OWTK is seeking tips, advice, and guidance for handling jetlag with a toddler. We leave for a seven hour, overnight journey to Paris next week with our 2 1/2 year old and welcome post-flight tips for fighting through the jetlag and assisting with her six-hour-time-difference-recuperation period.
If you and your family have experienced such a situation, please leave a comment detailing how you and your child got over the jetlag and got on with the vacation.
OWTK, and our readers, would be greatly appreciative.
Thanks!
Jeff
OWTK
http://www.outwiththekids.com
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Can someone figure out a way to beat jetlag for adults too?! It's been two weeks and I'm still jetlagged!
A few days before you leave home, try to shift your child's bedtime 20 minutes each night to get ready for the new time. Once you've arrived, try the following suggestions:
• Put your child to sleep at the new location's bedtime.
• Immediately change your meal schedule to adapt to the new time zone. If you're traveling with an infant, though, feed him on demand.
• Plan outdoor activities for your first few days. Exposure to sunlight and daylight will help you and your baby adjust to the new environment.
• Don't give your child an antihistamine to make him drowsy. The medication may interfere with his adjustment to a new time zone. It can also rev up your baby rather than slow him down.
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