<p><span style="color: #6e6361; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;">Traveling opens your mind and broadens your perspective. It&rsquo;s also one of the best activities you can do with your kids. But family vacations require a lot of planning&mdash;from finding the right location to making sure your kids are happy and safe. No matter where you plan on traveling to next, follow these ten safety tips when you go on vacation with kids.</span></p>
<div class="heading component-margin--medium " style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2rem; appearance: none; color: #000000; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;" data-widget="heading">
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<h2 class="clwp-heading clwp-heading--h2" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; appearance: none; font-weight: 800; font-family: 'Nunito Sans', sans-serif; color: #524a49; font-size: 1.875rem; line-height: 2.5rem;">1. Do your research</h2>
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<div class="text-content text-content--align-default text--p-medium component-margin--medium " style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem; appearance: none; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; color: #6e6361; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.6875rem; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;" data-widget="text-content">
<p style="box-sizing: border-box; appearance: none; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; color: #6e6361; font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1.6875rem; margin: 0px 0px 0px !important 0px;">Every destination has its appeal, but not every place is safe for kids. Before you decide on your next family trip, do some research on the location you want to visit. If you&rsquo;re going abroad, take a close look at the crime rates in the area and make sure you get the appropriate vaccines. If you&rsquo;re staying local, it&rsquo;s still a good idea to do a&nbsp;<a style="box-sizing: border-box; appearance: none; color: #4dacbd; text-decoration: underline; margin: 0px 0px 0px !important 0px;" href="https://www.safewise.com/blog/confirm-safety-neighboorhood-online-tools/" rel="false">quick background check on the area</a>&nbsp;for any potential danger.</p>
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<div class="page-anchor component-margin--none " style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; appearance: none; color: #000000; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;" data-widget="page-anchor"><a id="Check_insurance" class="page_anchor" style="box-sizing: border-box; appearance: none; color: inherit; text-decoration: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 0px !important 0px;" name="Check_insurance" data-label="Checkinsurance" data-anchor="Check_insurance"></a></div>
<div class="heading component-margin--medium " style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2rem; appearance: none; color: #000000; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;" data-widget="heading">
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<h2 class="clwp-heading clwp-heading--h2" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; appearance: none; font-weight: 800; font-family: 'Nunito Sans', sans-serif; color: #524a49; font-size: 1.875rem; line-height: 2.5rem;">2. Check your insurance</h2>
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<div class="text-content text-content--align-default text--p-medium component-margin--medium " style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem; appearance: none; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; color: #6e6361; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.6875rem; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;" data-widget="text-content">
<p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem; appearance: none; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; color: #6e6361; font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1.6875rem;">Not all health insurance companies offer coverage abroad. Read your insurance policy closely, and if you can&rsquo;t find details about your international coverage, it&rsquo;s worth giving your insurance provider a call.</p>
<p style="box-sizing: border-box; appearance: none; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; color: #6e6361; font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1.6875rem; margin: 0px 0px 0px !important 0px;">You can also purchase supplemental medical insurance. Although no one wants to focus on what could go wrong, it&rsquo;s always better to be safe when traveling with small kids. If you&rsquo;re traveling within the country, check if the hospitals nearby take your insurance.</p>
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<div class="page-anchor component-margin--none " style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; appearance: none; color: #000000; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;" data-widget="page-anchor"><a id="Practice_safety" class="page_anchor" style="box-sizing: border-box; appearance: none; color: inherit; text-decoration: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 0px !important 0px;" name="Practice_safety" data-label="Practicesafety" data-anchor="Practice_safety"></a></div>
<div class="heading component-margin--medium " style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2rem; appearance: none; color: #000000; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;" data-widget="heading">
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<h2 class="clwp-heading clwp-heading--h2" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; appearance: none; font-weight: 800; font-family: 'Nunito Sans', sans-serif; color: #524a49; font-size: 1.875rem; line-height: 2.5rem;">3. Practice safety</h2>
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<div class="text-content text-content--align-default text--p-medium component-margin--medium " style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem; appearance: none; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; color: #6e6361; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.6875rem; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;" data-widget="text-content">
<p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem; appearance: none; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; color: #6e6361; font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1.6875rem;">As the old adage goes, practice makes perfect. And although you can&rsquo;t foresee every possible scenario that could go wrong, it&rsquo;s good to have the basics down.&nbsp;<a style="box-sizing: border-box; appearance: none; color: #4dacbd; text-decoration: underline; margin: 0px 0px 0px !important 0px;" href="https://www.safewise.com/how-to-prepare-kids-for-emergencies/" rel="false">Help your kids prepare for emergencies</a>&nbsp;by practicing what to do. You can advise them to seek the help of another parent with children, stay put until someone finds them, or meet you at a specific spot.</p>
