In our family, some of the biggest questions before a big trip revolve around which essential baby and toddler items we should bring from home, and which ones we should just suck it up and buy on the road.

At a time when a multitude of major air carriers are making travel downright difficult for families, an airline that actually values family travel stands out. That’s why Emirates Airlines is my new fave.

Tag-team matches in professional wrestling were fast, furious and fun. They also inspired what has become a critical strategy to guarantee alone time (and sanity) on our family vacations.

Forrest Gump easily could have likened kid behaviors to that box of chocolates: You really don’t ever know what you’re going to get.