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[quote=Anonymous]We used the need for routine with our little one when flying to Europe:
Try for a normal day/nap/exercise until it’s time to go to the airport
Late afternoon or early evening check in, then have an early dinner and wind down time
Fly out as close to bedtime as possible
Arrive early (everyone will be groggy, but things tend to be quieter, especially at larger airports there)
Early check in at your hotel or lodging (make the effort to areange it)
Have a large breakfast and some mild exercise to facilitate a short afternoon nap, then try to follow the location’s daily schedule as best as possible.
Dinner is much later there. 
This method worked well for years. Flying back, despite the best-laid plans, was always sheer hell.

I agree with some of the earlier posters about the tweens/teens. From our experience, scheduled activities like 
camps and such became scare after age 12. Everyone had a bit of a break from each other, and our young one made fun friends along the way..
Planning vacations around locations where interests aligned have always worked well for our family, but when there was an alternative activity for something like a lousy beach day. It’s a good idea to have the plan b ready, [/quote]

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