<p style="box-sizing: border-box; appearance: none; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; color: #6e6361; font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1.6875rem; margin: 0px 0px 0px !important 0px;">Whatever plan you put in place, go through it with your children a few times so they remember exactly what to do&nbsp;<a style="box-sizing: border-box; appearance: none; color: #4dacbd; text-decoration: underline; margin: 0px 0px 0px !important 0px;" href="https://www.safewise.com/new-york-crowd-crush-safety/">when panic sets in</a>. It&rsquo;s also good practice to wear noticeable clothing that is easy to spot in a crowd, such as bright colors and distinct patterns.</p>
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<div class="page-anchor component-margin--none " style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; appearance: none; color: #000000; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;" data-widget="page-anchor"><a id="Child_proof" class="page_anchor" style="box-sizing: border-box; appearance: none; color: inherit; text-decoration: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 0px !important 0px;" name="Child_proof" data-label="Childproof" data-anchor="Child_proof"></a></div>
<div class="heading component-margin--medium " style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2rem; appearance: none; color: #000000; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;" data-widget="heading">
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<h2 class="clwp-heading clwp-heading--h2" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; appearance: none; font-weight: 800; font-family: 'Nunito Sans', sans-serif; color: #524a49; font-size: 1.875rem; line-height: 2.5rem;">4. Child proof everything</h2>
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<div class="text-content text-content--align-default text--p-medium component-margin--medium " style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem; appearance: none; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; color: #6e6361; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.6875rem; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;" data-widget="text-content">
<p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem; appearance: none; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; color: #6e6361; font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1.6875rem;">Young children like exploring&mdash;everything. And by&nbsp;<a style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; appearance: none; color: #4dacbd; text-decoration: underline;" href="https://www.safewise.com/resources/baby-proofing-guide/" rel="false">child proofing</a>&nbsp;the space where you&rsquo;re staying, you can let them wander around without worrying about their safety. Taking preventative measures&mdash;such as blocking off certain areas with a&nbsp;<a style="box-sizing: border-box; appearance: none; color: #4dacbd; text-decoration: underline; margin: 0px 0px 0px !important 0px;" href="https://www.safewise.com/resources/baby-gates-buyers-guide/" rel="false">baby gate</a>&nbsp;and covering outlets&mdash;drastically reduces the chance that your little ones will get hurt.</p>
<p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem; appearance: none; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; color: #6e6361; font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1.6875rem;">If you don&rsquo;t want to pack everything with you, call the hotel or the place you&rsquo;ll be staying to see what options they have for child proofing the room.</p>
<p style="box-sizing: border-box; appearance: none; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; color: #6e6361; font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1.6875rem; margin: 0px 0px 0px !important 0px;">And along the lines of keeping your kids safe, if you happen to be traveling with young kids in the car, it&rsquo;s worth investing in a&nbsp;<a style="box-sizing: border-box; appearance: none; color: #4dacbd; text-decoration: underline; margin: 0px 0px 0px !important 0px;" href="https://www.safewise.com/resources/carseat-buyers-guide/" rel="false">safe car seat</a>.</p>
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<div class="page-anchor component-margin--none " style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; appearance: none; color: #000000; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;" data-widget="page-anchor"><a id="Track_kids" class="page_anchor" style="box-sizing: border-box; appearance: none; color: inherit; text-decoration: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 0px !important 0px;" name="Track_kids" data-label="Trackkids" data-anchor="Track_kids"></a></div>
<div class="heading component-margin--medium " style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2rem; appearance: none; color: #000000; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;" data-widget="heading">
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<h2 class="clwp-heading clwp-heading--h2" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; appearance: none; font-weight: 800; font-family: 'Nunito Sans', sans-serif; color: #524a49; font-size: 1.875rem; line-height: 2.5rem;">5. Track your kids</h2>
<p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem; appearance: none; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; color: #6e6361; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.6875rem; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">Kids always find ways to pull disappearing acts. Luckily, with&nbsp;<a style="box-sizing: border-box; appearance: none; color: #4dacbd; text-decoration: underline; margin: 0px 0px 0px !important 0px;" href="https://www.safewise.com/resources/wearable-gps-tracking-devices-for-kids-guide/" rel="false">kids&rsquo; wearable tracking devices</a>, you&rsquo;ll know exactly where to find them. Now you can visit busy tourist attractions, crowded theme parks, and more without the constant anxiety of possibly losing your child.</p>
<p style="box-sizing: border-box; appearance: none; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; color: #6e6361; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.6875rem; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; margin: 0px 0px 0px !important 0px;">These wearable GPS devices come with a wide range of capabilities so you can decide just how much protection you need. They also come in fun colors and designs, and some even include games, making them more appealing to your kids.</p>
