Travel
on February 19, 2020 at 11:40 am ×
Best Vacations for Teens No matter what your teen digs, I got you covered with a destination recommendation to delight them (and you!) in my guide to the best vacations for teens in 2020. Here’s a baker’s dozen of choice locales, from Memphis, Tennessee to Krakow, Poland and Brooklyn NYC […]
Travel
on January 8, 2020 at 7:55 am ×
After many years of cruising together, on both sides of the Atlantic, my teens and I know our way around a cruise ship and we know what makes a good ship great for young people. So together, we present the best cruise ships for teens in 2020. These vacations at […]
Parenting Blog
on December 9, 2019 at 10:32 am ×
Here are 25 sweet holiday gift ideas in a handy dandy guide curated by a real-life 12-year-old and 15-year-old. From a plush Captain America pillow to dainty home decor, and a funky Luna Lovegood backpack to an elegant Original Grain watch, there’s a little something for damn near every older […]
Travel
on August 23, 2019 at 9:00 am ×
Going hiking? In the market for a new hiking backpack? Thinking about starting to hike and want to know which backpack is the best for hiking? I’ve got you covered in this new piece from me for Family Vacation Critic! Discover the best hiking backpacks for men, women, and children.
Travel
on July 23, 2019 at 3:27 pm ×
You really need to see these most amazing waterslides in the world to believe ’em. They are tall, they are terrifying (to me), and some of them go uphill. Check out this cool water slides roundup from me on Family Vacation Critic!
Parenting Blog
on April 24, 2019 at 9:13 am ×
I love music, reading, soccer, fatherhood, craft root beer, and a really great smelling bar of soap. I also love walking for days without my feet hurting, seeing (and fine, talking to) my cats when I travel, keeping my car clean on road trips and while I Lyft, and making […]
Parenting Blog
on March 19, 2019 at 5:36 pm ×
Headphones have been providing music lovers a personal relationship with their favorite songs and albums since the advent of the chunky Walkman in the 70s. Today, nearly everyone walks around, rides the subway, and flies on planes with their own pair of in-ear buds or over-ear headphones. Allowing kids to […]
Travel
on July 13, 2018 at 9:00 am ×
My new Family Vacation Critic article is all about cruising and cruise ships! Because once upon a time, cruising was little more than a fun mode of transportation, a floating bottomless buffet with which a family could explore several exotic locales in a single helping of precious vacation time. Nowadays, […]