Travelling with Toddlers
March 21, 2009
Travelling with toddlers is stressful unless one learns how to handle them during travel. They get bored, restless and irritable quite easily and quite often bereft of something to occupy them with utmost interest.
Toddlers are used to their fixed food time, play time, snooze time and their bed time etc and they follow the routine without break generally. During travel and especially if it is for more than a day, keep to the schedule carefully. That way they might not be difficult to handle.
Making them sleep in a new environment is difficult so it is better you create some resemblance to their usual environment.
Small things like their favorite teddy bear or their particular pillow would do the trick. If the new environment has an effect, it is better you too go to bed, putting out most of the lights. If they find that you are going to sleep with them, it reassures them. In a new environment do not expect your child to go into deep sleep, they would be a bit disturbed and would need your attention often. Be prepared for that.
Do not expect them to travel non-stop. They would need their daily dose of running, playing etc. Plan the trip in such a way to get them to some open space or in the indoor play area of a restaurant or hotel and allow them to play for some time.
Pack a few indoor games kit and a few small outdoor kits. Engage them in play or encourage them to get involved with some game as you travel. This would keep them occupied and you can avoid the tantrums of a bored child.
While travelling it is essential to talk to the kid a lot. Tell them stories, tell them about the place you are at that moment and about the place you are visiting. The way they listen and respond you can guess what topic interests them most and you can talk more about the topics they like.
On the way as you have a good opportunity to be with the child for continuous hours, you can slowly teach the kid about many things.
Just recollect your childhood travel with your parents and take tips from that experience to keep the kid in good humor. Happy journey.
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