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[quote=Anonymous]I echo what PPs have said about it being really dependent on your child. Some kids are just naturally easier travelers. My daughter has zero issues with switching time zones. We took her to Italy at 22 months and she got over jetlag in a day and adjusted her schedule to stay up and have late dinners with us and sleep in till 9 am the next morning. My son is the same. He loves sleep so being in a new place isn't going to stop him from sleeping well.

With the actual travel (long flights, etc) for most people it's just unpleasant and it speaks to your level of tolerance for discomfort. Yes there are kids that vomit or scream the whole flight but for most it's not that extreme. Taking a 6 hour flight may mean sitting and entertaining your child for six hours straight. It's exhausting but some parents do it for the sake of the destination and some parents are just too scared to try. I have a friend that is a pediatrician and hasn't really taken any vacations or trips with her two small kids. There's nothing to indicate that they would be horrible travelers but she's too scared to even attempt it. I have other friends that travel a ton but always have grandparents to help. It'll be like 6 adults for 2 kids so they can manage long trips because the parents are not doing everything ok their own.[/quote]

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