<p style="box-sizing: border-box; appearance: none; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; color: #6e6361; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.6875rem; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; margin: 0px 0px 0px !important 0px;">&nbsp;</p>
<div class="heading component-margin--medium " style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2rem; appearance: none; color: #000000; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;" data-widget="heading">
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<h2 class="clwp-heading clwp-heading--h2" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; appearance: none; font-weight: 800; font-family: 'Nunito Sans', sans-serif; color: #524a49; font-size: 1.875rem; line-height: 2.5rem;">6. Keep kids occupied</h2>
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<div class="text-content text-content--align-default text--p-medium component-margin--medium " style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem; appearance: none; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; color: #6e6361; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.6875rem; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;" data-widget="text-content">
<p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem; appearance: none; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; color: #6e6361; font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1.6875rem;">Idle hands make mischief. Especially when they&rsquo;re adorable little kid hands. An easy fix is to keep toys and movies handy when traveling. It&rsquo;s natural for kids to get antsy and fussy on long trips and layovers, but keeping them occupied can prevent them from getting into trouble.</p>
<p style="box-sizing: border-box; appearance: none; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; color: #6e6361; font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1.6875rem; margin: 0px 0px 0px !important 0px;">If you don&rsquo;t want your kids staring at a screen all day, you can play board games with them or read them a story. This is also a great way to get your kids tired so they can nap&mdash;making the trip more enjoyable for everyone.</p>
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<div class="page-anchor component-margin--none " style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; appearance: none; color: #000000; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;" data-widget="page-anchor"><a id="Pack_medical_kit" class="page_anchor" style="box-sizing: border-box; appearance: none; color: inherit; text-decoration: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 0px !important 0px;" name="Pack_medical_kit" data-label="Packmedicalkit" data-anchor="Pack_medical_kit"></a></div>
<div class="heading component-margin--medium " style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2rem; appearance: none; color: #000000; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;" data-widget="heading">
<div class="clwp-heading-container clwp-heading-container--default clwp-heading-container--align-default" style="box-sizing: border-box; appearance: none; display: block; margin: 0px 0px 0px !important 0px;">
<h2 class="clwp-heading clwp-heading--h2" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; appearance: none; font-weight: 800; font-family: 'Nunito Sans', sans-serif; color: #524a49; font-size: 1.875rem; line-height: 2.5rem;">7. Pack a medical kit</h2>
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<div class="text-content text-content--align-default text--p-medium component-margin--medium " style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem; appearance: none; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; color: #6e6361; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.6875rem; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;" data-widget="text-content">
<p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem; appearance: none; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; color: #6e6361; font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1.6875rem;">Kids will be kids. And scrapes, falls, and bruises are part of growing up. When you&rsquo;re traveling with kids, having a&nbsp;<a style="box-sizing: border-box; appearance: none; color: #4dacbd; text-decoration: underline; margin: 0px 0px 0px !important 0px;" href="https://www.safewise.com/blog/essentials-diy-first-aid-kit/" rel="false">medical first aid kit</a>&nbsp;could come in handy. Pack your kit with the essentials such as Band-Aids, disinfectant spray, and ibuprofen.</p>
<p style="box-sizing: border-box; appearance: none; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; color: #6e6361; font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1.6875rem; margin: 0px 0px 0px !important 0px;">Depending on where you plan on traveling, you might want to customize what you bring in the kit. Think of your location and the most likely ways your kids might get hurt, and pack ahead of time.</p>
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<div class="page-anchor component-margin--none " style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; appearance: none; color: #000000; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;" data-widget="page-anchor"><a id="Create_ID_cards" class="page_anchor" style="box-sizing: border-box; appearance: none; color: inherit; text-decoration: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 0px !important 0px;" name="Create_ID_cards" data-label="CreateIDcards" data-anchor="Create_ID_cards"></a></div>
<div class="heading component-margin--medium " style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2rem; appearance: none; color: #000000; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;" data-widget="heading">
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<h2 class="clwp-heading clwp-heading--h2" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; appearance: none; font-weight: 800; font-family: 'Nunito Sans', sans-serif; color: #524a49; font-size: 1.875rem; line-height: 2.5rem;">8. Create information cards</h2>
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<div class="text-content text-content--align-default text--p-medium component-margin--medium " style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem; appearance: none; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; color: #6e6361; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.6875rem; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;" data-widget="text-content">
<p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem; appearance: none; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; color: #6e6361; font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1.6875rem;">Equip your kids with information cards. In the event that you and your kids get separated, these information cards could make all the difference. Include your important numbers, names, where you&rsquo;re staying, and anything else that&rsquo;s important.</p>
