Articles Tagged: travelling

Complaints you hear when you fly with a baby (and what you wish you could reply)

By Farah Ishaq, Apr 5, 2012

What is it about the general sight of an infant on a flight that makes people's blood boil (especially when she hasn't even cried)? With the holiday season kicking off, here are my personal top five phrases other passengers have said in my general direction.

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Dad's Pregnancy Diary: Pains, trains and automobiles

By James Moore, Mar 30, 2012

It couldn't last...with just over two months to go our relatively peaceful household has descended into chaos, even before the baby arrives. First our two-year old fell ill with a bad virus, then I got it too and then my wife's mother, who travelled up to our house to help, got it worst of all.

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I send my four-year-old son to school on the bus by himself

By Emily Carlisle, Feb 13, 2012

My son's school runs a free bus service to collect children from outlying villages. When I heard about it I signed up for a place immediately and my four-year-old boy started his commute the very first week of school.

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Beauty essentials for busy mums on the go

By Eleanor Tucker, Aug 3, 2011

Having kids takes its toll on your beauty regime - and the space you have in your handbag. But you can still look good when you’re out and about thanks to handy travel sizes and products that are designed to work for you and your baby.

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12-year-old refused a plane ticket - because she has Down's Syndrome

By Kelly Rose Bradford, Jun 16, 2011

The mum of a 12-year-old girl with Down's Syndrome was refused a plane ticket by BA staff.

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The Newborn Diaries: Travelling with baby, part 2

By Jennifer Barton, May 10, 2011

I am - without fail - always the bedraggled airport traveller. You know the one - too many bags, a totally unkempt ...

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Liverpool with kids

By Johanna Payton, May 6, 2011

A vibrant tourist destination with endless activities for children, the regeneration of Liverpool was sealed in 2008 when the ...

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Week 22: Dreaming of a last holiday fling

By Farah Ishaq, May 3, 2011

Rex Features Dumped when pregnant and facing motherhood alone, follow mum to be Farah Ishaq's bumpy journey to ...

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