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[quote=Anonymous]If the OP isn't open to spending $200 to check a bag, then I'm unclear why anyone is suggesting they purchase rolling luggage or anything they do not currently own. The correct and only answer is if you insist on not checking luggage, your children will put their goods in the bags they currently have that fit them and the same goes for you. There is no other way. If you're going out and purchasing new luggage for them, just check a bag instead of hoping your children will be able to manage their own luggage.

A four year old is certainly capable of wearing a toddler backpack through the airport (my DS is nearly 4 and exceptionally well-traveled so that is my frame of reference), but a rolling piece of luggage on top of a backpack may be too much for them if they are inexperienced travelers. On the question of a rolling suitcase for the 4 year old, consider if your child is given the tiny shopping cart at a grocery store, how do they handle it? If they carefully push it along and mind it at all times, maybe they're ready. If they go careening down the aisles, running into shelves and get distracted to the point of leaving it behind, they're likely not ready for a rolling suitcase. I also don't recommend a stroller, the hassle is not worth it, but be prepared to take a lot of breaks for the younger child or be prepared to throw them up on your shoulders for a ride (even more reason not to overburden a young child with more luggage than they could handle). [/quote]

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