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Mom'sMinivan.com is created, owned and maintained by - Laurel Smith.

The topic of what to do with your children in the car has come up again and again in my many years of participating in online parenting support groups and discussions. Parents were often desperate for ideas, and other moms had plenty of advice to share, but there was never one good all-inclusive resource on the topic. For years I enjoyed website creation for my personal family website, so I decided to create this website as a resource for moms everywhere.

I travel with my children often and have many fond memories of family car vacations as a child, so family fun on the road was a topic I could really pour my heart into. The ideas and activities you'll find here are from my own experiences, or have been sent in by my readers, who have shared their own experiences with their children.
 

Laurel Smith:
Laurel Smith is a former high school teacher and mother of three who has traveled thousands of road trip miles both as a kid and a mom.  She has been writing about family travel and car games on her website MomsMinivan.com since 2001, and has appeared on several radio talk shows as an expert on traveling with children, including Radio Disney and Ask Heloise.  Her advice has been published in magazines and newspaper articles in the United States and Canada, including the New York Times, USA Today, Parent and Child, Scouting magazine and many others. She has been a featured expert at PBS Parents.com.  (See more media appearances)

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I receive many requests to review new products, books and travel guides.  I have a limited amount of time and space for this type of thing. Please do not send me unsolicited materials without first asking so that we don't waste time and resources. If I think it would be useful to other parents, then I "might" mention it in my blog or on my website, but please understand it is not a guarantee that I will give a review, or mention it at all for that matter.
 

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I do receive compensation for many of the products that I recommend on this website, either through the company's affiliate program as a small sales commission, or occasionally with a sample of the actual product from the merchant.  However, it's important to note that when I endorse a product on this website, it is because I personally believe it to be a good product that my readers will benefit from its use -- I only endorse products that I truly recommend and would use with my own family. I rarely do negative reviews and would prefer not to do a review at all for a product that I don't find particularly useful.
 
 

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Please note: I'm a busy mom with three kids!  I am on the road a lot, and I am often away from email and unable to check it regularly. Also, please understand that I receive a lot of email, so I may not be able to respond to every inquiry. Thank you. :-)