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Is Travel with your Kids a Monumental Family Disaster?

Wednesday, July 15th, 2009

Regardless of your type of travel, there are special challenges when the children too. The key to health requires careful planning – and a calm, unruffled approach.

* Where should we stay? *

If you plan to stay in bed and breakfast, to search for. Many rooms are not suitable for children. They are, however, May in a position to offer a “fixed” – a bed and breakfast in a farm to your children in dealing with the animals. It can be a single family – especially for city dwellers.

In a hotel? If additional beds available and / or cribs for children? Do they have a restaurant with a menu of children? Is there a game room and playground on site? Are there activities for children in the neighborhood?

* What should I pack? *

Put common sense. Each family is different. In the list below and on the packaging, which is for your family:

- Small First Aid Kit

- Liquid medicine for nausea

- Liquid Tylenol

- The size of tissue

- Proportion of wet wipes in individual packets

- Windscreen wiper –

- Photos of children and important points to medicines

- The phone numbers of doctors (and at home, at your destination)

- Copies of passports, from birth, protection documentation

- Maps, favorite toys, books for children

- The books on painting, pencils, pens mechanics, paper

- Thursday crossword puzzle books, erasable pens, highlighters

- Wind, Slickers, umbrellas

- Sunglasses, hat, sun cream

- The plastic bags of food, the fund (for storage and cleaning)

* Diaper Disposal

There is the removal of fragrant bags available – or you can box with some small Reißverschlußbeuteln. Plastic bags for food or newspaper bags can be used. The solids must be in the toilet. Then roll the layer on the surface with a dirty face inwards, so that you have a compact package with a plastic outdoors. Instead of the layer with Reißverschlußbeutel, most seals in the manner, and then press as much air as possible to fill the seal. Throw the trash in a bathroom or to the outside of the garbage container.

If you are outdoors and there are no toilets and bathrooms nearby, you will need to shift the entire contents with you, the disposal in an appropriate way, if you are a dustbin or bath. Do not let the layers behind content. Besides the environmental impact of certain animals by the human waste. Protecting the environment even further by ensuring that you are biologically layers (or washing machine).

If you are using the contaminated layers with you, for any length of time you pull packaging CDs sodium bicarbonate deodorant or scented deodorants justified.

Snacks *

If your children are Pedant eater, chances are that you have problems with airlines and eating in the restaurant. Pack some snacks nutritious. Mai also snacks of fresh fruit, granola bars, cereal boxes size, cheese and crackers, raisins, salted peanuts are not – or snack-size container of apples, pudding, and fruit cocktail.

* Bored *

The problem is always a problem. Even a half hour ride is like a long time for a small child. At the simplest and most accessible solution boredom YOU. Use the time with your children. Imagine their questions. Please it you to tell the stories when they are old enough. You can entertain the children and told stories – the sound effects sounds of animals, whistles, and regardless of others, you can invent.

Now guess games like “I Spy” with older children or participating in some children, the tickets for games. Although games such as “Go Fish” can be played with a deck, there are many games, especially in the colors of bridges for children only. A search on the Internet for “Card Games for Children” and find many resources.

Inactivity *

Sitting still for long periods is not a natural development for the children. If you are in an airplane, train or bus to get off and walk into the alley, once every hour. If you are arriving by car will find redemption and play Frisbee or a short walk.

* Relax – Lighten Up – Relax *

Each family trip as an opportunity to deal with your children. Seats, will benefit from their own personality, and have fun!