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• Get Into the Zone
   

• Cooking School Parties for Kids
  Entertaining your children's friends is never an easy task and coming up with an idea for a birthday party is often harder. Recently, Fresh Baby creator Cheryl Tallman's son Spencer turned five and the event was celebrated with a cooking school extravaganza. For 2 ½ hours Cheryl and her husband transformed their home into "The Cooking School for Brilliant Kids." Here she shares just how she did it!

• Family Destination: Los Angeles, CA
   

• Family Destination: Boston, Massachusetts
  Without attractions such as amusement parks, national monuments, and beaches, Boston usually does not make it to the top of most family vacation lists but it should. Boston offers a wealth of history, activities and sights that can't be matched anywhere else in the world.

• Travel Tips for Expectant Moms
   

• Tips for Smooth Summer Road Trips
  Children's initial excitement over family vacations can quickly turn to restlessness once the car ride begins. Vicky Lansky, author of "Practical Parenting Tips" (Meadowbrook Press), advises careful packing and creative planning to make traveling more fun and less stressful for both you and your kids.

• Ready, Set, Go Wild
  When Terry Stroman plans her family's summer vacation, she never hears a chorus of "Been there, done that" from her sons, ages 11 and 13. That's because the Stroman clan is hooked on taking outdoor-adventure trips - a growing travel trend during the last ten years, according to the Travel Industry Association of America (202-408-8422; http://www.tia.org). So far, the Stromans have visited Yellowstone National Park, the jungles of Belize, and Utah's Desolation Canyon. Next summer, the family is planning a five-day, multisport-adventure trip to Colorado.

• Disneyland With Wee Folks
  My family - me, husband Dave, and our two-year-old daughter, Amy - took our first trip to Disneyland in Anaheim, California, this past spring. We were a little unsure about Amy. Was it worth it with a child that young? Would she even remember the experience? Our concerns were erased by the time the trip was over. She had a ball - and because of her age, she never doubted that the magic was real. As for Dave and me, we'll never forget the expressions of wonder on Amy's face.

• Helpful Hints for Traveling with Your Baby
  Taking a trip is stressful. With its expenses, time changes, cooped-up conditions and rigid schedules, travel can be a stressful and exhausting endeavor. Now add a baby to the mix.

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