Children are little adorable angels, no doubt about that, but the fact is that they don’t exactly fit this description all the time. As a child grows, they go through various phases, with some ages being smooth transition and others not so much. If you like traveling and would like to take your family along, you probably need to think twice about the needs of the kids you’re taking along. If your child happens to be a toddler at the time, it could turn out to be in everyone’s best interest to just stay put at home until they hit a certain age, while there are some ages when kids manage to remain the little darlings they are and everybody gets to enjoy the trip. So, which are the worst and best ages to travel with a child? Proceed below for some insight.
New Borns (0-3 months)
This is a delicate stage for both baby and mother, especially if the couple happens to be first-time parents. This early period in a child’s development is an anxious time, full of sleepless times. The baby is still very much susceptible to ailments because their immunity is not fully developed, so hauling them off to germ-prone airports and new environments is not such a good idea. As parents, you’ll barely have enough time to both enjoy your trip and pay round the clock attention to your newborn.
3-9 months
At this age, the baby sleeps a lot and is not mobile, so there’s less worrying about the baby crawling away into dangerously places. They’ll probably be able to sleep through long flights and remain in your arms. Here, dealing with teething during a trip becomes the nightmare you might face.
