European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 20, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Travelling with kids flying with Young children requires some planning by the Washington Post flying with a Young child does t have to be a disaster to but it does take preparation. Among the things you can do. Help prepare your child for the flight by Reading together a Book on air travel. Limit the amount of Luggage you take on Board. Take advantage of pre boarding situated store the stroller and strap in the car seat taking an umbrella Type stroller which will fit into an overhead storage bin is Wise in today s massive airports make arrangements to visit the cockpit As you Board. Get familiar with Faa regulations about child seating. A free copy of the Faa pamphlet child infant safety seats recommended for use in aircraft is available from the department of transportation Federal aviation administration Community and consumer Liaison division 800 Independence ave. So Washington . 20591, 202 267-3479. Children-2 and older Are required to have their own passenger seats. Children under 2 Are considered Lap babies and generally july free while Silling on a Parent s Lap but Tell the ticket agent that you Are travelling with a baby. This will assure that your seat is not in an emergency exit Row or in. A. Row with. Another Lap baby. Most planes have one extra oxygen mask in each Row. If two Lap babies Are in one Row there will not be enough oxygen masks fasten your seat Belt snugly around yourself and then hold on to your Chi a if you fasten the Belt around both of you and there is an Impact you could crush the child. Give your child a bottle or pacifier during takeoffs and landings. Sucking and swallowing equalize the pressure in the ear canal and against the eardrum. Plan ahead for meals. Special baby and child meals Are available on most airlines order them when you make your reservations and double Check the special meal when reconfirming. For Picky eaters take along snacks. Keep in mind that Little tasks like warming bottles and changing diapers become bigger tasks at 35,000 feet. You May have to. Use ice to keep formula milk or medication cold. To warm a bottle put it in a pot or air sickness bag filled with hot water. Place dirty diapers in air sickness bags and dispose in the lavatory trash. Remember if your child can walk that air planes Are not childproof and you must be strict for his or her safety. Pack a few Small toys colouring books or a cassette player with earphones. Each airline sets its own policies about children flying unaccompanied by an adult. In general those under.ago-5 Are not allowed to Fly Solo i gos 5 through 7 can Fly Solo on flights that require no change of planes Ages 8 through 11 can Fly Solo even with a change of planes and assisted in making connections for a fee and Ages 12 through 1 7 ire considered adults and a fun t la unassisted although airlines will provide help with connections if requested. For More information Contact individual airlines. Or Send for when kids Fly available from passport Public affairs department 10 Park Plaza Boston mass 02116-3971, 617 973-5500. Kids and teens in flight available from the department of transportation office of consumer affairs 1-25, Washington 20590, 202 366 2220. -. V family Tours available from toddlers to teens by the Washington Post Many tour operators and outfitters Are putting together trips for younger travellers ranging from family trips with toddlers preteens and teen agers to National and International excursions for Young adults from Ages 18 to 35. A Good guide for outdoor family vacations is adventure travel North America by Pat Dickerman adventure guides in which lists dozens of outfitters and their Tours. Also you can ask for recommendations at state tourism offices and National Park and Forest offices. Among the operators offering family Tours travelling with children 510 848 0929. Families Welcome 1-800-326-0724 or 919 489-2555. Gran travel 1-800-247-7651 or 301 986-0790. Rascals in Paradise 1-800-872-7225 or 415 978-9800. Books offer to make travelling by the Washington Post one helpful source of information on travelling with children family travel guides a Catalon listing More than 100 books and article reprints on family travel available from Carousel press . Box 6061, Albany Calif. 94706, 510 527-5849. Enclose $1 for postage and handling or a business size self addressed envelope with 52 cents postage. Books on family travel include travel with children a travel survival kit by Maureen Wheeler lonely planet publications. Travelling with children and enjoying it by Arlene Kay Butler Globe Pequot. Family camping made simple by Beverly Liston Globe Pequot. Camping with kids by Don and Pam Wright educational family adventures 1 -800 972-3842. Among the operators offering adventure opportunities for families Dvorak kayak & rafting expeditions 1 800-842-3795. Appalachian Valley bicycle touring 410 837-8068. Canoe country escapes 303 722 6482. American wilderness experience 1 800-444-0099, Sierra club Outing department 415 923-5630. Overseas adventure travel 1-800-221 0814 or 617 876-0533. Vermont bicycle touring 802 453 4811.,. -.-. Wilderness travel 1-800-368-2794 or 510 548-0420. Among the tour organizers offering sightseeing and outdoor adventure programs aimed at Ages 18 to 35 Jesu 800-638-7640. Range of tips with kids easier cottage publications 24396 pleasant View dr., Elkhart ind. 46517, 219 2.93 .7553 or 1-800-272-5518. Take your baby and go a guide for travelling with babies toddlers and Young children by Sheri Andrews Judy Bordeaux and Vivian Vasquez Bear Creek publications 2507 minor ave. E., Seattle Wash. 98102, 1-800-326-6566. Great vacations with your kids by Dorothy Jordon and Marjorie Cohen plume. And for those contemplating a european vacation in Famille take your kids to Europe by Cynthia a Harriman Mason Grant publications . Box 6547, Portsmouth . 03802 6547. Innocents abroad travelling with kids in Europe by Valerie Wolf Deutsch and Laura Sutherland plume Penguin books. Cut bicycle Tours 1.-800-736-2453, co Tiki holidays t-800-466-0610. Trek America 1 -800-221-0596. Single world 1-800-223-6490. Trafalgar Tours 1-800-854-0103. Remember most 800 numbers can be accessed from overseas with a Telephone card but a fee is usually charged. Thursdays. 5pm to 8pm for reservations o6202-56 1a premiers this weekend at cafes Europe cinemas the comedy you be been waiting Lemmon and Walter Matthau Are ii. 1 a � m " i laughed till i Hurt Tukki do funny a i Bijj smile of a Jackie Mon waiter Marthao the its of Ini Mik. Until something Cami i twin did men a a Ftp Viii fight. Check the stars & stripes sunday edition for show times at a Cinema near you. 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