Advice/Help - Long Haul with 2 young Kids
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Prepare to have a lot of pretty women surrounding you from airport to airport. Try taking them for a walk to a mall on your own to.... Did not mind the attention at all last week on my baby sitting walks
Prepare to have a lot of pretty women surrounding you from airport to airport. Try taking them for a walk to a mall on your own to.... Did not mind the attention at all last week on my baby sitting walks
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we traveled for years with 2 small kids and never had any problems - if they've never done it before they can find it endlessly fascinating to twiddle all the knobs, actually look at the in-flight magazine and they even like the food...
Now many entertainment systems have e-games on them as well as cartoons - heaven!
TBH I'd ban people taking very small children on their laps for long flights - it's not good for the adult
But make sure you have a drink/food to hand when the plane is climbing/descending - they need to be forced to swallow to equalise pressure
Now many entertainment systems have e-games on them as well as cartoons - heaven!
TBH I'd ban people taking very small children on their laps for long flights - it's not good for the adult
But make sure you have a drink/food to hand when the plane is climbing/descending - they need to be forced to swallow to equalise pressure
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Last year, row behind me with mother and two children. The eldest (8-ish) wasd fine but the 3 or 4 yr was refusing to eat the sweets during the descent and her ears were hurting, she was crying.
The mother was being diligent and patient but I heard her say, "Why do you want to eat sweets all day - and now that I WANT you to eat sweets ..."
The mother was being diligent and patient but I heard her say, "Why do you want to eat sweets all day - and now that I WANT you to eat sweets ..."
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If it is likely that your children will be flying often (and most do nowadays) then consider getting them a "Passenger Flight Log Book" I got them for my great nephews with their names embossed on the front. Went down a treat, not least as their daddy drives 738s and on some trips he signs the Pilot column!
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Register them as Unaccompanied Minors and then check in and travel separately (although on the same aircraft), in a disguise in case they spot you.
(Fairly obviously, do not tell them that you are travelling.)
If there's a minimum age for UMs you may be ably to lose only one of them in this way, but that's a big gain. The one-year old will be easier to manage, and don't forget the Calpol.
(Fairly obviously, do not tell them that you are travelling.)
If there's a minimum age for UMs you may be ably to lose only one of them in this way, but that's a big gain. The one-year old will be easier to manage, and don't forget the Calpol.
