Traveling with Children
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great tips! btw, have you ever traveled to nyc with little kids? (a will be 3, Q will be 1ish) any ideas on where to stay or do?(possibly going for a weekend, bil is getting married) and im dreading going all the way there with 2 kids…it will likely be a 2 hr car ride, and 2 hr train ride i think.
Sure – I’ve been several times – Chicago, too. Went to NYC last year, in fact, to my brother Jim’s wedding. I have a picture somewhere of Gregg with Jeb in the Bijorn and Scott in the backpack at the same time. We stayed in the city at a Hampton Inn or something Hilton that was in the flower district. The only thing I’d say is that strollers aren’t too convenient – if you can backpack and Bijorn, that’s best. A few weeks ago, I had the kids in Chicago and used the double stroller. It was hard to maneuver off and on the train.
Scott was a baby one year when we were there. Kaylee was 4 the first time we went. We’ve been all over some pretty big cities with all of the kids. NYC, Portland, Chicago, D.C. Keep what you carry to a minimum – a backpack that you don’t have to fool with. A diaper bag would just be inconvenient. I’ll look up the hotel – it was reasonable for the city and the rooms were a nice size.
i’m defintely adding this to my favorites! :)
thanks! i have a mai thai i was going to use b/c i can use it on the front or back and it rolls up pretty small. i figured the stroller was going to be pretty inconvient. ds1 would probably either walk(which also makes me nervous) or dh can put him on his shoulders. luckily he doesn’t weigh much…i doubt he will in a yr either. i figure if we are going there id like to make it a weekend so i can see some of the city.
We have traveled with Austin with no problems! He was 3.5 weeks old on his first camping trip to Yosemite! :) We have incorporated a lot of your tips into our own travels. The biggest one for us, is to work things around naptimes and what not. If it means us missing out on that side trip, or that hike, fine. That nap is probably the most important thing for all of us to keep our sanity! Mark and I both traveled a lot in cars as kids. A lot! I think our families were the kings and queens of road trips. I played a lot of the games you suggest as a kid, and we plan on doing the same with our kids as they get old enough! Thanks for a great post!
Kristina: I think I remember you camping with him at 3.5 weeks! That’s so fun.
Hallee, do you try to get your younger kids to adjust to local time? I, as and adult, have always struggled with that adaption (especially for short business trips), so I am curious which is easier on the little ones. When we went to Missouri last year, it was only 2 hrs different so I just let them split the time difference. But this week we will be 3 hours different and I don’t know how they will adjust!
Sara:
I’ve never forced the adjustment to the time – especially when we fly. I have spent many days in my grandmother’s house at 4AM, quietly making breakfast for the kids, and putting the same kids to bed at 5PM local. But I discovered that over a few days or a week, they gradually adjust on their own so that maybe they’re going to bed a little bit later and are ready for breakfast by 6AM, etc.
One thing that may work in your favor is jet lag. Losing 3 hours on top of jet lag may send them to bed earlier than their bodies normally would, and might force an adjustment out of them. Jet lag is kind of a detriment when you gain 3 hours – which might make your first few days home a little rough.
What a great post! We like to travel a lot with the kids. Being over in Germany we pretty much have to. I traveled with my two boys from Germany to CA and then back again using Space-A. Man it was hard but we did it.
My brother and I were both born in Germany. My mom traveled with us a few times alone, then the trip home with my dad. She, thankfully, has no horror stories to tell about us traveling.
Now, after the terrorist attack in Munich during the 1972 Olympics, the airport was a very interesting place. She does have some stories about that – getting strip searched to board the planes, etc.