There is a specific look a parent gives you when they hand your kid back the morning after a sleepover. The smile that is slightly too tight. The “they were great” that lands a beat too quickly. That is the look that means your kid was not actually great. They were not bad enough to ban from future invites either. They were somewhere in between. They were under-prepared. If you have caught that look, you are not alone. Most kids walk into their first dozen sleepovers without

Family travel is hard. I am not going to pretend otherwise. You are hauling humans through airports, parking lots, hotel hallways, and rest stop bathrooms. Everyone is tired. Someone is always hungry. Someone always has to pee at the worst possible moment. So before we even get into travel manners for kids, let me say this. I am not here to tell you your kid needs to be perfect. They are not going to be. They are going to whine. They are going to drop crackers on the plane. T