Title: Safe and Sound: Healthy Travel with Children
Author: Marlene M. Coleman, MD
Publisher: The Globe Pequot Press
IBSN: 0-7627-2691-1
Format: Print
211 pages
Cost: $16.95
Contact: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0...
Safe and Sound: Healthy Travel with Children is the complete reference guide for caregivers, parents, and grandparents who are planning a vacation, either locally or abroad, with their children or grandchildren. This book covers everything from travel planning through safety to ways to make family vacations run smoother.
This book includes three sections: Travel Planning, Safety, and Well-being; Travel Challenges and Solutions; and Travel Modes. Part One, Travel Planning, Safety, and Well-being, includes chapters on Planning a Vacation; Parent's Guide to Safety at Home and Abroad; Health Guidelines to Follow; and What to pack. In these chapters, the author shares general preparation hints and important health reminders with parents to ensure that both adults and their children have a safe vacation. The author not only includes invaluable health concern alerts but also information on victimization safety and how to deal with potential illness while traveling.
Part two, Travel Challenges and Solutions includes chapters on Other Travel Situations; Grand Trips with Grandparents; and Today's Special-Needs Travelers. Chapters in this section examine special considerations that can easily become awkward situations during family travel. By being prepared and making use of the important suggestions set out in these chapters, difficult situations can be reduced and special challenges can even enhance your family experience.
Part three, Travel Modes, includes chapters on Commercial Transportation; Travel by Car, SUV, or RV; and Family Outdoors. The chapters in this final section look at specific safety concerns that caregivers, parents, and grandparents should be aware of and be prepared for while traveling on their vacation. The author also gives adults some good ideas about how to prepare and keep children entertained during such travel.
Safe and Sound: Healthy Travel with Children is a helpful guide for anyone planning on traveling with a child or children from any grade group. Very complete key information is provided for easy reference while planning any vacation. By taking note of the hints and tips in this reference, parents can reduce the likelihood of unexpected problems and dangerous situations while increasing the potential enjoyment of their special family time.
Safe and Sound: Healthy Travel with Children by Marlene M. Coleman, MD is available at Amazon.
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