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Flying with Kids Just Got a Whole Lot Easier

Posted by ChagHolland

If you are brave enough to travel by plane with your children this summer, CBS's The Early Show recently profiled some products and tips to make your flight a little less crazy.

The program mentioned a vest which attaches to your seatbelt that keeps your baby on your lap and out of the overhead compartment when the plane hits a pocket of turbulence. For those of you who do not feel like dragging a toddler and a car seat through a busy airport, there is a portable restraint system available that only weighs a pound.

One of the many tips the segment provided was to keep your baby's bottle chilled by storing it in an ice-filled air-sickness bag. Here's a bonus tip from me: you can also stash your airplane bottle of vodka there until your kid finally falls asleep.

Unfortunately, the program did not state how to pack a playard, a box of diapers, pool supplies, a ton of beach towels, forty-eight changes of clothes, and all the other crap needed for a vacation with a toddler.


Comments

 

Rachael Brownell (Redsy) said:

Welcome Chag.

You're an accomplished avatar artist.

-Rachael

June 25, 2007 12:43 PM
 

lilad said:

Traveling with two kids and no car seat was a joy. I loved the saftey harness and so did my 4 year old daughter. I ordered mine on line at www.kidsflysafe.com.

I am thinking of giving them out as gifts to all my friends with kids!

July 3, 2007 2:13 PM
 

creative-type dad said:

It doesn't say anything about hiring Elmo to perform for the entire trip.

I find the list ineffective.

July 8, 2007 2:50 PM
 

Strollerderby said:

Finally! Another co, er, rooster in the hen house. Please welcome Chag of Cynical Dad to the SD this week. He's fitting in quite nicely, what with references to bongs and vodka . Well done, my friend. Well done. And thank god he's here. It's

August 13, 2007 11:43 PM

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