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Holiday Travel Safety Tips

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Thanksgiving is right around the corner and experts predict that a record number of families will be hitting the road. Here are some tips to keep you safe on the road and your home safe while you’re gone:     Stay off Facebook and Twitter – Don’t post your status that you’re going out of …

How to Have a Fun and Safe Family Vacation

Recently, my family visited Nickelodeon Suites Resorts in Orlando for our mid-winter vacation.  Trying to find a vacation spot the entire family will enjoy is hard enough, but finding one that is safe as well as fun can be even trickier. Fortunately Nickelodeon fit the bill!  The resort had everything you needed right in one place, …

What’s the deal with taking breast milk on a plane?

My friend went to Los Angeles last Thursday and was extremely frustrated to have a TSA official “screen” her breast milk through an x-ray machine but when she got to L.A. she was informed this wasn’t necessary.  I heard another story where the mother was required to drink a bit of breast milk from each …

Twitter Party Invitation! Let’s Tweet About Car Safety

Travelling for the holidays this year? For many of us we’ll be hitting the road for Grandma’s house, friend’s parties or even a family vacation. And, with airline travel being as crazy as it is, more families will be driving instead of flying. Car accidents are still one of the leading causes of injuries for …

The lessons we learned from The Amish Village and Verdant View Farm by Alison Rhodes, The Safety Mom

By The Safety Mom I never considered myself a “city girl” until my family had the opportunity to visit Verdant View Farm on our recent trip to Lancaster, PA. It was incredibly hot that day and it seemed as if the sky was going to open up at any moment and downpour. The farm’s owner, …

Looking for a great day trip for the family? Check out the Strasburg Rail Road! By Alison Rhodes, The Safety Mom

By The Safety Mom I think one of the most exciting parts of our family vacation was having the chance to experience new things. I pretty much knew what to expect at Hershey Park but Lancaster, PA was a terrific surprise! One of the first stops was a trip on the Strasburg Rail Road (www.strasburgrailroad.com …

We’ve become a Toyota Swagger family! By Alison Rhodes, The Safety Mom

By The Safety Mom The big question everyone asked me today was “How was it taking 5 kids on vacation?” Well, as I said, lesson one is that it’s absolutely not a vacation for the parents! But, it was fun! I would definitely recommend Hershey Park and Lancaster, PA for any family – there’s something …

Hershey’s new Build Your Own Chocolate Bar attraction is sweet! By Alison Rhodes, The Safety Mom

By The Safety Mom I think this picture speaks for itself! While this entire trip has been incredible, the kids had such a blast yesterday at Hershey’s Chocolate World and their new attraction Build Your Own Chocolate Bar! Everyone goes into the factory and uses a computer to decide what ingredients go into their bar. …

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