Kit

Kit edits every listing and writes the city guides on KidPaths. She started the directory as a personal spreadsheet of family-friendly places after a 2018 trip to Denver where every "family blog" recommendation either turned out to be wrong or skipped the things that actually mattered: whether the stroller fit, whether the changing tables were stocked, whether there was a kid menu, and what an afternoon really cost once the gift shop was factored in. The spreadsheet became a Google Doc, the Google Doc became a website, and the website became KidPaths.

What she does

Kit owns the standard that every listing has to clear before it appears on the site. She runs the photo audits, writes the city guides, edits the blog posts, and handles the corrections inbox at hello@kidpaths.com. If a guide has a byline, it's because Kit wrote it and put her name on it. If a listing is on the site, it's because Kit decided it cleared the bar.

Why family travel

Two kids in the ages 4 to 10 band, eight years of traveling with them, and a long-running frustration with the gap between how venues describe themselves and how a family actually experiences them. The difference between a museum that says "great for kids" and a museum that has a stroller park, a nursing room, and a story hour on weekends is the difference between a good day and a stressful one. KidPaths is the site Kit wished existed when her oldest was two.

What she writes

City guides on the cities families visit most, blog posts on the questions that come up every week (rainy day plans, free options, best for toddlers, age-fit picks), and the editorial standard that gates the catalog. She edits everything before it ships. She does not approve content that just summarizes a venue's own website. The bar is: would another parent thank you for sending them this link.

Editorial standards

The full standard is documented on the methodology page. That covers what a hero photo has to look like, what a description has to name, what gets hidden from the site, and how AI fits into the process without replacing editorial judgment. The short version: real photos of real venues, age-specific notes, honest pricing, and one parent tip per listing that isn't already on the venue's own page.