virgowicca
im traveling to ca from ak with a 2 yr old and 8month old. any helplful advice would be great. dont say not to travel with children. thank you
btw im flying
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Here's an article I found on travelling with toddlers.
What does a major trip with toddler in tow entail?
1) Pack a bag for just the trip. Pack enough diapers so you're not caught midflight (or midconnection) without any. You ever notice those cute shops in the airport? Ever see any diapers sold in them, let alone the Huggies LeakProof uber-absorbant ones (in size 4)? Same goes for food - you can scavenge only so many bar pretzels.
2) Don't fall for the early check-in scam. Those airlines are so nice. They allow early check-in for people with kids. Here's what happens - you end up getting on the plane first, heading back to your cramped seat (where the three of you fit into two seats), and wait. Wait. Wait. Wait. Wait while every other seat in the plane fills up. Wait until .....
Click here to read the whole thing. http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/127/Traveling-with-toddlers/?highlight=travelling+toddler
Snacks! Most airlines have cut back to a limited amount of food service on flights under three hours. Bring along your childâs favorite snacks. Grapes, for example, help rehydrate during flight and are a non-messy alternative to juice boxes that can spill.
Games! Even the littlest member of your family will have fun playing Go-Fish or an abbreviated form of Memory. Remember not to bring games with a lot of complicated parts. Otherwise, you may spend your entire flight chasing the dice down the aisle.
Gifts! When my daughter was seventeen months old, I took four airplanes and managed sixteen hours of travel by using this trick. Go to a drugstore and purchase inexpensive items (a small figurine, crayons, etc.) For every hour in the air, pull out a wrapped âgiftâ that the child can open. It will keep him busy for a while and will give him something to which he could look forward.
Books! Bring along your childâs favorite books and have a story hour. Neighboring children might join in the fun!
DVDs! Some airlines have only one feature film that may not interest your child. Check out if your airline offers in-flight portable DVD rentals. The cost is roughly $20 and may be very well spent.
For more on this one... visit here http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/130/How-to-Fly-with-Children-Without-Losing-Your-Breath/
Here's an article I found on travelling with toddlers.
What does a major trip with toddler in tow entail?
1) Pack a bag for just the trip. Pack enough diapers so you're not caught midflight (or midconnection) without any. You ever notice those cute shops in the airport? Ever see any diapers sold in them, let alone the Huggies LeakProof uber-absorbant ones (in size 4)? Same goes for food - you can scavenge only so many bar pretzels.
2) Don't fall for the early check-in scam. Those airlines are so nice. They allow early check-in for people with kids. Here's what happens - you end up getting on the plane first, heading back to your cramped seat (where the three of you fit into two seats), and wait. Wait. Wait. Wait. Wait while every other seat in the plane fills up. Wait until .....
Click here to read the whole thing. http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/127/Traveling-with-toddlers/?highlight=travelling+toddler
Snacks! Most airlines have cut back to a limited amount of food service on flights under three hours. Bring along your childâs favorite snacks. Grapes, for example, help rehydrate during flight and are a non-messy alternative to juice boxes that can spill.
Games! Even the littlest member of your family will have fun playing Go-Fish or an abbreviated form of Memory. Remember not to bring games with a lot of complicated parts. Otherwise, you may spend your entire flight chasing the dice down the aisle.
Gifts! When my daughter was seventeen months old, I took four airplanes and managed sixteen hours of travel by using this trick. Go to a drugstore and purchase inexpensive items (a small figurine, crayons, etc.) For every hour in the air, pull out a wrapped âgiftâ that the child can open. It will keep him busy for a while and will give him something to which he could look forward.
Books! Bring along your childâs favorite books and have a story hour. Neighboring children might join in the fun!
DVDs! Some airlines have only one feature film that may not interest your child. Check out if your airline offers in-flight portable DVD rentals. The cost is roughly $20 and may be very well spent.
