survival guide to travel with kids during a
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SURVIVAL GUIDE TO TRAVEL WITH KIDS DURING A FLIGHT
PREFER NON-STOP FLIGHTS• THE DISCOMFORT OF CHANGING AIR PRESSURE DURING LANDING CAN BE
REALLY HASSLING FOR CHILDREN WHICH MAKE IT HARDER FOR PARENTS TO CALM THEM DOWN. • FURTHERMORE, THE HASSLE OF CARRYING LUGGAGE GETS REDUCED IN
NON-STOP FLIGHTS. SO WHEN YOU TRAVEL WITH KIDS, TRY TO PICK NON-STOP FLIGHTS.
DOWNLOAD SOME GAMES AND APPS• BEFORE YOU ARE ALL SET TO FLY, YOU NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU’VE
SOMETHING TO KEEP YOUR LITTLE ONE OCCUPIED. FOR TODDLERS, IT COULD BE SMALL TOYS. WHEREAS FOR THE INFANTS, DOWNLOAD SOME SMARTPHONE GAME OR APP COULD BE A FASCINATING PASS-TIME.
HAVE A PRE-BOARDING CONVERSATION• “MY MOM HAS A BOMB!” WHAT IF YOUR KID JOKES THE SAME TO AIRPORT
SECURITY? THOUGH IT IS HARD TO PREDICT KIDS’ BEHAVIOR, YOU CAN STILL TALK TO YOUR CHILD BEFORE YOU LEAVE FOR THE TRIP. • EXPLAIN TO HIM THAT THE SECURITY CHECKS AT THE AIRPORT AND WAITING
FOR BOARDING ARE A FEW THINGS HE SHOULD DO PATIENTLY. THERE ARE CHANCES THAT IF YOUR KID IS ABOVE 10, HE MIGHT KEEP THESE THINGS IN MIND AND ACT DECENTLY.
EARLY BOARDING IS RECOMMENDED
• SINCE YOUR LITTLE ONE IS TRAVELLING WITH YOU, IT WOULD BE WISE ENOUGH TO GO FOR EARLY BOARDING AS YOU GET EXTRA TIME TO SETTLE THINGS DOWN – SET BAGS, FIND SEATS AND ACCOMMODATE COMFORTABLY.
NEVER FORGET TO BRING FOOD• IF YOU’RE TRAVELLING WITH A TODDLER, IT IS IMPORTANT TO BRING ALONG
BABY FOOD. FOR INFANTS MAKE SURE TO KEEP SNACKS AS MANY FLIGHTS DO NOT INCLUDE IN-FLIGHT FOOD SERVICE. MOREOVER, • YOUR CHILD MAY NOT LIKE THE FLIGHT FOOD, IN CASE IT IS AVAILABLE. SO A
BETTER OPTION IS TO PACK IT IN YOUR HANDBAG.
KNOW WHAT TO CARRY AND WHAT NOT!
• AT TIMES, YOU GET EXTRA CAUTIONARY AND PACK EVERYTHING THAT BELONGS TO YOUR KID. HOWEVER, YOU MIGHT END UP WITH HEAPS OF BAGGAGE WHICH WILL BE A TROUBLE FOR YOU TO MANAGE. • HERE YOU NEED TO THINK REALISTICALLY – FIGURE OUT WHAT IS
MANAGEABLE AND REQUIRED AND WHAT’S NOT.
CHOOSE A SEAT WISELY• INFANTS GENERALLY HAVE A GREATER TENDENCY TO LOOK OUT OF THE
FLIGHT WINDOW AND THEREFORE IT IS BETTER TO GET A WINDOW SEAT. THIS KEEPS THEM BUSY. • HOWEVER, WHEN YOU TRAVEL WITH KIDS, YOU MIGHT NEED TO FREQUENTLY
GET UP FOR THE WASHROOM TO CLEAN YOUR LITTLE ONE. • IN THIS CASE, AISLE SEATS WOULD BE THE BEST POSSIBLE OPTION AS YOU
NEED NOT CLIMB OVER FELLOW PASSENGERS.
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