Sometimes traveling with a baby wrapped with serious test of parental patience. British experts in the field trips offer a simple but effective instructions on how to stay one step ahead of children's whims.

Usually, kids between the ages of two to five years do not require too much until my parents at hand is their favorite teddy bear. However, experts noted that toddlers can play for hours with such simple items such as disposable cups or instruction with safety regulations, so too many toys should not be taken. In addition, experts advise to have a nearby fruit and sandwiches, wrapped in a fun package. Have a calming effect classical music and nursery rhymes, but more can read a book with vivid pictures or to arrange a puppet theater "on his fingers." Also on board the aircraft or in a train compartment with the kids pleasure of playing hide and seek. And if you're lucky enough to have not only a beautiful baby, but also the developing child rug will certainly grab a mat on the road - it can be decomposed into a chair and take a beloved child to the end of the trip.

young travelers aged 5 to 11 years old very quickly get bored on the road, and their inquisitive minds constantly need fresh piece of information about everything. To satisfy the curiosity of children and parents to remain calm, experts advise to add to a collection of favorite toys one or two new ones - careful examination of a surprise for long, but it will distract the child from thinking about the next whim. Entertain the child in the long term "will help more intellectual pursuits - like solving a crossword puzzle or a children's drawing a comic card destination. Also, children can play in any kind of guessing game, or in the hunt for trash. " The "original" members of the game must find and collect a limited amount of time certain items. Adapt the rules for travel can be easily, you just make a list of what a child can see during the trip. Let this be a yellow bus, a red tie or plaid suitcase, it is important to list as many items that the child is left as little time for boredom and whims. If you are traveling by car, you can workout in the choral performance of cheerful songs or listen to an audiobook. Great help in a difficult business travel with younger students is a portable DVD-player with a collection of favorite cartoons and movies. The easiest way to entertain a child during the trip - book a seat next to a window: sometimes the child is not molested foolish desires, he need only be aware of what is happening "outside".

adolescent children of 11 years and older is less in need of constant parental attention, and for the most part able to have fun when traveling alone. However, do not be amiss to take a road favorite toys such as PlayStation, Nintendo or iPod. The main thing - to make sure that the battery will last for all time the way and do not forget your headphones. If the teenager to the exam, the right decision to bring educational materials. It is not excluded that at least on the way to the resort, "having nothing to do", the offspring they peep.

Experts' advice to include a teenager in the process of preparing for an upcoming trip: ask him on his way to make a list of places that, in his opinion, you must visit when you get to the place. If you are traveling by car, leave him the role of the navigator - let him on the map follows the route and plans to stop.

To develop the creative abilities of children of the loved one, encourage him to start a diary of a young tourist, where he will be able to record experiences during the journey and on their return - to place on its own page in the social network. Another great idea - on the way to learn a few expressions in the language of the host country. In an emergency situation such knowledge can be useful, for example, allows your child to learn the way, if he loses.

PS How to spend a carefree holiday, where the family made it safely to the place of rest? A few useful tips can be found under the heading "Master Class" as well as a blog mom-traveler Christine agate.

Author: APH, translation - TIO.BY