There’s a lot that can go wrong when you’re travelling — and there’s even more that can go wrong when you’re travelling with kids. From your child screaming non-stop for a 12-hour flight to falling sick overseas, there’s no faster way to ruin a holiday than to be hit with a kid-related disaster and have no way to avert it....
There’s a lot that can go wrong when you’re travelling — and there’s even more that can go wrong when you’re travelling with kids.
that would encourage them to swallow more. A bottle or pacifier might do the trick for infants, while chewy candy or hard sweets would be great for slightly older children. If you’re a breastfeeding mother, nurse your baby during ascent or descent.Bring activities to distract— these usually come with better in-flight to keep your child entertained and keep your blood pressure in check.
For minor ailments like a runny nose or a mild injury like a small cut, bring some child-safe medication and a basic first aid kit. Where that isn’t enough, a trip to a nearby pharmacy might do the trick . What happens if your child needs medical help, but you can’t tell the local doctors what’s wrong with him/her?
Your perfect day out might turn into your worst nightmare if you find yourself stuck at a historical landmark with no proper toilets or kid-appropriate activities. And oh, what’s that you smell from your baby’s diaper, in a location with zero baby changing stations? Oh sh— . That means fleshing out your itinerary in Singapore and booking each day’s tickets while still in Singapore. If you wait till you go to the destination on the day itself to get tickets, you’ll be towing an unhappy child in the queue behind you.