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Airplane Travel with a Toddler Car Seat

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One of my favorite tips for parents travelling on a plane with a toddler is to buy an extra seat and bring their car seat on the flight.  It goes without saying, but this is only a useful tip if you can afford to purchase the extra seat for your toddler.  Children under the age of 2 can be held on your lap and you do not have to pay for a seat.  I still recommend buying the seat and bringing the toddler's car seat on  board.


Why bring car seat on the plane?
For our daughter, it was due to a few factors:
  • My daughter has a proven track record of relaxing in the car seat, and it will be the safest, securest way for your child to travel.  
  • The alternative to buying a seat and bringing a car seat is holding your child on your lap.  Good luck with that!
  • As you must know, toddlers just want to move, run, climb, jump all over the damn place.  Take that fact and add a new, exciting environment with tons of people and it could spell a disaster.
  • If your kid sleeps in the car seat while driving, then chances are they have associated 'sleep' with 'car seat', and sleeping on a plane will translate into a stress-free flight.
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