Comments on: The Art of Travel with Young Children

By: short term letting cape town

short term letting cape town — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 10:58:56 +0000

I love that picture of the lego man on the beach! I may have to steal your idea.

By: Amie Jo

Amie Jo — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 21:39:09 +0000

I love this article! I travel with my 5 all the time. we live in a RURAL town, less than 100 people within 12 miles. 12 miles is the nearest gas station and 2 hours to a real grocery store! My children are all very young and yet seasoned travelers. I think it helps to start them while they are young. You can’t take kids who have never left the 5 mile radius around their home and throw them in a car or a plane for hours on end. Like the woman mentioned in the beginning, her family walked together to get used to it, basically “training” themselves. You have to do the same with road trips. If you didn’t start when they were younger then start now, even if you don’t have a vacay planned in the near future. start with 1-2 hour drives to see how it goes. and add time and distance as you see fit so they can get used to it. This requires a lot of planning ahead but in the end is so worth it and you will have lots of little fun filled trips to remember too. Also, a very important thing to remember, young children will rarely go more than 2 hours without a stop. So plan on them. make stops every 2 hours or so for about 30 minutes, find a park or scenic lookout, whatever so you all have somewhere safe to stretch. Plan on any trip with children taking more than it would by yourself. That helps cut a huge amount of stress when you don’t have a tight schedule to keep also.

By: Satakieli

Satakieli — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 14:18:02 +0000

Great tips! We've travelled a fair amount with our now 2.5 year old. The most memorable being when I flew with him on my own from Chicago to our new home in Frankfurt, Germany when he was just 9 months old. People still look at me as though I'm crazy when we take trips from our home in Germany to visit my parents in England, but our son adores traveling and is very good. I think the more you do it, the better kids are with it. .-= Satakieli´s last blog ..Spinach & Basil Pesto =-.

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By: Catherine

Catherine — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 01:55:58 +0000

I find having a teddy, blankie, pillow or something that smells like home really helps my sons get to sleep.
.-= Catherine´s last blog ..Australia With Kids – Tasmania =-.

By: Catherine

Catherine — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 01:54:08 +0000

I’m glad it’s not just me who started out by being a bit stressed by travelling with kids. I’m loving everyone’s stories.
.-= Catherine´s last blog ..Australia With Kids – Tasmania =-.

By: Leanne

Leanne — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 00:02:42 +0000

This brings back memories, Catherine! When we first started caravanning with our kids I tried to keep their bedtime routines the same as at home. All the while other kids were tearing around outside having a great time. There was no way my kids were going to sleep! Now I let them set schedule. After first night excitement, they generally are asleep not long after dark and up at dawn. .-= Leanne´s last blog ..Last minute ideas for the long weekend =-.

By: Deb

Deb — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 06:20:28 +0000

We travel a lot because we live interstate, there are some great tips here that I absolutely agree with. The other thing we do is have a map or atlas so we can mark in all the places we've been and draw the routes. The girls love it, and it's a great way to remember the trip later when we look at it. .-= Deb´s last blog ..Watching Peas Sprout =-.

By: Deb

Deb — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 06:16:39 +0000

We just spent 6 weeks in Europe and my little one basically lived on chips. Luckily she's still breastfeeding so I wasn't worried, but letting it go and just accepting it was temporary and wouldn't kill her was important. .-= Deb´s last blog ..13 Things to Do With a Stick =-.

By: Sondra

Sondra — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 05:40:25 +0000

We are currently on our 2 month vacation with our 9 month old visiting family in Hawaii. The most essential items that we packed was his blankie (a pashmina shawl we’v had since he was an infant)- it is soft, smells like home, and has brought him a great amount of comfort during those difficult times. It helped soothe him during the looooooong airplane trip and helps him fall asleep at night. And, it has been used as a sun shade over the stroller and as a “nursing cape” to give us some privacy when nursing in public places. We’ve even used it as an impromptu picnic blanket on the lawn of a church when he just couldn’t wait one more second for lunch!!!