Flying Start Parenting Magazine

Under 3's: Top Tips for Travelling without Tears

Family holidays should be a time of fun and relaxation, but parents can find them quite stressful. Family holiday experts First Choice asked hundreds of parents with children under five, to let them know what worried them the most about holidaying abroad. Whilst 96% of respondents said that holidays were important to them, the survey flagged up a number of concerns about travelling with little ones, with 86% of parents worrying that their kids will get bored on holiday and 62% of mums concerned about exceeding their baggage allowance. First Choice have put together their five top tips for travelling with young children to help make sure that mums, dads and kids have a truly memorable holiday (for all the right reasons)

Flying Start talks to mum of three, wife and MD of Simply Stuck, Jo Hutchinson, about her quest to complete the 2011 Race to the North Pole

Jo Hutchinson set up personalised label company Simply Stuck with two others in August 2000. Originally just offering personalised labels for children’s clothing and belongings, the business now specialises in personalisation; offering a range of decorative and interactive stickers. It also produces bespoke short run labels for a number of small businesses, and will be launching simplystuck.biz this spring. To mark Simply Stuck’s 10th birthday, managing director Jo signed up to the Race to the North Pole, which will take place in March 2011.

If you love the idea of spending your holiday skiing, but loath the thought of having to monitor your child’s every move on the slopes, then take a look at Flying Start’s guide to family skiing holidays. We’ve put together some handy info so all you’ll have to worry about is which drink you’re going to kick your après ski festivities off with

Just a short plane or ferry ride away, Ireland is an ever popular place to visit. Fortunately, the west of the country is still relatively untouched, with acres of lush grass and the beautiful Atlantic Ocean just waiting for your arrival. The miles of countryside to play in means in there is also an abundance of activites for the kids to get stuck into too. What more could you ask for?

Camping has had a makeover and is becoming increasingly popular, with even the celebrities opting for canvas accommodation. And just because summer is over it doesn’t mean you have to wait until next year to hammer those tent pegs into the ground. Flying Start looks at the growing camping trend and discovers how to take your family camping in style

“Are we nearly there yet?”

Issue 13
Travelling abroad with small children doesn’t need to be a nightmare. With just the right amount of preparation and planning even the bumpiest journey can go smoothly. Here is our step-by-step guide to avoiding travel traumas

Issue 16
A child’s safety is always at the forefront of a parent’s mind, even more so when travelling in the car

SunSafety

Issue 13
Taking the right steps to protect your children from the sun can prevent them from getting skin cancer in later life. Here, Zoe Bolton asks Hazel Nunn from Cancer Research UK for the low down on child sun safety What precautions should parents take with babies under six months old?

Under 3's: Top Tips for Travelling without Tears

Arctic Mummy

Baby's First Holiday

Family Skiing

Ireland: West is Best!

Family Camping

“Are we nearly there yet?”

Road Trip Safety

SunSafety