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Traveling With Children
As Santa Claus prepares his sleigh for his Christmas Eve flight, children everywhere wait in anticipation for the goodies he'll leave for them. Parents of younger children, especially, have learned to enjoy Christmas just a bit more, by watching it arrive through their childrens' eyes. One thing that can dampen a parent's holiday spirit, though, is the prospect of holiday air travel.
Once upon a time, airline travel was fun and special. No more. Today, it's all about long lines, missed flights, frantic and angry crowds of people stuffed into airport terminals and airplanes, and as little customer service as airlines can get away with. Going through all of that, with tiny kids, is, at the very least, an adventure.
There are a few things parents can do to make a Christmastime plane trip a tad easier:
Send Christmas gifts and other necessary items ahead, as much as possible. With the strict limits being applied to carry-on items and check-in luggage, trying to keep track of gifts for Grandma and Grandpa is one hassle parents don't need. It's an extra expense, but less than you'd pay in time and money to replace gifts, if they're lost by the airline.
Whenever possible, it's wise to make non-stop reservations, to avoid running through multiple airports, with children and bags. If more than one stop is required, flying early in the day is a good way to avoid cancelled flights and missed connections, which increase as the day progresses.
Parents need to make sure that they have plenty of food and liquid for their young children. While they wait in line, and while onboard the plane, the last thing a parent- and the rest of the passengers-want to deal with is a hungry, thirsty child. Food can be packed in see-through plastic in carry-on luggage, and sipping cups can be filled, once a family has passed through the security checkpoint.
Even though it means more time in the airport, it's better to arrive well ahead of a scheduled flight than to try and rush through a crowd, with toddlers or infants. Parents can bring games or toys or portable video players to keep kids occupied, while waiting for a flight, and to use onboard the plane.
Grandmother's house may not be over the river and through the woods, anymore. It may be across the country and require a plane, rather than a sleigh, to reach at Christmas. Parents with small children can take consolation in the fact that airline travel is no fun for anyone, any more. The best they can do is to make the journey an adventure to be shared as a family.
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