7.Go through the airline’s website and search for all the required information about flying with children. The information that you get can be of great help when you fly. Also check with your airline authority about pre-booking of baby bassinet the day before travel.

8.Before boarding the plane parents should enquire about all the applicable custom’s rule and appropriate federal regulations regarding your child’s meal during flying from travel agent or from the airline’s website. Restriction of some edible items are done by the airline’s custom department such as any dairy product are not allowed into the US, On international flight healthy snacks like apple or banana are seized by the custom’s. Ask for the special children meal incases meals are served on the flight.

9.Allow your child to carry their own small backpack smaller the kid, the smaller the pack, but every one carries their own bags. Children when carries their own bags they feel independent as if they have grown-up, parents can also be benefited from carrying less bags and freely move their hands to give safety direction while moving walkways, make sure that your child’s bag contains his favorite toys, reading books, game books, drawing books, colourfull crayons, teddy bear this will keep your children quite and busy in the airport and during flying. If electronic games are brought make sure that they are not used during take off or landing and the sound should not be so high that it should disturb the co-travellers.

10.Don’t forget to visit a pharmacy store before flying and buy all the needed medicines for your children, it includes cough syrup as well for your medical kit, which can be in need for your children during flying.

11.Many airlines does not provide food except for peanuts even if flight promises a meal many young children may not like what airlines are offering, parent’s bag should always contain enough of foodstuff such as a bottle of juice or milk for small children but remember security now days does not let you to carry more than 3 ounces of liquid so carry an empty cup and fill it up with juice during flying, snacks, hard candy, lollypops or chewing gum helps to cope up with the air pressure, which takes place during takeoff and landing. If you are planning for a warm climate never carry food that will melt or get rotten. Snacks and drinks will divert the child’s mind and make them happy during flying.

12.In case of emergency changing always carry in your cabin bag an extra pair of clothes; temperature inside the flight is cold so carry an extra sweater or jacket for all the children at their seat along with you. Since bathrooms in the airplane are small for smooth nappy change carry handy things like a nappy, nappy sack, cotton wool, small pack of wipes, tube of lotion, hand towel and lightweight plastic change mat along with you whenever your child need to visit the bathroom.

13.If your children have never flown earlier, then in a format of story telling explain them in brief about all the process through which they have to pass for boarding into the flight, make your children assure that they will have lots of fun in airport and during flying, also give an idea of normal engine noises and the bumpiness during flying, so that it wont scare your child when he come across such situations and will enjoy the travel with full of excitement and enthusiasm without any crying or shouting at the top most voice.

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