<p style="box-sizing: border-box; appearance: none; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; color: #6e6361; font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1.6875rem; margin: 0px 0px 0px !important 0px;">Some of this information will depend on what kind of vacation you&rsquo;re on and where you&rsquo;re staying, so make sure to update them for each trip. Your kids will easily be able to hand these cards to an adult or police officer to help them find you.</p>
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<div class="page-anchor component-margin--none " style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; appearance: none; color: #000000; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;" data-widget="page-anchor"><a id="Have_a_plan" class="page_anchor" style="box-sizing: border-box; appearance: none; color: inherit; text-decoration: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 0px !important 0px;" name="Have_a_plan" data-label="Haveaplan" data-anchor="Have_a_plan"></a></div>
<div class="heading component-margin--medium " style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2rem; appearance: none; color: #000000; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;" data-widget="heading">
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<h2 class="clwp-heading clwp-heading--h2" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; appearance: none; font-weight: 800; font-family: 'Nunito Sans', sans-serif; color: #524a49; font-size: 1.875rem; line-height: 2.5rem;">9. Have a plan B</h2>
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<div class="text-content text-content--align-default text--p-medium component-margin--medium " style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem; appearance: none; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; color: #6e6361; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.6875rem; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;" data-widget="text-content">
<p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem; appearance: none; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; color: #6e6361; font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1.6875rem;">Hope for the best and prepare for the worst. This might sound a bit dramatic, but there&rsquo;s nothing quite as reassuring as having a plan B. And it goes hand in hand with practicing safety. Having an alternative plan is useful when the unexpected happens.</p>
<p style="box-sizing: border-box; appearance: none; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; color: #6e6361; font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1.6875rem; margin: 0px 0px 0px !important 0px;">Go over your plan with your kids, and have them recite it back to you so you know they&rsquo;re always prepared. It might even be helpful to point out where they could run for help, such as a nearby police station or community building, if something does happen.</p>
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<div class="page-anchor component-margin--none " style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; appearance: none; color: #000000; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;" data-widget="page-anchor"><a id="Make_an_itinerary" class="page_anchor" style="box-sizing: border-box; appearance: none; color: inherit; text-decoration: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 0px !important 0px;" name="Make_an_itinerary" data-label="Makeanitinerary" data-anchor="Make_an_itinerary"></a></div>
<div class="heading component-margin--medium " style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2rem; appearance: none; color: #000000; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;" data-widget="heading">
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<h2 class="clwp-heading clwp-heading--h2" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; appearance: none; font-weight: 800; font-family: 'Nunito Sans', sans-serif; color: #524a49; font-size: 1.875rem; line-height: 2.5rem;">10. Make a child-friendly itinerary</h2>
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<div class="text-content text-content--align-default text--p-medium component-margin--medium " style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem; appearance: none; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; color: #6e6361; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.6875rem; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;" data-widget="text-content">
<p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem; appearance: none; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; color: #6e6361; font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1.6875rem;">Find places your kids will enjoy as much as you. Traveling with kids can be a bit of a compromise. They can&rsquo;t do everything you might want to do, but if you plan ahead and create an itinerary that includes them, you can find places that you&rsquo;ll both enjoy.</p>
<p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem; appearance: none; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; color: #6e6361; font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1.6875rem;">If you have a specific destination in mind, ask the resort or hotel what kind of kids&rsquo; activities it offers and what things you should anticipate with a child on the trip before you book.</p>
<p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem; appearance: none; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; color: #6e6361; font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1.6875rem;">The more planning you put into your family vacation, the less likely that something will go wrong. As part of your planning, you might also consider your modes of transportation. If you&rsquo;re driving, take a look at these&nbsp;<a style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; appearance: none; color: #4dacbd; text-decoration: underline;" href="https://www.safewise.com/blog/road-trip-safety-tips/" rel="false">road trip safety tips</a>, and if you don&rsquo;t have one, consider packing a&nbsp;<a style="box-sizing: border-box; appearance: none; color: #4dacbd; text-decoration: underline; margin: 0px 0px 0px !important 0px;" href="https://www.safewise.com/resources/best-car-emergency-kits/" rel="false">car emergency kit</a>.&nbsp;</p>
<p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem; appearance: none; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; color: #6e6361; font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1.6875rem;">In general, traveling with your kids requires a bit more research and preparedness, but it&rsquo;s also incredibly rewarding. Keep these safety tips in mind next time you travel and enjoy watching your kids explore the world.</p>
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