Comments on: 10 Tips for a Smooth Travel Day with Kids.

By: Mom’s Blogging Carnival - Dec 17, 2007 Edition

Mom’s Blogging Carnival - Dec 17, 2007 Edition — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 14:47:52 +0000

[...] Davis presents 10 Tips for a Smooth Travel Day with Kids posted at Family Hack, saying: “A little advance preparation and having a few tricks up your [...]

By: maria

maria — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 05:26:10 +0000

@mark - it works for grown-ups, too. older kids and adults might prefer to keep chewing gum handy (i think hannah mentioned this in her post on traveling) because it increases your saliva production and makes you swallow. i never get on a plane without a pack of gum.

yawning is another good way to relieve the pressure in your ears…certain textbooks might do the trick in this case.

By: Mark @ TheLocoMono

Mark @ TheLocoMono — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 01:30:20 +0000

I find that trick very interesting. I myself am a SCUBA diver so I simply hold my nose and blow my nose out. I don’t know if that would work for kids like pretend to blow your nose during landings. It doesn’t work when going up in altitude. It sounds like the drinking trick works the best for small kids and their eardrums. Ill certainly let my fellow passengers know if I ever get lucky enough to sit next to one again.

Can any flight attendant reading this answer why they never tell anyone this trick?

By: Common Sense Wealth Carnival #3 | TheLocoMono

Common Sense Wealth Carnival #3 | TheLocoMono — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 12:05:10 +0000

[...] Family Hack presents 10 Tips for a Smooth Travel Day with Kids. [...]

By: Debbie

Debbie — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 08:22:20 +0000

@ Mark — I often think as I hear babies crying during takeoff about how much easier the flight would be for *all* the passengers (especially the baby) if the flight attendants would tell parents this trick during boarding (making some milk or water available to the small children during takeoff would be even better)

By: Michael Davis

Michael Davis — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 07:02:20 +0000

@Mark - The milk or juice causes the child to swallow which relieves the pressure in the ears during takeoff and landing.

By: Mark @ TheLocoMono

Mark @ TheLocoMono — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 05:12:24 +0000

How is milk or water supposed to help your ears during takeoff or landing? I have never heard of such thing so I am curious.

By: Carnival of Family Life #3 | the so called me

Carnival of Family Life #3 | the so called me — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 04:03:38 +0000

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By: JHS

JHS — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 19:36:57 +0000

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By: Travel on a Shoestring Carnival: Americas #1 « Less Than a Shoestring

Travel on a Shoestring Carnival: Americas #1 « Less Than a Shoestring — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 07:42:11 +0000

[...] a flight with young children is stressful for everyone involved. Debbie Dubrow has written 10 Tips for a Smooth Travel Day with Kids, posted at Family Hack. Debbie adds, “A little advance preparation and having a few tricks up [...]