For more on this one... visit here http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/130/How-to-Fly-with-Children-Without-Losing-Your-Breath/
Air travel with toddler?
m smartie
We will be traveling from Phoenix to Hawaii in May with our almost 3 year old daughter. Im looking for some good tips or pointers to make things easier during our travels. Can you please give me your thoughts as to whether or not we should take our childs carseat onto the airplane with us? We have assigned seating in the middle aisle of the airplane for a total of three seats (myself, husband and daughter.) Any other tips would be great as well. Thanks!! Also the two smallest carseats we have are a Britax Advocate, or a Cheaper Evenflo (lighter), which should be take for our overal trip? We are going for 10 total days
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I know a bunch of folks hell bent on carseats on planes...but frankly...1) if you have plane trouble...the carseat isn't going to do you a bit of good. 2) I have never had any luck keeping my child in it. 3) they barely fit in the seats and they are obnoxious to manage.
Bring whatever carseat is safest, regardless of size. Once you get to HI, you install it in the rental car and it's there for two weeks...so it really doesn't matter which one's lighter ...you're ony going to have to deal with it from landing to car pick up anyway.
As far as actual travel....bring a portable DVD, Iphone with videos, small quiet toys, a favorite story and snacks. That's a long flight, so just be prepared to keep them entertained for the entire flight...so my first impulse was to bring brand new videos that they'd never seen, and a few brand new toys and it always took them longer to get bored with the new stuff than the old favorites.
Get there early and board first. They usually let families with small children jump the crowd and get situated before the cattle call of passengers.
Pack a few changes of easy clothes for baby, diaper changes and clothing changes in an airplane bathroom can't be any more impossible and painful than they are now. I used use quart sized zip lock bags to store complete outfits...so all I had to do was grab a ziplock and they had a onsie, pants and socks ready to go. I still do that with wipes and diapers...so I don't have to take a 15 pound diaper bag into a stall with me.
I WOULD gate check a small umbrella stroller if you're bringing one...that way baby can be contained and comfy in the airport and the airline folks will have your stroller waiting for you at the gate when you deboard the plane so that you don't have to run to baggage claim carrying a 30 pound cranky baby.
That's about all I can think of at the moment... If I remember anything else I'll pop back in.
Good Luck and have a great trip.
Ooooh Bring a spare Tshirt for yourself. Had an airsick baby once, with nothing to change into afterward. Have packed myself a fresh shirt, just in case, ever since.
I know a bunch of folks hell bent on carseats on planes...but frankly...1) if you have plane trouble...the carseat isn't going to do you a bit of good. 2) I have never had any luck keeping my child in it. 3) they barely fit in the seats and they are obnoxious to manage.
Bring whatever carseat is safest, regardless of size. Once you get to HI, you install it in the rental car and it's there for two weeks...so it really doesn't matter which one's lighter ...you're ony going to have to deal with it from landing to car pick up anyway.
As far as actual travel....bring a portable DVD, Iphone with videos, small quiet toys, a favorite story and snacks. That's a long flight, so just be prepared to keep them entertained for the entire flight...so my first impulse was to bring brand new videos that they'd never seen, and a few brand new toys and it always took them longer to get bored with the new stuff than the old favorites.
Get there early and board first. They usually let families with small children jump the crowd and get situated before the cattle call of passengers.
Pack a few changes of easy clothes for baby, diaper changes and clothing changes in an airplane bathroom can't be any more impossible and painful than they are now. I used use quart sized zip lock bags to store complete outfits...so all I had to do was grab a ziplock and they had a onsie, pants and socks ready to go. I still do that with wipes and diapers...so I don't have to take a 15 pound diaper bag into a stall with me.
I WOULD gate check a small umbrella stroller if you're bringing one...that way baby can be contained and comfy in the airport and the airline folks will have your stroller waiting for you at the gate when you deboard the plane so that you don't have to run to baggage claim carrying a 30 pound cranky baby.
That's about all I can think of at the moment... If I remember anything else I'll pop back in.
Good Luck and have a great trip.
Ooooh Bring a spare Tshirt for yourself. Had an airsick baby once, with nothing to change into afterward. Have packed myself a fresh shirt, just in case, ever since.
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