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March 17, 2021
With some of Australia's adventure destinations open for business again, one of our team recently got back from a trip traveling solo with her two children and it got us to talking around the office about our best and worst experiences traveling with our delightful little terrors.
I think we all agreed that the very idea of flying with kids is enough to give even the most experienced parent a twitch. While there is no way to plan for every possible twist travel life can throw at you, we all agreed that there are some organisational highlights that help reduce the intensity of the experience.
Babies (0 – 2 years)
Generally, babies of this age tend to be cool with sitting on a parent’s lap for the duration of the flight. They aren’t overly mobile yet in most cases and still have 2-3 sleeps in the day. We do know that there are 9 months old who walk and crawl; if this is you and you are worried your child will struggle with wanting to be mobile then maybe read the next category too.
Children 2+
Even though I’m saying 2+ here you probably only need to micro-manage the experience for kids under 7. By 7, if they are cruisy flyers, then they are usually pumped to be traveling and simply need a rundown of events before departure to put them at ease.
Everyone under 7 needs a little bit more attention…
HOT TIPS:
The important thing remember in all of this is that your little co-pilots, as humans, are unpredictable and as susceptible to a bad day as we are. Your perfect plan might need a tweak or two as events unfold or even a complete rewrite on the fly. THAT’S OK! The sooner you can make your peace with that the easier your entire experience will be.
Good luck and happy flying!
The team at Babiators
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