Infant Travel Advice: Toddler, Puppets
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Travel Advice
Asked by R.H. from Minneapolis
on November 29, 2005
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Any advice on airline travel with an infant?
My partner and I will be making a short flight to Cincinnati for Christmas with our daughter who will then be 3 months ...
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- When my daughter was small we used to fly frequesntly from here to Denver. The thing that my doctor suggested and I found to have worked was to have something ready fo...
- Please be sure she is either nursing or drinking from a bottle as you take off and descend. And do not offer her these things until right before take off - if the tak...
- Been there. I was lucky and had a good baby. If you are nursing, try to nurse as you take off and then when you are descending. The sucking action keeps their ears ...
How to Survive a 13 Hour Plane Trip with a 17 Month Old??
Asked by A.B. from Portland
on May 18, 2010
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My husband and I are flying from West coast US to Australia next month with our 17 month old son. His favorite word is down and he is NOT a cuddler!!! I am starting to...
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- My daughter was about your son's age last time we flew to Europe. I took plenty of new knick/knacks and toys, drinks, snack food (take whatever he likes, not the time...
- Play-doh or silly putty worked beautifully when we just did a 6 hour flight. Your son will sleep at least part of the time and hopefully you're flying at a time that h...
- A., You will need to pack a lot of patience for the flight. Try getting a seat in the front like a bassinet row non-bassinet seat and take a light blanket with you. In...
Road Trip
Asked by A.K. from Dallas
on May 3, 2011
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We are taking a road trip soon with our 4 year old. We did this last year and it went well, but this one is a bit longer. We are looking at being in the car between ...
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- So glad I came over to respond. You have received some great suggestions that I hadn't thought of and can use. Here are my two cents - Definitely get the Color Won...
- We usually leave early in the morning, and the kids doze in the car. After about two or three hours, we stop for breakfast and let them run around. Then we get back ...
- We just went on a 10 hour drive down and 10 hours back for a trip to Disneyland with our daughter and grand daughter. I found sitting in the back seat was easier for m...
Any Advice for Plane Travel Advice with a 19 Month Old
Asked by W.S. from Bloomington
on January 28, 2008
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Does anyone have advice for traveling by plane with a 19 year old. This is our first plane trip and I want to be prepared. Did you buy a special car seat or just use...
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- I can tell you from personal experience that if you are going to use a car seat check the label on yours before dragging it through the airport. There will be a safet...
- I have been traveling with my daughter since she was 10 months old, she's now 3 1/2. I've always used her car seat because I felt she was secured better and she wasn'...
- I've done that before but travel rules have changed...I suggest you check with a travel agency or airline. Be sure to take gum or a binky!
Travel with a 13 Month Old...
Asked by D.P. from Minneapolis
on February 10, 2009
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I have a trip planned to surprise my dad for his 60th birthday. I am taking my 13 month old with me (my husband thinks I am crazy.) It's a 2 hour flight and timed a ...
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- First of all, don't be nervous--children are children, and the people around you will be fine for 2hrs. I travel frequently for work, and sit near kids all the time. T...
- Leave the dvd player at home, don't get mad if you can't get bulkhead I always ask and get denied. What has worked for me is lots of snacks, and getting on the plan...
- I've flown alone with TWO under age of 2 (3 month old son and 23 month old son), and now 4 months later, I'm about to do it again. Kids will be kids, and people wil...
10 Hour Car Ride with 20 Month Old Toddler
Asked by A.C. from Washington DC
on June 4, 2008
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Does anyone have any suggestions for making a 10 hour trip more enjoyable (tolerable) for a 20 month old little boy? We just ordered a travel tray thing to help out a...
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- Hey A., I traveled with 16 mth old daughter from Spain to England WITH my mother-in-law and lived to tell the tale! ;) My daughter enjoyed puppets at the time so I ...
- http://JustSettling.com/Fairfax has Tips for Travelling with Chidlren in the Getting Away section... see if that helps...
- A trick I learned from my husband's grandmother who drove from Illinois to GA every year with her grandchildren make prize bags. She buys inexpensive books and toys a...
Advice for a Long Car Trip with 2 Kids
Asked by A.V. from Duluth
on April 13, 2008
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I am looking for any advice or suggestions for taking a long car trip with a 2 year old and almost 4 year old. My husband and I are planning a trip for a family reunio...
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- I agree that doing most of your driving at night is a good idea. My boyfriend and I just drove to Florida for Spring Break (a 23 hour car ride) with our 5 children (a...
- Hi A., Don't know if this is an option or not, but when we use to take long trips with our little ones we would try to make most of the trip at night while they wer...
- I have two kids (and one on the way) and we took a trip to the Florida Keys this past New Year. Our trip was a total of 28 hours drive time and we made a couple stops ...
Travel Toys for Toddlers
Asked by L.C. from Detroit
on June 17, 2008
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We will be leaving this weekend to go on vacation with our 23 month old son. The car ride will be about 5 hours long. I'm looking for toys to help keep my son occupied...
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- My advice is to leave right before nap time. The car ride will make him tired and hopefully he will nap a little longer than normal. Once he wakes up (hopefully you ...
- L., Take some of his existing toys (the smaller ones) and wrap them in tissue paper. Hand him a new "surprise" to unwrap every 1/2 hour or so. You're car will be fi...
- We travel back and forth between MI and CT several times a year since my twin girls were 3 months old, they are 27 months now. The trip can be anywhere between 12-15 ...
Road Trip with Little Ones.
Asked by S.W. from Yakima
on January 4, 2007
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Hi there, I have a question about how to keep a 2 year old and a 5mo. old happy on a long road trip. We are going to Las Vegas to visit my family and we have to drive ...
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- Hi S. i am a mother of 3 and have done a lot of long raod trips with my kids and the best thinks i have found is not to take them out too often go untill you have to s...
- You know the best thing ever.. Get one of those little dvd players that u can strap to a consol lid or seat and that will work for the 2 year old and maybe even the li...
- When my son was barely three, I moved from Oregon to Oklahoma... packed everything in my car that I could fit and we drove there in 42 hours! It didn't work out so we...
Need Some Advice for a 14 Hour Road Trip.
Asked by C.L. from Boise
on May 24, 2009
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Hi all you smart moms out there, I need your help. We are taking a trip down to southern California next week and I need ideas to keep my sons entertained. They are al...
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- Bee there, done that. Just the thought of the trip makes me want to run for the hills. My biggest suggestion would be the same as many others on here. Drive as much ...
- looks like you have lots of good advice! We do a travel gift bag. These are little gadgets that I purchase before hand at Walgreen's or the dollar store and I give t...
- I've heard excellent things about the aqua doodle travel kit. They can color with water. you just fill the marker up with water and the water turns blue on the right p...
