Your Child’s Sleep Routine Can Survive Summer Travel

With the summer months now in full swing, you may find your family to be taking some well-deserveed and relaxing vacations. Unfortunately, sometimes these summer road trips and airplane rides can un-do a lot of the hard work you have done as a parent to ensure your child gets their much-needed sleep. The following are some tips to help your children keep their sleep minimally disturbed while on vacation.

It is important to begin a family vacation with everyone well-rested, including parents! It is also very helpful to make the travel engaging for the child; for example, it may be wise to bring along some sing-a-long CDs on a family road trip, or bring along your child’s favorite book to read together. Don’t forget to bring some of your child’s favorite toys as well, including a blanket or stuffed animal that your child sleeps with at home!

Don’t forget to pay attention to your child while on vacation. It can be easy to forget to do, but noticing when your child is getting tired can help make for an easy travel experience. Additionally, it may be helpful to talk to your child about how sleeping away from home will be a little bit different; many times, your child will feel comforted and find an easier experience falling asleep. And don’t forget to let your child take naps!

It is also important not to rely on things that may work in coaxing your child to sleep while on the road, as you may not have that crutch available when you are back home. And finally, be sure to have your child transition back to their normal sleep schedule at home after the vacation has ended.

Key Points:

  • 1Settle into a steady napping and sleep routine before the trip.
  • 2Bring along in-car, age appropriate entertainment: some familiar books and games, and one or two new items, even music.
  • 3Look for cues that your child getting over-stimulated and exhausted, and expect to take more time having him or her wind- down.


When we travel we can be easily distracted by activities or family events. Pay careful attention to your child’s cues so that he does not become overly tired.
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HealthStatus has been operating since 1998 providing the best interactive health tools on the Internet, millions of visitors have used our blood alcohol, body fat and calories burned calculators. The HealthStatus editorial team has continued that commitment to excellence by providing our visitors with easy to understand high quality health content for many years. Our team of health professionals, and researchers use peer reviewed studies as source elements in our articles. Our high quality content has been featured in a number of leading websites, USA Today, the Chicago Tribune, Live Strong, GQ, and many more.

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