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or looped candy on a string to
make edible jewelry. For older kids,
teens and even adults, try planning
a new video or tabletop game, a
movie or an audio book for them
to “unwrap” during the trip.
Kids carry-on
If you’re looking at this list and
ƐƚĂƌƟŶŐƚŽƉĂŶŝĐĂďŽƵƚŚŽǁLJŽƵ͛ůů
carry all that around the airport
with you, we have a simple solu-
ƟŽŶʹƚŚĞŬŝĚƐŚĂǀĞĐĂƌƌLJͲŽŶƐƚŽŽ͘
tŝƚŚƚŚĞĞdžĐĞƉƟŽŶŽĨŝŶĨĂŶƚƐ͕
kids of all ages can carry a back-
pack with them at the airport and
on the plane. The backpack can
have entertainment and comfort
items – like a small blanket – and,
for younger children, a change of
clothes just in case. You can include
snacks too – just remember to be
ĐĂƌĞĨƵůĂďŽƵƚƚŚĞůŝƋƵŝĚƐ͕ǁŚŝĐŚ
may have to pass the TSA’s 3-1-1
rule. Some formula, breast milk,
and juice is exempt, but you will
need to keep those separate during
ƐĞĐƵƌŝƚLJƐĐƌĞĞŶŝŶŐƐ͘ƩĂĐŚĐŽŶƚĂĐƚ
ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶĂŶĚŝĚĞŶƟĮĐĂƟŽŶƚŽĂůů
baggage – carry on and checked,
just in case.
What goes up
Ever wonder why high-pitched
cries tend to increase at the end of
ĂŇŝŐŚƚ͍/ƚ͛ƐƚŚĞƉƌĞƐƐƵƌĞʹƐƉĞĐŝĮ-
cally air pressure. Changes in cabin
pressure are easy on the ears as
ƚŚĞƉůĂŶĞŐĂŝŶƐĂůƟƚƵĚĞ͘ƵƚĚƵƌŝŶŐ
ƚŚĞĚĞƐĐĞŶƚ͕ƟŶLJĞĂƌĚƌƵŵƐĐĂƵƐĞ
ĂůŽƚŽĨƉĂŝŶŝĨƚŚĞLJĐĂŶ͛ƚĞƋƵĂůŝnjĞ͘
The good news is, all it takes is a
yawn or a swallow for your ears to
pop, but you can’t explain that to
an infant. Instead, this is a good
ƟŵĞĨŽƌĂďŽƩůĞŽƌďƌĞĂƐƞĞĞĚŝŶŐ͘
For toddlers, chewing and swallow-
ing help and gummi bears or some-
ƚŚŝŶŐƐŝŵŝůĂƌĂƌĞĂŐŽŽĚƐŽůƵƟŽŶ͘
ƐŬƚŚĞŇŝŐŚƚĂƩĞŶĚĂŶƚƚŽůĞƚLJŽƵ
ŬŶŽǁǁŚĞŶLJŽƵĂƌĞŐĞƫŶŐŶĞĂƌ
ƚŚĞƟŵĞĨŽƌƚŚĞƉůĂŶĞƚŽĚĞƐĐĞŶĚ͘
tŚĂƚĞǀĞƌƟƉƐLJŽƵĐŚŽŽƐĞƚŽ
follow, remember you know your
children best, and only you are
ƚƌĂǀĞůŝŶŐŽŶLJŽƵƌƐƉĞĐŝĮĐũŽƵƌŶĞLJ͘
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