Traveling with a toddler can be exhausting, yet it is a rewarding experience that allows parents to share the world's diversity with their children. The author has taken her 18-month-old son, Lukas, on ten flights since he was 8 weeks old. She emphasizes the importance of flexibility and packing essentials to make travel manageable. Long-haul flights, often feared by traveling parents, can be manageable with strategies like dividing caregiving tasks and being prepared with plenty of snacks. The experience reinforces her belief in exposing her child to the wider world and different cultures.
Traveling with a toddler is exhausting, but with flexibility and packing lightly, flying with children can be manageable and rewarding.
I wanted my son to grow up knowing that the world is bigger than his own backyard, filled with diverse ways of living and thinking.
Long-haul flights aren’t as daunting as they seem; they require strategy like dividing labor and keeping ample snacks handy for a happy toddler.
Traveling with a baby may not be streamlined, but the effort made to include them in experiences is rewarding and crucial for their growth.
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