Claire Tristram | Lucille Tristram
Have Kid, Will Travel is aimed primarily at parents traveling with babies and young children, and its subtitle promises 101 strategies for coping with the very young while on vacation. All too often, parents feel that travel is out of the question until children are older, but Tristram firmly believes that one is never too young to hit the road; the secret is in planning ahead.
Have Kid, Will Travel helps you do just that, from picking age-appropriate destinations--what works with a newborn, for example, could be disastrous with a toddler--to choosing appropriate accommodations and preparing children for the big trip. In addition to a wealth of practical advice about packing, transportation, entertainment, and meals, Tristram includes specific information about particular types of travel such as camping, backpacking, and international trips.
Emergency situations, finding childcare while on the road, traveling as a single parent or with a special-needs child--all these topics and more are covered in Claire Tristram's invaluable book. Have Kid, Will Travel is a must for anyone considering a trip with small children.
1 Nothing new
This book may be great for overseas travels, but nothing in the book couldn't be told to you by another mother for free.
2 Great advice...start them traveling early in life
Even before our daughter was born, my wife and I were concerned; we love to travel, but how to do it with a baby (who would eventually become a toddler and so on.) This book gave us invaluable advice; get the baby into your lifestye at a young age. We take long weekends, and drive up to eight hours to get to our destination. That, of course, is long for a baby, but if you want to get to that point, start early. Take the baby for rides in the car. Choose a destination which is not too far, and when you arrive, spend some time with there with the baby. If the baby learns early that travel is a normal aspect of life, all further travel will build on that solid foundation. Great advice, and it works! Lots of great tips for kids of other ages, too. If you travel, and are having a child, I strongly recommend this book.
3 Best so far
I am researching the possibilities and problems with traveling with our first child. I picked up this book and a similar one by another author. Hands down, Tristam's book wins. She deals with normal incidents and gives valuable resources (products, addresses, etc.) for traveling. Very practical book.
4 It's good to know that others have gone before you
As we faced the birth of our first child almost two years ago, we thought our globe-trotting days were behind us. A thoughtful friend bought this book for me and it was a good reference for that first trip abroad. What we found even more helpful was the courage to just pack up the little one and get on the plane. We have been there and back again and our child has almost more frequent flyer miles than we do.
