SW how to get boarding passes for home flight and age of children preboarding

[elf]

I'm trying SW for the first time and I'm a little nervous and wondering a few things.
How do you get boarding passes for the flight back home? We will be bringing our laptop (for DH's work) but we don't have a printer.

Also, today both my nieghbors who have flown SW alot say the anyone with children under 11 can preboard. I'm almost sure I've read read here and on SW website that only those with children under five can board.
I can't even begin to imagine my newly 5 year old dd, who's a bit hyper sitting on her own. Also my DD 7 has some Learning disablitities which makes understanding directions very difficult (she's in spec. ed in school and in her IEP she has it to have all directions reiterated) Although looking at her and talking to her you can't really tell, until you start asking questions. I'm worried that if there is a problem she would have no idea what to do if I can't be near her.
Any ideas to set my mind at ease.

 

[jjan]

The children under 11 preboarding info is absolutely not true. It is 5 years old and they can suspend it for flights from Orlando when there are LOTS of small children. If you have a laptop with internet it is simiple. Just do what you would normally do at 12:01 and just don't print them... go to the SW kiosk at the airport and print them there. You are still allowed to do online check-in. Also what we have done is just go to the front desk of the hotel (if you are staying on property) and they will do it for you or take you and let you do it. You will probably have to ask for a Manager since most desk CM's don't realize that they have internet connection there, but we have done is 2x at Pop with NO problem. Don't worry and good luck.