Choose the right place to play
When traveling with children, especially children under 6 years old, it is best to move less. Moving too much, changing many means of transport such as from plane to car, from one place to another will make children tired. Choosing a place to play is very important, it must be suitable for both the child and the mother. The place to play should be large, safe tourist areas, near medical facilities such as hospitals, with full medicine so that you can respond immediately when the child gets sick due to changes in weather, living environment or traveling a lot.
Da Lat, Da Nang, Nha Trang, Phu Quoc… are some safe destinations suitable for families with young children.
Play according to your child's schedule
During the holidays, children can forget to eat, forget to take a nap, stay up later and wake up later. This is a common mentality when they are free to play. So, instead of keeping children on a strict schedule of eating and sleeping, let's relax! Mix up the time a little, the children will enjoy it much more. There are hundreds of ways to enjoy the holidays with your children, such as eating pizza together at midnight or cuddling up to sleep on the carpet instead of on the bed like usual... Sleep well and play well. Children will fall asleep right after a day of fun and be full of energy the next day.
Playtime should be planned entirely based on your child’s health and schedule. Don’t rush, your child needs to play and you need to rest. If your child is healthy, he or she can play anywhere. If your child is tired, it’s okay to rest.
Things for children, more is better than less
Medicines are always in your carry-on luggage, especially children's medicines such as fever reducers, diarrhea medicines, allergy medicines, mosquito and insect repellent, cough medicine that children often use at home. Prepare food for children with a few of their favorite dishes, a doll or a few small toys. Don't forget a coat for flights and when traveling by car because public transport equipped with air conditioning often makes children cold easily.
The principle of "a full meal"
Taking your child on a trip also means that you will be running around outside with them, trying new foods, and eating when they are hungry, not being able to eat at the same time as at home. But having one or two meals at different times is not a problem for children because there are many ways to replenish nutrients and give them more energy.
I have 3 years of experience traveling with my child. At first, I was panicked when he didn't eat, was skinny, and had to force him to eat. But later, I realized that it was unnecessary. Although I still brought enough spare food for my child like dried shrimp, instant porridge... but for a long time, I brought food and then brought it back because when I went, I decided to let my child eat with me, whatever the mother ate, the child ate or whatever the child ate, the mother ate, but milk was always needed because the child liked to drink it.
My mother and I have established a rule, which is "a full meal". When going out, we can eat light dishes like porridge, pho, noodles, vermicelli all day, but we will have a meal with easy-to-eat dishes for our children. It can be lunch or dinner depending on the time, but as soon as we find a suitable restaurant, we will have a full meal.
Each trip has only one goal.
Exploring the outside world takes time. For a child, each trip has visible or memorable changes and good memories of the place they have just been to, which is a success. On this trip, the child knows how to swim, on the next trip, the child knows how to eat a new fruit, knows how to share more with siblings in the house… Children will like places with many places to play and are free to do what they like, of course under the close supervision of adults.
A day for mother, a day for child
This is also a way to keep the fun going on our trip. One day I take my child to the park, the next day I go to the museum. One day I take him to the beach, the next day we go for a walk. This way we don’t get bored when we go on a long trip. There are even days when I don’t leave my room, just eat and sleep, depending on my child’s health.
Buy travel insurance for your trip
This is an important principle when traveling with children. You can not know what will happen when traveling with children. When children are sick and hospitalized, belongings are lost on the plane..., insurance services will help the family feel secure because everything will be paid in case of need. Travel insurance has many levels of payment, but I often choose insurance according to the number of days of travel. There are many insurance companies that do travel insurance with many different fees, so you should research carefully and consider your options before buying.
