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Kids at a certain age don't necessarily want to be dragged to the other side of the world.

I travel all the time, and I have two small children.

You go into Wal-Mart, and you see stuff you typically wouldn't see anywhere else.

It defies common sense that stores are fined for selling toy guns to children, but someone who isn't even allowed to board an airplane in this country can purchase as many real guns he wants with no questions asked.

In other countries, it's a common thing to have outcast children running around the streets in packs, and I don't think we're so far away from it here.

When I was a little girl, I remember carrying my orange UNICEF carton with me as I went Trick-or-Treating.

A small child from a developing country has the advantage, from a very early age, of having access to toys which structure his mind, which constitute a sure advantage over the little African child who has never even held a modern toy.

I only travel with a carry-on suitcase in most instances.

I'm aware that not all kids can pick up and fly to Panama. I'm very lucky.