Almost all kids who'll be flying for the first time will mixed emotions.
They can be excited one minute and scared the next.
As a parent or adult who'll be flying with them, it's your responsibility to keep them calm and composed.
There are many ways to do this without needing any special orientation of sort.
But the key to making kids behave in a flight will mostly be about preparing them for that day.
So how do you prepare for a kid who's flying for the first time? There are many ways to do it but some of the most common and effective ones are also very basic.
One thing you can do is to mentally get them ready for the length of the flight.
Whether you're flying for thirty minutes or thirty hours, it is important to tell them ahead.
This will condition their mind that they'll have to sit, though not necessarily be bored, for that length of time and that some play might have to be put aside in order to make the flight as smooth as possible for everyone.
You don't want your kid running around the plane which will not be allowed by the flight crew, anyway.
So make sure your child knows what to expect in order to avoid incessant questions like, "are we there yet" or "what time are we landing.
" Of course, children will be children and they will always need to play no matter how you mentally prepare them.
So to make them readier to behave during a flight, it would be a good idea to bring anything you know they'll be having fun without having to stand up.
For example, let him bring his favorite toy so he can just play in his place but surely, this will be a toy that is just the right size not to cause you or other people in the fight any inconvenience.
Another good idea is to encourage him to go on some sort of a readathon.
Before the flight, buy him just enough number of books that he can read one after another all throughout the flight - with breaks in between, of course.
And then promise him a reward once you land.
Don't let him open any of the books until you're actually in the plane or flying.
Let the excitement build up so that by the time you're on the plane, you won't even have to remind him to start reading.
The more books he finishes, the greater the reward.
For sure, this will keep kiddo glued to his seat.
They can be excited one minute and scared the next.
As a parent or adult who'll be flying with them, it's your responsibility to keep them calm and composed.
There are many ways to do this without needing any special orientation of sort.
But the key to making kids behave in a flight will mostly be about preparing them for that day.
So how do you prepare for a kid who's flying for the first time? There are many ways to do it but some of the most common and effective ones are also very basic.
One thing you can do is to mentally get them ready for the length of the flight.
Whether you're flying for thirty minutes or thirty hours, it is important to tell them ahead.
This will condition their mind that they'll have to sit, though not necessarily be bored, for that length of time and that some play might have to be put aside in order to make the flight as smooth as possible for everyone.
You don't want your kid running around the plane which will not be allowed by the flight crew, anyway.
So make sure your child knows what to expect in order to avoid incessant questions like, "are we there yet" or "what time are we landing.
" Of course, children will be children and they will always need to play no matter how you mentally prepare them.
So to make them readier to behave during a flight, it would be a good idea to bring anything you know they'll be having fun without having to stand up.
For example, let him bring his favorite toy so he can just play in his place but surely, this will be a toy that is just the right size not to cause you or other people in the fight any inconvenience.
Another good idea is to encourage him to go on some sort of a readathon.
Before the flight, buy him just enough number of books that he can read one after another all throughout the flight - with breaks in between, of course.
And then promise him a reward once you land.
Don't let him open any of the books until you're actually in the plane or flying.
Let the excitement build up so that by the time you're on the plane, you won't even have to remind him to start reading.
The more books he finishes, the greater the reward.
For sure, this will keep kiddo glued to his seat.