Traveling with children can be a daunting task for many people; however, some great tips can make the experience worthwhile. Children can be fun partners while traveling, so make the best out of your trip. Sometimes, children turn extremely hard to please, so you should equip your luggage with things that are pleasing to your children and, engaging and safe as well. This article includes important travel information.
If you are traveling with a single child only, you must maintain a little diary with all necessary information mentioned such as emergency numbers, names and your residence. This information will be handy if your child goes missing at a public place like airport and shopping malls.
You should not expect your children to eat airline snacks and meals as they often find them uninteresting and tasteless. Pack up little chewy food items that will satiate your child through the flight Finger foods like pretzels, fruit and cereal are good choice for your children; keep pacifiers, sippy cups and bottles for younger children. For older children, you can keep gums, candies and other things they like. You can also pack some juices that your children like in case you don t get them while flying.
When you are traveling with children by air, book for non-peak hours (midday, late at night and Monday to Wednesday) so you might have a chance to get a free seat for your child to sleep.
Keep a set of spare clothes for yourself, as infants and small children often spills drinks and liquids. Also keep some airsickness bags, as the ones provided by the airlines are not much useful.
Purchase some toys and anything that looks interesting for the children to keep busy. Get different playful objects for each child according to their ages. Storybooks, music tapes, and toys are great fun during the flight. If you have children aged 6 and above, you can purchase board games
, books and similar things that enjoy and keep them busy.
Keep all medical records of your child along with primary travel information. This will be helpful if your child suffers from any diseases that are likely to happen when environment changes. The doctors overseas will need to see your child medical history and primary information. Also pack some anti-viral medicines if your child has some allergies.
Purchase an inexpensive camera for your children so you can recall your vacation from your child’s prerspective as well. Keep a memory book along to put in pictures later.+
By Inventive Minds Kidz Academy
Added Wed, Oct 17 2018
