It’s no secret that flying with a toddler is harder than a newborn. I know from flying countless flights from short to long haul, including 24 hours to Australia a few times with this age. My eldest never sits still! So we needed a range of airplane activities for a toddler that would actually work!…
If you are heading to Disneyland or Disney World with a toddler or pre-schooler, a compact travel stroller is a great idea to bring with you or hire once there. A pushchair or stroller can give a welcome respite for tired little legs walking miles around the parks. This guide answers all your Disney stroller…
Taking car seats abroad is often a point of discussion for not only considering their use on airplanes – but also deciding whether to take one on your holiday/vacation. There are several things to consider when doing so – this guide will help you decide whether you can take your car seat or if it…
One of the times you really need a travel stroller is at the airport, particularly for that long walk to baggage reclaim and the usual snaking queue at immigration. Whilst some airlines do their best to help by providing you with courtesy strollers as you disembark, this is sadly not the norm. Cabin sized strollers…
Yes, such things do exist, and they are everything you would expect to make travel through an airport much easier with kids! I will go into detail of all the carry on strollers that fit into the overhead bin, but first, be aware, the final decision always rests with the airline, even if the stroller…
As a flight attendant and a frequent passenger too, I have personally seen what can happen to bags and how travel strollers, pushchairs etc can be thrown around carelessly by some airport baggage handlers. My father used to see it all the time as an aircraft engineer too. When you are packing a car seat…
Looking for a way to help your child sleep comfortably on long flights? The Flyaway inflatable bed creates a flat, spacious sleeping surface for children aged 2-7, potentially saving your sanity on long journeys. The alarming prospect of fidgety, sleepless children on long-haul flights is enough to make any parent think twice about that dream holiday…
This is an issue I see time and time again crop up in my Travel with Babies and Toddler Facebook group. This guide will help you know the rules and policies if you are planning on using a car seat onboard a plane, and the official resources of this information. FAA Rules The U.S.A follows…
Wondering how to get your baby to sleep on plane? Then these tips will help. We’ve tried them all on super long haul flights to Australia as well as shorter flights of 10 hours. It’s possibly every parents’ nightmare to have their baby or toddler cry all night on a plane. It was definitely mine…
Traveling with babies and strollers on airplanes can be confusing with rules varying between airlines. Here you will find many answers to your questions, that I also had when flying with kids. We’ve flown on many different airlines, to many different airports so have encountered most scenarios. And as a flight attendant I’ve experienced many…