What is the best way for a toddler to sleep on a plane?

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Kaytee

I will be soon travelling alone internationally with my 16 month old daughter. She will be on my lap. When she was a baby, she could sleep in an airplane bassinet during flights, but now she won't fit. I am wondering, how can I make her sleep longer and more comfortably on my lap? What position would you recommend? She's a bit of a fussy toddler, so I expect it may be hard to put her down.

Also, any other life-saving tips for toddler air travel?

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the people who said give your baby benedryl before the flight got a lot of thumbs down, but it really wont hurt. I wasn't too crazy about that idea when I was going to fly with my son at that age for the 1st time so I asked his pediatrician if that's ok. He said yes its totally fine and they told me exactly how much to give. It goes by weight, so to keep your sanity you may want to try it. It wont hurt her, unless she's one of those freakish kids who has the opposite reaction to benedryl and bounces off the walls. toys work for a little bit but cramming a toddler into a small space like an airplane seat confined to your lap.....youre going to want her asleep. As far as what position...I asked the flight attendant for a pillow and then i opened up the little tray in front of me, put the pillow on it and my lap...his head was on my lap his legs up on the tray part. it was a 5 hour flight and most of it went smooth since he was sleeping. When he was awake he kept trying to get off my lap and was kicking the giant guy next to us :)

At what age can my daughters father take her out of the state without my permission?

Fade

My daughter is 15 months old and her father is wanting to take her out of state to visit his family in florida. i live in texas and i don't feel comfortable letting my toddler travel halfway across the country her father and i have an agreement in which i have primary custody. His family is threatening legal action against me now for not letting her go. do they have a case?

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He can't take her out of the state without the judge's permission. Go to court for a custody arrangement and don't have any more kids out of wedlock.

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What are the requirements for a toddler traveling out of the country?

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Erica

My one year old will be traveling to England with his grandmother in October. I know when my husband was younger he could travel on his parents passports for awhile but I don't know if that would work or if I have to get him his own.

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He will need his own passport. It is currently taking 4 to 6 weeks to get a passport. See site below for all passport application info for a child. He will also need a letter of permission signed by both parents and notarized. see 2nd site. On 4th page, you can print out a form. You are wise to be planning ahead like this.

What are the emotional and physical risks of having a toddler traveling about 6 times a year?

Marlena St

I have a two year old daughter whom lives here in Florida with me. I left her Father because he basically sucks, I'll just leave it at that. He lives in Buffalo, NY. About six times a year his mother flies down here, picks her up, and takes her back to NY so she can visit with her Father and his family there. He doesn't come and get her because he's terrified of planes. When the week is over, I fly up there and come back to Florida with her. While she is there I know for a fact she is exposed to a ton of cigarette smoke. Unfortunately, it's not illegal to smoke around children. There is nothing I can do about this unless she develops health issues because of it but I wouldn't want it to have to come to that. When she returns home with me, she always seems unwell physically and emotionally. She's not her bubbly, loving self. She keeps to herself for the most part and is incredibly clingy with me. She doesn't want to leave my side. When I ask her if she wants to Skype with her Father, she cries and yells no. I have no choice other than to allow her to continue going up there but I want to know what the long term affects of all this back and forth traveling will be for her. I worry about her well being so much. We plan on taking her Father back to Court with more money and a better Attorney this time but I don't know what I can even accomplish in doing so. Any positive advice would be so greatly appreciated. Thank you.

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I'm not a lawyer and it would be in your best interest to sit down with one and let them know what your goals are and create a strategy to get there. In my experience, you'll have to be very proactive, do your own research and do all the legwork. Keep a binder (or several) so you can keep everything organized - keep a record of how she behaves when she's been with you and returns to "normal," how she behaves when she has to go, what she's like when she returns, has contact with dad, etc.

Ask if you should get expert testimony either that this sort of arrangement doesn't work for her and dad needs to come see her in her natural environment and would be allowed to do that liberally or that the environment she is in while there is unsuitable.

You can also consult with a few child psychologists to ask their opinion.

In the end, if she has to go with him, it makes sense to try to be as firm but cordial as possible with him. Children will dread visits even more if mom has a lot of fear, anger and apprehension about it.

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