Traveling with young children, parents should be prepared for difficulties.
№1. Acclimatization
Many children rarely exhibit symptoms is acclimatization. But parents still need to be prepared for some difficulties:
- Reacclimatization, which appears to return from a holiday. Children's bodies hard to cope with an abrupt change of the sun and warm climate in the harsh winter. The first week after returning, it is better to reduce the number of walks and is less in crowded places.
- It is best to go on holiday from summer to summer. The sharp drop of temperature characteristics can greatly affect the health of the child.
- The do not just give the kid a lot is the first few days relaxing in the sun, otherwise there is a high risk of getting heat stroke. In the hottest time of the day between 12 and 16 hours is better with a child in the room.
- At the beginning of vacation, a child may manifest food acclimatization, which translates into a short-term indigestion. This can occur due to water or habituation local kitchen. In such a situation it is not necessary to treat the child, should just wait a few days until the body gets used.
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№2. Change of time zones
This applies to those trips, when the family is flying in a country with a time difference of more than 2 hours. The difference of 2 hours is not critical. Jetlag require an adjustment mode.
In this situation, everything depends on the child's age: the older the children are, the easier and faster they get up and go to sleep at the new time.
№3. Diseases in the journey
Going on holiday with your baby, it is necessary to take a first aid kit with children's medications. Also, before you travel it is necessary to make the health insurance. It is necessary to specify in advance a list of clinics that work with the insurance company. If a child is ill, you should try to get a large multi-hospital appointment to a pediatric doctor.
Do not be amiss to take the phone number of your local pediatrician and agree with him about that he might call in an emergency.
№4. Feeding
If a baby is bottle-fed, you should stock up on formula. When the baby eats porridge and baby, it is worth to take a few packs for the first time, and then try to buy something on the spot. But it is necessary to be prepared for the fact that the resort of baby food will be more expensive.
If possible, it is better to rent an apartment with a kitchen, or take a multivarku and blender.
№5. The vagaries in transport and other flight difficulties
Before the trip, you need to be prepared for a negative attitude to the whims of the child from the side of others. By this it is impossible to prepare, but it will have to be pushed to. In any case, parents should always be at hand distracting items: gadgets, toys, books, food or just the nipple. In the time of flight or travel need as much as possible to do something their child, that he was tired and did not miss.
Several useful life hacking:
- from laying the ears during takeoff can give a child candy. If a baby is a little older, you can teach him to blow your ears.
- you can prepare a few new surprises and to give the child to the extent of their interest, such as a new toy, a book or a painting set.
- if a plane or train small loads, you can ask to leave an empty seat next to the child. For a while, the kid can play it.
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№6. Luggage
Before the advent of the child, parents can travel light. But now we need to take a stroller, a bag of baby food, a large package of diapers, toys and other accessories for children.
In fact, there is a way: you can rent a stroller and buy diapers and on-site catering. This significantly reduces the volume of luggage.
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