Well over half of the people traveling somewhere for Thanksgiving are going to do so by car. Which is all fun and games until someone in the back seat starts to whine and then cry. Then the trip stops being all “Yay! Over the hill to Grandmother’s house we go!” and starts being way more “Don’t make me pull over!”

Your trip doesn’t have to end that way. Not if you follow these tips.

Grown up table centerpieces are fancy and beautiful, but the kid’s table deserves some attention beyond holiday paper plates and napkins. You can even make their decorations pull double duty: make the place festive and keep the kids entertained.

A little parenting humor to remind us that sometimes it’s better to laugh than to cry when we realize that our lives no longer resemble anything we ever imagined.

You know you’re a parent when…