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Dr. Steve Silvestro is a board certified pediatrician who is also a father of two. As a father he knows first hand of the many complexities traveling with children can bring and as a pediatrician [...]

Our thanks to David Van Brakel from Hello Amsterdam for this great article on the best places to see in Amsterdam with little ones!  For more great information, check out our Day in the Life in [...]

If you are lucky enough to find yourself in Chicago for the holidays, there’s no shortage of family-friendly events to get you and the kids taking in the sights, sounds and holiday cheer. [...]

This post contains affiliate links for the best travel gifts for families. Finding gifts for travelers with young children can be daunting. Those adorable headphones seem cute, but will he use [...]

by Dr. Steve Silvestro, MD Dr. Steve has also recorded this as a podcast. If you prefer to listen rather than read the information, just use this player:  Every summer, there’s a great article [...]

This spring, we decided to spend two weeks traveling around Europe with our kids. This was probably the longest trip taken with our two young boys thus far. We started in The Netherlands, flying [...]

This post contains affiliate links.   Obersee Backpacks and Luggage for Kids I knew it was time for my very tall 4-year old to upgrade from his ride-and-pull-along case to kids luggage of [...]

Whenever we are  heading off a long road-trip with our kids, snacks are an essential item! Unfortunately, convenient snacks for toddlers are oftentimes pretty unhealthy, not to mention expensive [...]

Calling all first-time-as-a-family-travelers, experienced travelers, and anyone who likes amazingly easy, beautiful and relatively inexpensive getaways.  If you haven’t been to Portugal with the [...]

Chicago is a world-class city known for its architecture, Lakefront scenery, and sports teams. Like in all great cities, it is peppered with little secrets only the locals know about. Read on to [...]