Lesley Carter, who runs the travel blog Bucket List Publications, offers travel tips for other parents.
Carter, 42, who is originally from Canada, has loved to travel since she took a solo flight at age 8. Since then, she has visited more than 100 countries. Having children didn’t slow down Carter down.
She has traveled with her kids around the U.S., Europe, Rwanda, Uganda, Dubai, Fiji and more. In addition to Max, Carter has a 10-year-old daughter, Athena.This Texas toddler is about to become the youngest American to visit every continentBabies cry. They need sleep. They refuse to sleep. They won’t sit in the stroller. They refuse to get out of the stroller. “You have to accept that sometimes you are going to be the parent with the screaming child. It’s part of traveling with a child,” Carter said. “Once you’ve accepted that, you’ll feel a little better.”While wrangling an infant and attempting to shove your suitcase in an overhead compartment, a stranger offers to help. Always say yes, Carter said. If someone has not offered to help, just ask for it.reallyCarter said she never checks luggage, even for longer trips. For clothing, she recommends picking a color scheme and packing clothes to mix and match. Nearly everything else, including diapers, can be purchased upon arriving to a destination. But make sure to have essentials like snacks, water and comfort items like a baby’s blanket or favorite toy. And don’t forget to keep an extra change of clothes on you, even if you check luggage. “There is nothing worse than having poop on your clothes for what seems like endless hours because you forget to pack an extra pair of pants,” Carter said.A toddler might not always want to sit in a stroller, Carter said, but a stroller can do so much more. To free up your arms, toss bags, coats and just about anything else. Then when children are too tired to participate in a tour or other activity, they can doze in the stroller. “A well-rested child is a happy child,” she said. “When he needs to sleep, I let him sleep.”Carter always makes sure to bring plenty of Max’s favorite snacks, Cheerios and cereal bars, but she also brings extras in case of long flight delays. Also, bring extra formula or milk, books, a tablet, crayons and whatever else will help distract them.Carter’s son sleeps well on airplanes, so she loves a nonstop, overnight flight. Her sister’s child, however, hates long flights, so they try to break flights up with layovers. Once you know how your children’s preference, it makes planning easier.
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