This blog is for all parents; those in the traditional workforce, those who work from home, and those who work at home. Join our conversations about balancing the needs of family with the demands of work, discovering resources and activities around Alaska, and opening a dialogue about the perks and challenges of parenthood. One of our three contributors emphasizes teen and family issues. We welcome your comments but please keep them on point and civil. Avoid personal attacks and the use of profanity.
Erin Kirkland
Erin Kirkland writes freelance and lives in Anchorage with her husband and two boys, 14 and 3. She has covered family-related topics for newspapers, parenting magazines and the Web. Erin and her family moved to Anchorage in 2005. She'll post on Wednesdays about great activities the entire family can participate in, and enjoy, together.
Gina Romero
Gina Romero is a lifelong Alaskan who is passionate about parenting. She left Alaska for a short time to earn a degree in journalism and returned for a job at Channel 2 News. Gina produced the Channel 2 Newshour for the better part of a decade and more recently served as communications specialist at the Anchorage Chamber of Commerce. Career perspectives changed when her daughter was born in 2007, and Gina is now a mother by day and freelance writer by night. Her Monday blog posts will focus on striking a healthy balance between work and family.
Writer Heather Lende has 5 children, biological and adopted, aged 17-25 and has been married to their dad for 26 years. She also coaches high school runners. She'll try to help you with teenage, young adult, and family matters. Expect her posts on Fridays.
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Posted: May 7, 2009 - 11:38 am
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Erin Kirkland, the guru of family activities, posted on this blog for the last time on Thursday. We have a new guru of different sorts for Thursday posts. Mandy Casurella is the queen of travel and more importantly, traveling with children. Mandy, her husband and 1-year-old son are getting ready to move to Africa, Madagascar to be more specific. They have already logged many miles with their little one and Mandy is going to share all of her tips and tricks of flying with infants and toddlers:
I can wait to get on the road again…but our life dictates otherwise. We are a traveling people, and we don’t travel alone. Well over 600 million passengers flew domestically in 2008. Its not the millions I worry about when I travel though, it’s the one little guy who holds the potential to make time fly or stand still.
In 14 months of life my son has taken six loooong trips. And lets face it; a trip when you live in Alaska isn’t just a trip. Stopovers and side-trips are unavoidable when traveling “outside”. We have had the best of times and the worst of times on airplanes and experienced the many shades of humanity from our fellow passengers.
We are all in the same boat when it comes to traveling with kids, sometimes its smooth sailing and other times it’s a turbulent ride. We will discuss tips that can make a difference and coping skills for when nothing is working. Other posts will include gear for the go and other bits of news you can use when traveling. I look forward to sharing with you from my experiences and hearing from you about yours.
If you are a frequent traveler here is a super website with lots of good information, tips and gear for traveling with kids: www.travelingwithkids.com
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