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Useful for first time traveling
Travelling with Children - Tips & Advice

Member Name: firasha
Product:
Travelling with Children - Tips & Advice
Date: 15/03/12
Rating:
Advantages: Reassuring to help think and plan before traveling with young children
Disadvantages: Not needed if you already travel a lot with children
Travelling With Children: A Parent's Guide (Need 2 Know) by Catherine Cooper
Publisher: Need2Know
This is a guide book about all the different aspects of traveling and holidays with children, covering many topics including modes of transport, types of holiday, destinations, things to do and budgets. It also has some small case studies in it of the different types of traveling some families have enjoyed, and recommends a few websites to look on.
I found it quite interesting to have a look through and get some ideas about what kind of holidays would be good for us, as we have not yet traveled abroad at all since having our oldest child (now 3 and a half) so next time we do go on holiday with 3 young children will be quite different from previous child-free holidays so there may be a lot to think about. A lot of what's in the book is probably quite common sense, but still having a look through can remind you of different issues or give a couple of new suggestions. I found some of the information in the budget section, and the information about specific destinations to be the most useful.
I think its a book that you can keep dipping into when thinking about holidays and would be most suited for people who have not yet gone abroad with their children, or who may be a bit anxious or daunted by the prospect of traveling with their young children so need to get some reassurance and idea from this book.
I have also posted this review on The School Run forum book reviews section (slightly adapted) under the user name Ummziyad
Summary: A useful book for parents traveling with children for the first time
