Travelling with Children - Tips & Advice

I am probably abnormal as traveling with children does not strike fear into my heart and maybe because a journey is an adventure and part of something more exciting to come ours are fairly stress free apart from the arguments on map reading!! Below are my top tips on how I travel with my children it works for me and my children. 1) if there is a really long journey pick your time wisely if we fly I pick the earliest flight I can which means the Girls sleep at least until the Airport, on the return I go for the opposite and pick a late flight which with luck means they sleep all the way home. We travel by Car to Northumberland which ...  Read the complete review

My husband , myself and our two kids (2.5 and 4 months) often travel from Leeds to Glasgow to visit family. It can be a nightmare of a journey especially when my 2 year old doesn't sleep. We have just made the best investment and I wish I had done it sooner. We bought DVD screens for the back of the car with some left over xmas money. My son was hooked. He watched Balamory, the wiggles, and more. I know some people don't like their kids watching TV but on a 4 hour journey it was brilliant. Yes, he still reads his books, plays with some toys and we play the usual "I spy " and sing but after a while he gets bored. We normally try and break the journey up by ...  Read the complete review

I recently took a 6 hour car ride with 2 children under the age of 5 and believe me it is no picnic. However, I got a few travelling tips from friends and family before we went that really saved me during this car ride, I really hope that they help others: 1) Firstly, go with the flow. Planning is good but where kids are concerned things very rarely go as planned. If you see the trip as an adverture, the children will too (I know this is much easier said than done after 5 hours in a stuffy car). 2) Be prepared: Calpol, hand wipes, drinks, fruit to snack on, a change of clothing for you and the kids, plasters, games and toys, drawing ...  Read the complete review

Ok this review is about a matter of the heart. My kids and i was involved in a car crash tuesday 15th of june, due to some nutter who so fit to pull out out straight in front of me. Luckily me my children and i are fine. Story... My husband phoned to say he ran out of petrol and that i had to pick my children up from after school club in my Corsa. My children were confused on why i picked them up and not daddy so explained that daddy had run out of petrol and that i had to get some for him. On the way on the main road i notice a driving instructor pulling out quite fast, thinking to myself that he was making a mistake ...  Read the complete review

From experience of many family trip i would like to offer My tips for traveling with children on short or long trips by any type of transport: 1. Are we there yet? Is a typical thing children will say, my tip is use a alarm clock and put the time it will take to get to the destination and then count down, don't forget to add an extra half an hour to cover any delays. Then give it to the children to watch so they know how long they have left to go. 2. Games - Hunt out the internet for travel games, the more you can find the better. No matter how silly the game, as long as it keeps the children amused that's all that matters. Some games i use are find ...  Read the complete review