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Child-related issues

Bikefree with Kids?

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Last week, I was riding home from daycare on the bike with H and R. H, who is almost five, started telling a story about her kid, Poppy Pop, and how much H, Poppy Pop, and all of H’s many kids love to travel. “Oh,” I said, “How do you travel? Do you walk or [...]

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Stroller Ban on Buses and Possibly Trains?

by Angela 05.01.2011
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It appears that the Metropolitan Boston Transit Authority is considering banning open strollers on buses, and is even considering future expansion of this ban to subway trains. This is problematic for any parent who uses public transportation, and especially so for parents and other caregivers who rely on public transportation to get around. According to [...]

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Schools, Choice, and Living Locally

by Angela 04.17.2011

Recently, Dorea and I completed the school lottery process here in Cambridge and found out that H will be attending our top choice of schools, which is also our closest neighborhood school. We are really excited about this for a number of reasons, the biggest of which is that we will be at a school [...]

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Winter Toddler Transport

by Dorea 03.10.2011
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Winter, especially the kind of winter we had around here (in January anyway) can pose some problems for the carfree family. It comes with obvious perks, like not having to find parking or dig out a car, but it can be a little tricky to get out and about with small kids, particularly at certain ages. [...]

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Carseats for the Carfree: Travel Vest vs. Backless Booster

by Dorea 01.25.2011
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A while back, we said we’d be picking up the Ride Safer Travel Vest (about $120 — careful, that link has really annoying music) for H and promised to report back. We got it, and then it sat around not getting used for a long time (nine months or so). Hence, no report.  But finally, [...]

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Two-kid longbike advice, as requested

by Dorea 12.16.2010

Our last post on child bike seats takes the cake for fabulous input from readers.  You guys are great, and all the feedback on different set-ups in one place is fabulous.  Keep it coming.  We recently got a comment there from Mellon, who, in addition to providing great feedback on a wee-ride/piccolo two-kid set up, [...]

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Getting off the ground with a child bike seat

by Dorea 09.27.2010
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We frequently get questions from parents seeking basic guidance on choosing a bicycle seat (and possibly a bike) for riding with a small child.  This seems like it should be an easy task, but it can be surprisingly difficult to parse the compatibility issues that come up, and bike shops usually have only a paltry [...]

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Being Carfree Means Being More Visible

by Angela 09.02.2010
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Americans spend an average of 15 hours a week in a car, at least according to this Arbitron study. That’s like two hours a day! Here at Carfree with Kids, we don’t spend any average time in a car — time in a car for us is always weird and usually involves crying children. But [...]

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Toys: Can’t Live With ‘Em, Can’t Flush ‘Em Down the Toilet

by Angela 08.20.2010
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A friend recently asked us to make a post about how we simplify and de-clutter kids’ toys. My immediate response was, “If you’ve got an answer to that problem, I’d love to hear it, but I sure don’t!” But then I thought about it a little more and I realized that we have done a [...]

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Walker and biker ed

by Dorea 07.05.2010

There’s been a lot of learning going on at our house.  Our kids are working hard on two of the most important ways we transport ourselves in this family: It sure beats waiting until they’re 16!

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