Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Avoiding A Dodgy Situation When Traveling With Children

By Rebecca Lane


Traveling on an airplane with your child or children may not always be the most pleasurable experience for everybody. Unless your kids are teenagers or young adults, it becomes more necessary than ever to reduce the stress by planning well in advance. To minimize the discomfort and complaints on all ends during your flight, consider the following tips.

Have your child have his/her own seat. Although you are allowed to keep your kid on your lap during the travel, having a separate seat will be more comfortable for both of you. It would also be more pleasant for both of you if you can ensure your infant has something to keep him/her busy. To this end, you can supply toys and games for your child, straight from the toy chest, or you can have him watch his favourite movies on a portable DVD player. Since food on planes is very limited, bring some nutritious snacks like fruits, milk, cheese, and natural juices for your toddler to have and avoid use of too much sugar to prevent hyper behavior.

In addition, you want to bring a change of clothes for your kid, including spare diapers, and of course a bag to place the soiled nappies in to prevent the odour permeating across the aeroplane. It is basic human nature for the passenger sitting next to somebody with a caterwauling child to try to pacify the baby and quiet him/her down. Now there are also passengers who may be less benevolent in the event of an infantile temper tantrum; their behaviour is also understandable and you must do what you could to convince them you have everything under control. It would be imperative that you schedule your flight congruous to that of your toddler's bedtime. Direct flights are also mandatory, because boarding in another flight will inevitably cause your little angel to grow some horns and make his displeasure felt.

You should be in a position to control your kids so that any misbehavior in plane is administered and controlled promptly. Any bellicose actions or behaviours do not warrant a stern rebuke or a rapping on the forehead. Ask the kids to play the games of their choice and keep them engaged. And when the plane takes off or lands, you want your children to have something to drink or chew on to avoid cabin pressure.

On such occasions they tend to become more uncomfortable and such small tips like chewing and drinking would help them to avoid facing such situations. Don't keep them under your control always. Let your children maximise the time they have to run around with minimal supervision, but of course fail not to keep them under your watch. You would need to sit down and plan your holiday in order to have that perfect vacation. To find out further information on planning your next trip or vacation, log onto Internet, there are many travel and discount travel sites that are available. Traveling is no longer as expensive as it used to be, so seize the day.




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