Parental Thread

[supafamous]

Originally Posted by 6793026

how do you all deal with kids jetlag?

We went to Australia when my kid was 4 and didn't really find it to be a problem that had to be managed. If anything she adapted better than we did as she slept more on the flight than we did and once on the ground the only adaptation we had to deal with was that she needed a really long afternoon nap for the first couple days. That was fine as we had her in the stroller and just kept at our activities. I can't recall how it was on the return side as it was pretty much a non-event.

Your mileage will of course totally vary based on age and the way your kid is though.

[EvoFire]

Originally Posted by 6793026

how do you all deal with kids jetlag?

Go to work go to school.

My 5yo at the time, was completely fine with jetlag, he knows he needs to sleep and he went to school and survived it.

The 2 yo kicked our ass as she still naps, so the nap became the overnight sleep. Cranky af before and after. Wakes up in the middle of the night cause that was nap over in Asia. First night back she was up from 1am - 6am. We took turns with her at night but we both wanted to die for a month.

[supafamous]

If this is the bar then I'm doing great as a parent.

https://youtu.be/Z-GkTg1LrCw?si=8qVwd_xwuh_X_yDq

[bcrdukes]

Wow, the Camry behind her stopped just in time. Hope the kid is ok.