Do We Need a Stroller for International Travel?
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06/10/24 • 28 min
On this episode: Zak, Jamilah, and Elizabeth answer a listener question about whether it’s really necessary to lug around strollers and car seats during an international trip. The answer is complicated, but among other tips, we do recommend the following:
- The City Mini stroller
- The gb Pockit+ stroller line
- The Doona car seat/stroller system
- The Mifold compact booster seat
- The CARES harness for plane seats
We also dole out a round of regular recommendations and share some stuff that listeners have been loving – and for our Slate Plus listeners, we’ll imagine our own personal parenting training montages (shoutout to listener Aili and her son Silas).
Jamilah recommends: A hotel staycation (but voluntary)
Elizabeth recommends: Magic Puzzle Company Puzzles
Zak recommends: Taki
Join us on Facebook and email us at [email protected] to ask us new questions, tell us what you thought of today’s show, and give us ideas about what we should talk about in future episodes. You can also call our phone line: (646) 357-9318.
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Podcast produced by Maura Currie.
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On this episode: Zak, Jamilah, and Elizabeth answer a listener question about whether it’s really necessary to lug around strollers and car seats during an international trip. The answer is complicated, but among other tips, we do recommend the following:
- The City Mini stroller
- The gb Pockit+ stroller line
- The Doona car seat/stroller system
- The Mifold compact booster seat
- The CARES harness for plane seats
We also dole out a round of regular recommendations and share some stuff that listeners have been loving – and for our Slate Plus listeners, we’ll imagine our own personal parenting training montages (shoutout to listener Aili and her son Silas).
Jamilah recommends: A hotel staycation (but voluntary)
Elizabeth recommends: Magic Puzzle Company Puzzles
Zak recommends: Taki
Join us on Facebook and email us at [email protected] to ask us new questions, tell us what you thought of today’s show, and give us ideas about what we should talk about in future episodes. You can also call our phone line: (646) 357-9318.
If you enjoy this show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get an ad-free experience across the network and exclusive content on many shows—you’ll also be supporting the work we do here on Care and Feeding. Sign up now at slate.com/careplus to help support our work.
Podcast produced by Maura Currie.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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