Comments on: BOBW Podcast: Travel (especially to Canada!) https://lauravanderkam.com/2019/03/bobw-podcast-travel-especially-to-canada/ Writer, Author, Speaker Tue, 14 Apr 2020 16:35:46 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 By: Alissa https://lauravanderkam.com/2019/03/bobw-podcast-travel-especially-to-canada/#comment-63734 Tue, 12 Mar 2019 19:04:29 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=17154#comment-63734 Also wanted to mention that I am now inspired to visit Canada. Your guest made some great points about visiting Canada and I really enjoyed this episode.

]]> By: Laura Vanderkam https://lauravanderkam.com/2019/03/bobw-podcast-travel-especially-to-canada/#comment-63489 Mon, 11 Mar 2019 22:58:36 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=17154#comment-63489 In reply to Alissa.

@Alissa- I would certainly say it’s more doable in elementary school than later on. My 6th grader was so stressed out about his make up middle school work from one day this fall that he’s pretty much said “no more.”

]]> By: Alissa https://lauravanderkam.com/2019/03/bobw-podcast-travel-especially-to-canada/#comment-63481 Mon, 11 Mar 2019 22:12:12 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=17154#comment-63481 I would just like to offer a rebuttal to Sarah’s comment regarding being stuck to the school calendar for vacations. I’ve been told by parents with older children that until high school it’s fine to take your kids out in elementary school. My girls are in first and third and I pull them out in January for a family vacation each year.

]]> By: Laura Vanderkam https://lauravanderkam.com/2019/03/bobw-podcast-travel-especially-to-canada/#comment-62429 Wed, 06 Mar 2019 16:07:31 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=17154#comment-62429 In reply to Margaret.

@Margaret- thanks for letting us know! This could be a good option for people who live within driving distance of Canada. And yes, when I’ve traveled with my kids and met my husband in the international location we’ve always had a letter from him saying I had permission to make the trip (feels so funny and antiquated — my husband is giving me “permission” to travel, but I know he’d need a similar letter!)

]]> By: Margaret https://lauravanderkam.com/2019/03/bobw-podcast-travel-especially-to-canada/#comment-62420 Wed, 06 Mar 2019 14:35:40 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=17154#comment-62420 You made a great case for getting everyone Passports at the start of the podcast but I wanted to point out for those living close to the Canadian border there’s another option. The passport card is valid for land (or water) entry into Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean. The fee is a lot less than a full passport and it’s wallet sized. It’s only good if you’re driving, not flying, but for those of us who live close enough to drive it’s an easy option. Also if you’re driving into Canada children under 1 year do not need a passport, just a birth certificate. Finally if one parent only is traveling with the children you should bring a letter from the other parent listing the dates of the trip and giving permission. So far I’ve never been asked for it but it is technically a requirement to prevent non-custodial parents from taking the kids out of the country.

]]> By: Marthe https://lauravanderkam.com/2019/03/bobw-podcast-travel-especially-to-canada/#comment-62288 Tue, 05 Mar 2019 20:04:44 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=17154#comment-62288 Re: supervise playing… read, obviously 😉 also while colouring, I take my coursework with me to the table; they draw and I make colourful notes 🙂

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