Traveling Mamas on Fodors.com

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The Traveling Mamas are thrilled to be teaming up with Fodors.com to provide articles for the site’s Family Travel News section this week.

First up: My post on whether or not pulling kids out of school for vacation is a good idea. Frankly, I’m all for it, with a few caveats. Take a peek my Fodors.com piece, and comment in the very active Fodors.com forum or let us know your thoughts below. I know this is a controversial subject!

And tune into the Family Travel News on Fodors.com all week long, where we’ll be posting about both humorous and helpful family-travel topics!

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December 8, 2008 | Filed Under The Cookie Jar 

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6 Responses to “Traveling Mamas on Fodors.com”

  1. Tina Marshall says:
    December 8, 2008 at

    Greetings! I found a great new post on Peterman’s Eye that is specifically geared for traveling and I thought I’d share…

    http://www.petermanseye.com/travel

    Cheers!

  2. Bijan C. Bayne says:
    December 8, 2008 at

    You GO Shannon (and the rest)!

    Congrats,

    Bijan

  3. Diana Scimone says:
    December 8, 2008 at

    Fantastic news! You mamas are the best and it’s time the whole world knows!

    Diana Scimone
    http://www.adventureswithpawpaw.com

  4. Keith says:
    December 9, 2008 at

    >>whether or not pulling kids out of school for vacation is a good idea. <<

    Did you know, in Britain, they made, or are making it ILLEGAL? Don’t think I’ve heard about anyone being prosecuted for it yet, though.

  5. Stella Stopfer says:
    December 9, 2008 at

    I say Go for it. I remember being a kid myself when my mom used to pull me out of school to travel. Many parents did the same thing. The school didn’t like it, they started being more strict about missing classes for whatever reason, which is ridiculous. Kids can make up what they miss at school but can’t make up for the time they should spend with their family, bonding, creating new memories. Today, when parents are working more, spending less time with their kids, schools shouldn’t make a big deal out of it. It’s a chance for a family to spend more quality time together, especially if your kids are little. So don’t worry about the school, think about your kid.

  6. Kim says:
    December 10, 2008 at

    When my children were younger and there was a special family event, I pulled them out of school, on average less than once a year. Now that I have a high schooler, it’s a harder decision. My sister is getting married on a Saturday across the country, so we’ll take Friday off and fly out, but now it has to be an event of that stature, not just an extra ski day.

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