Travelling with kids in tow can put a damper on travel enjoyment if you do not come well-prepared. I should know, because I have a three-year old kid who refuses to stay put for more than five minutes while we’re on the road. It pays to know how to deal with temper tantrums while ensuring that everyone in the trip is having the time of their life.
Here’s what works for us:
- Bring Svet’s current favorite toy to help her pass the time when she starts to get bored.
- Pack lots of snacks. I’ve proven that it also helps lessen the whining when the kid’s stomach is always satisfied.
- Know about the available amenities at stopovers beforehand.
- If travelling to unfamiliar territory, arrange for someone who knows his/her way around so you get the best of your time there.
- If you can afford for services like car hire, avail of them for better comfort of hopping from one place to another.
- Do what the kid/s want to do best. If they want to run, make sure your itinerary includes a trip to the park. For Svet, since she loves animals, we always make a point to visit a zoo or even a small animal sanctuary in the place that we’re vacationing in.
How about you? How do you ensure that kids are comfortable during travel and while on vacation?
8 Responses
I just make sure that I bring all the important things that my son needs for the travel – Milk, food, pillow and blanket/sarong, water, toys, slipper, enough clothes for the vacation, and extra money:D
mahirap pag may baby may milk lagi at kung anu anung mga gamit no? buti malalaki n kids ntin medyo onti n ang dalahin 🙂
@zoan, pag may baby talaga ang daming dala parati.
When travelling laging sa mga anak ko ang una ko naiisip kaya sakin lagi mayron ako nakakalimutan :))
traveled with my family once, hirap pag mahiluhin ang anak pati ang mommy. No matter how prepared I was, the trip almost became a disaster, good thing my parents was with us during that time. ^^
traveling with kids always means packing up their favorite toys and books along with some snacks
snacks is really important at toys, un little boy ko, sya na ang namimili ng toys nya.
my son is big already, so whenever we go out, sya na namimili ng toys na dadalin nya.