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Do You Worry About Turbulence?

Last week an Air Canada jetliner made an emergency landing in Calgary after nine people aboard were injured when the plane hit turbulence during a cross-country flight. None of the injuries were life threatening, but still, it made me think about my family’s upcoming flight to Hawaii. We’ve made the trip multiple times before, but only recently has my 3-year-old daughter started showing signs of anxiety when our plane hits bumpy air. I have flown more than 350,000 miles in my lifetime (at least according to my frequent flyer statements) and have never been concerned about air turbulence (at least … Continue reading →

Avoiding A Bumpy Flight

I recently survived a 14-hour plane ride from Wisconsin to Hawaii with my 2-year-old. In previous blogs I’ve mentioned that we make the trip to and from Hawaii on a regular basis so my daughter has learned to handle the long flight better than most adults. Even so, there’s only so much reading, coloring, drawing, playing puzzles, and stinging beads a toddler can take before wanting to get up and dash down the plane’s aisles. So I let her. I’ve tried to tame her running into power walking so as not to disturb the other passengers, but there are times … Continue reading →