In my experience, traveling with a newborn is one of the easiest times to travel with a baby. Infants spend most of their time cycling between eating and sleeping, making them a pleasure to bring along on your trip. As easy as it is to travel with a newborn, you will need to ensure your baby has a flat place to lie down, which is why it’s crucial to find the best travel stroller for infants.
Celine Brewer
Best Stroller Accessories for Travel: Parent-Tested Picks
Having traveled quite a bit with a baby in a stroller, I can tell you from experience that the best travel strollers tend to be smaller and lighter than your day-to-day stroller for at-home use.
While the smaller size and weight are great for travel, it sometimes means that your travel stroller may be missing some of your favorite (but big and heavy) stroller accessories from your regular stroller. If there is a stroller accessory you simply can’t do without, I’ve got you covered with my list of the best stroller accessories for travel.
Top 5 Baby Sunglasses That Actually Stay On
Sunglasses are one of those things you don’t think about as a new parent, until you see your baby fussing in the bright sunlight. After seeing my baby squirming in the bright sun, it didn’t take me long to go shopping for a pair of baby sunglasses.
8 Effective Tips to Handle a Toddler Tantrum on a Plane
We love traveling with our kids, but over the years we have had to deal with our fair share of toddler tantrums on a plane. In order to help other parents traveling with a toddler on a plane, we decided to go to the experts to get tips on how to handle a toddler tantrum on a plane.
My Favorite Screen-Free Travel Toys for Toddlers
First off, I’m not opposed to screen time for toddlers. I have taken many flights with toddlers and I have always included some screen time on flights to help entertain our toddlers on the airplane. But, I have found that too much screen time can make my toddlers grouchy and difficult to deal with. So, to mix up their travel activities, I always packed a bag of screen-free travel toys for toddlers to use on the flight and during our time traveling at our destination.
Top 12 Toddler Travel Essentials You Shouldn’t Leave Home Without
I have traveled with toddlers around the world, and have learned a little something about traveling with toddlers along the way. Over our family travels, I’ve tried a lot of different toddler travel gear in hopes of making traveling with our toddlers a little bit easier. Through lots of family trips and plenty of trial and error, I’ve been able to come up with my list of recommended toddler travel essentials you shouldn’t leave home without!
Flying with a Toddler: Tips That Actually Work (From My Experience!)
Having flown countless times with my babies and toddlers, I can say from experience that flying with toddlers is more challenging than flying with a baby. The dynamic begins to change around the time when you start flying with a 1 year old, but it seems most challenging when you are flying with an 18 month old. Flying with a toddler takes patience and setting the right expectations.
My FAVORITE Toddler Toys for Airplane Travel
Based on my years of traveling with my toddlers, I can tell you that flying with a toddler can be intimidating. What makes flying with a toddler so scary is that they do not sit still, and there’s no amount of convincing (read: pleading) that can get them to.
This is precisely what makes toddlers, over all other ages, so challenging to handle on flights. In my experience flying with toddlers, I can tell you that a little planning goes a long way. It also never hurts to pack these toddler travel essentials along with a selection of my favorite toddler toys for airplane travel.
Bassinets on Airplanes – What You NEED To Know
Bassinets on airplanes sound like something out of a science fiction story, but they might be a lifesaver for parents. Having a little extra legroom is nice, but being able to set your baby up in a small bed for a long flight can help you both travel easier.
How to Get a Toddler to Sleep on the Plane
A long haul flight with a toddler can be a little intimidating, but setting the right expectations is half the battle. If you go into your flight with a toddler expecting to spend most of the time entertaining your toddler, it will make it much easier. Getting your toddler to sleep on the flight, is something that is well worth the effort!