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Hey there, Andy Tagle here in for Mariel Segera.

As amazing as it is to travel to new places, and to have the time and money to do that, it's also a lot of work.

You know what makes travel even more complicated?

Taking a small child along with you.

Historically, babies and toddlers are not very good travel partners, to say the least. They're heavy packers, they don't communicate well, or at appropriate volumes.

Any diaper changes, they get overwhelmed easily.

To say nothing of getting on a flight, I think just about every parent dreads the thought of a plane ride with a screaming baby.

And I am first in that line.

So here at Life Kit, we wanted to know, How can you enjoy traveling with a young child?

We asked one such traveling parent about this reporter and producer Emily Siner. Hey, Emily.

Hi, Andy. