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Tips about Layovers when Flying with Kids
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As tempting as it may be to trim your layover to a
minimum and get to your destination 30 minutes earlier, be careful about
trimming too much.
Allow yourself plenty of time during layovers when
traveling with infants or toddlers. You may need some extra time to
deal with unexpected events such as:
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Diaper changes
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Bathroom stops
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Hungry kids
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If you have already emptied your “bag of tricks” on
the previous flight(s), you may also want time to purchase some
additional items to help entertain your children during the next flight.
All of these issues are of course in addition to
the normal trials that passengers of air travel must overcome during
layovers and plane changes. While it may be tempting to trim some time
and make the trip shorter, consider allowing that little bit of extra
time to make your trip easier.
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Flying Rugrats
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The Parent-to-Parent Guide
to Traveling on Airplanes
with Infants and Toddlers
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travels with kids?
Send us your tips and tricks!
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Quick Tips
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Allow plenty of time so you will
not have trouble making your next flight.
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Visit the airport shops and
pickup some new items for entertaining kids during the next
flight.
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Expect extra delays during
layovers with kids: dirty diapers, bathroom stops, etc...
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The FlyingRugrats.com
Flying Kids Mission
As parents, we are
responsible for molding our precious babies into well rounded
adults who have an appreciation for the variety of opportunities
that they have available to them as they grow and develop as
individuals. Exposing children to varying geographical
locations and cultures around the world is an important teaching
method that many parents have the option to use for developing
generations of culturally aware future leaders who have
childhood experiences that help them understand and personally
relate to global issues. It is the mission of Flying Rugrats to arm parents with information about flying
with children, toddlers or infants strategies in an effort to
dispel fear or apprehension about family travel so that families
may travel freely and better educate our future world citizens
through positive travel experiences.
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