April 9, 2020July 7, 2021

    As for Doc, he retired and opted for a second career where people meet him with big smiles on their faces, some having waited more than a year to meet him

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  • On a virtual adventure
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    On a virtual adventure

    ByEileen Ogintz April 2, 2020July 14, 2021

    Since we are all grounded right now, let the kids lead us all on virtual adventures (and they can safely share them with grandparents too)

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  • Taking the Kids — when they are on the autism spectrum
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    Taking the Kids — when they are on the autism spectrum

    ByEileen Ogintz March 26, 2020July 16, 2021

    The 13th annual World Autism Awareness Day is April 2. Thousands of landmarks, buildings, homes and communities were expected to be lit light blue in recognition of people living with autism

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  • 7 Great Destinations to Visit from Home
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    7 Great Destinations to Visit from Home

    ByEileen Ogintz March 23, 2020December 5, 2021

    Whether you’re sheltering in place by choice or command, we hope you’ll enjoy touring seven great destinations you can visit virtually from home.

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  • Learning to cope with travel disappointments
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    Learning to cope with travel disappointments

    ByEileen Ogintz March 19, 2020June 28, 2023

    It’s not irresponsible or shallow to be upset about your derailed vacation plans. Don’t minimize the kids’ disappointment either, the experts say.

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