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  • Traveling with Young Children? Find a Sitter in the Sky

    • Posted by Mommy Brown
    • March 7, 2012
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    Inspiration strikes when you least expect it, and last summer it hit Julie Melnick on a flight from Los Angeles to Florida.
    She struggled onto the plane with a car seat, her 2-year-old son and assorted carry-on bags, and then had a tough time enrout...

  • Families May Have to Pay Extra to Sit Together on Flights

    • Posted by Mommy Brown
    • January 18, 2012
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    Less-than-desirable seatmates on a flight include the drooler, the chatterbox and the space hog. These days, you could get someone who’s all three: a kid, with nary a parent in sight.
    With airlines charging extra for more and more seats in coa...

  • Tips for Traveling with Kids

    • Posted by Mommy Brown
    • November 9, 2011
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    Flying with children in tow can seem daunting. Reduce the hassle and stress by following these tips from the travel expertsat The GO Group, LLC.  
    Avoid flying during prime time and instead choose flights in the middle of the week and middle ...

  • Things get seasonal at the White House; Obamas hand out Halloween treats

    • Posted by Mommy Brown
    • October 31, 2011
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    Trick-or-treaters marched up the White House driveway on a wet, snowy Saturday, past the spider web-like gauze, the pumpkins and the costumed actors to the mansion’s north portico where President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama hande...

  • Michelle Obama, 'Jumper-in-chief'

    • Posted by Mommy Brown
    • October 12, 2011
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    It's another precedent-setting day for Michelle Obama: On Tuesday she became the first first lady to perform jumping jacks on the White House lawn.It was a stunt, but what a stunt. Mrs. O, the "Jumper-in-chief" as the White House called her, was lead...

  • 50 Thousand Kids Join First Lady Michelle Obama and Celebrities for Biggest Worldwide Day of Play Ever!

    • Posted by Mommy Brown
    • September 26, 2011
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    First Lady Michelle Obama made a surprise visit today at Nickelodeon's annual Worldwide Day of Play (WWDOP) event, held for the first time ever this year in Washington, D.C., on the Ellipse. Nickelodeon estimates that upwards of 50,000 kids and famil...

  • TSA Eases Security Rules For Kids at Airports

    • Posted by Mommy Brown
    • September 14, 2011
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    The Transportation Security Administration has decided that children 12 and younger are less of a terrorism risk -- at least as far as airports are concerned.The agency, charged with anti-terrorism security at the nation's airports, will no longer re...

  • STIHL Inc. Hosts Cutting-Edge Manufacturing Camp for Students

    • Posted by Mommy Brown
    • July 20, 2011
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    More than 30 high school students from 15 schools in North Carolina, Southeastern Virginia and District of Columbia participated in the first annual Manufacturing Technology Summer Camp powered by STIHL at the company's campus in Virginia Beach this ...

  • Playground Intervention Gets Florida First-Graders Moving

    • Posted by Mommy Brown
    • July 20, 2011
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    Impressive results of a Florida elementary school's three-year effort to combat childhood obesity through increased physical activity were recently published by the National Association of County & City Health Officials (NACCHO). The results* sho...

  • Make Travel with Kids Fun, Easy This July 4th Weekend

    • Posted by Mommy Brown
    • June 29, 2011
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    If you and your family are among the 39 million Americans expected to travel more than 50 miles from home this 4th of July holiday weekend, your biggest challenge will be to make the trip fun for the youngsters and less stressful for you.
    The three-...