Useful tips

Travelling with children

Parents should take special care when travelling with young children. Good preparation is important.

• Remember to include children in your travel insurance.
• Seek advice about vaccinations and anti-malarial medication from your doctor.
• Ask the airline about special seating and cots in good time.
• When travelling with a baby carry a bottle or dummy for the baby to suck on during take off and landing. This helps to equalise ear pressure and reduces discomfort.
• Keep some form of identification attached to your child in case you become separated.
• For emergency purposes, take along several recent photographs of your child. Leave extra copies with another family member.
• Be prepared for possible travel sickness.
• Take books or toys to relieve boredom.
• Use high factor sunscreens and keep children out of the midday sun.
• Give children frequent cool drinks to avoid dehydration.
• Be scrupulous about food and water hygene.
• Take rehydration sachets in case of diarrhoea.
• Keep children away from stray or sick animals.
• Seek medical advice immediately if an illness persists.

Travelling by car:

• Make sure cars or coaches have child seats and belts
• Respect childrens eating habits
• Respect childrens sleeping habits
• Take breaks every two hours
• Remember:
  • 1. Games
  • 2.Walkman
  • 3. CD-player
  • 4. A pillow
  • 5. Toy-Pets

Travel with children Resource:

Travel to School and Physical Activity Levels in 9-10 Year-Old UK Children of Different Ethnic Origin; Child Heart and Health Study in England (CHASE).
Owen CG, Nightingale CM, Rudnicka AR, van Sluijs EM, Ekelund U, Cook DG, Whincup PH.
PLoS One. 2012;7(2):e30932. Epub 2012 Feb 3
[Air travel, risks and cautions to consider in children].
Aguerre V.
Arch Argent Pediatr. 2012 Feb;110(1):66-9. Spanish. No abstract available.
Morbidity of foreign travelers in Attica, Greece: a retrospective study.
Theocharis G, Polyzos KA, Vouloumanou EK, Peppas G, Spiropoulos T, Barbas SG, Falagas ME.
Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2012 Feb 2. [Epub ahead of print
Is active travel to non-school destinations associated with physical activity in primary school children?
Smith L, Sahlqvist S, Ogilvie D, Jones A, Griffin SJ, van Sluijs E.
Prev Med. 2012 Jan 18. [Epub ahead of print
Nodding syndrome - South Sudan, 2011.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2012 Jan 27;61:52-4
Childhood and adolescent injuries in elementary schools in north-western Uganda: extent, risk and associated factors.
Mutto M, Lawoko S, Ovuga E, Svanstrom L.
Int J Inj Contr Saf Promot. 2012 Jan 24. [Epub ahead of print
Do vehicle grants and vehicle adaptations grants promote transport mobility and community access for children with disabilities in Sweden?
Sjödin L, Buchanan A, Mundt B, Karlsson E, Falkmer T.
Aust Occup Ther J. 2012 Feb;59(1):10-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1630.2011.00972.x. Epub 2011 Dec 5
Controlling factors of the parental safety perception on children's travel mode choice.
Nevelsteen K, Steenberghen T, Van Rompaey A, Uyttersprot L.
Accid Anal Prev. 2012 Mar;45(2):39-49. Epub 2011 Dec 26
How appropriate are cerebrospinal fluid polymerase chain reaction requests for suspected central nervous system infections?
Mamoojee Y, Chadwick D.
Clin Med. 2011 Dec;11(6):554-7
Influenza and SARS: the impact of viral pandemics on maritime health.
Lim PL.
Int Marit Health. 2011;62(3):170-5
Hospital-associated measles outbreak - pennsylvania, march-april 2009.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2012 Jan 20;61:30-2
Early diagnosis, treatment and follow-up of cystic echinococcosis in remote rural areas in patagonia: impact of ultrasound training of non-specialists.
Del Carpio M, Hugo Mercapide C, Salvitti JC, Uchiumi L, Sustercic J, Panomarenko H, Moguilensky J, Herrero E, Talmon G, Volpe M, Araya D, Mujica G, Calabro A, Mancini S, Chiosso C, Luis Labanchi J, Saad R, Goblirsch S, Brunetti E, Larrieu E.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2012 Jan;6(1):e1444. Epub 2012 Jan 10
Aetiology and epidemiology of fever in children presenting to the emergency department of a French paediatric tertiary care centre after international travel.
Naudin J, Blondé R, Alberti C, Angoulvant F, De Lauzanne A, Armoogum P, Pull L, Lorrot M, Imbert P, Dauger S, Mercier JC, Faye A.
Arch Dis Child. 2012 Feb;97(2):107-11
Three Solutions to a Single Problem: Alternative Casting Frames for Treating Infantile Idiopathic Scoliosis.
Halanski MA, Harper BL, Cassidy JA, Crawford HA.
J Spinal Disord Tech. 2012 Jan 4. [Epub ahead of print
The Strathclyde Evaluation of Children's Active Travel (SE-CAT): study rationale and methods.
McMinn D, Rowe DA, Murtagh S, Nelson NM.
BMC Public Health. 2011 Dec 30;11:958
Children's travel health.
Tompkins B.
Nurs Stand. 2011 Nov 9-15;26(10):59. No abstract available.
The effect of unerupted permanent tooth crowns on the distribution of masticatory stress in children.
Hammond AS, Dumont ER, McCarthy RC.
PLoS One. 2011;6(12):e29121. Epub 2011 Dec 14
Emergence of Hospital- and Community-Associated Panton-Valentine Leukocidin-Positive Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Genotype ST772-MRSA-V in Ireland and Detailed Investigation of a ST772-MRSA-V Cluster in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
Brennan GI, Shore AC, Corcoran S, Tecklenborg S, Coleman DC, O'Connell B.
J Clin Microbiol. 2011 Dec 21. [Epub ahead of print
The contribution of active travel (walking and cycling) in children to overall physical activity levels: a national cross sectional study.
Roth MA, Millett CJ, Mindell JS.
Prev Med. 2012 Feb 1;54(2):134-9. Epub 2011 Dec 11
Availing Services for Developmental Disabilities: Parental Experiences from a Referral Center in Developing Country.
Juneja M, Jain R, Singhal S, Mishra D.
Indian J Pediatr. 2011 Dec 17. [Epub ahead of print
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