flying

i had my first experience of boarding the same flight with my nieces and nephew (nephew, 19 days old; nieces, 1 and 2 years old). these are what i have learned.

1. always be prepare

can't expect them to be good on the plane. so, brought along some lollipops to distract them.

2. good seating

my second niece tend to get scared when the plane was about to fly and land, so, don't seat the children near the window.

3. backup plan

when they say they want to get out, while the plane is still few thousand feet above land, try think of something else, eg; bring them to the toilet.

4. enough food

feed them before flight, so that they won't be asking for anything except milk

5. enough exercise

let them play as much as they want before flight, so that they fell asleep on plane.

all of these, of course, with the mother in their sight. and may vary depend on the child. i have a very cool niece; a steward accidentally drop some water with pieces of peanut in it on my niece. she just continues eating her lollipops..lol! the other one fell asleep right after she finishes her peanuts and milk.

it was a good lesson.