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Holidaying with kids

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Make life easier by:

Putting aside holiday clothes a week before you travel and banning anyone from wearing them.
Pack basic first-aid and routine medicines in your hand luggage in case you need them on the way.
Give kids individual back- packs with light items like underwear, which they can unpack themselves.
Have a bag of unseen, cheap goodies to keep them quiet during the journey.
Relax rules and lower your behaviour expectations. They're bound to get bored or tired at some time en route.

Safety

Holidays are a time to relax. But as a parent, you can never afford to be off your guard. Check out the swimming pool: which is the shallow end? Is there a lifeguard? Are there other potential problems, like older children diving in and bumping into smaller ones?

What about kids' clubs?

Before booking your child a place, ask the following:

What's the staff/child ratio? (This may vary abroad, but it should be no more than 1:15 for school-age kids and ideally 1:3 for babies and toddlers).
What's the minimum and maximum child age?
What qualifications do the staff have?
How many speak English?
How can they get hold of you in an emergency?
Do they have supervised mealtimes? Great for giving you time for yourselves.

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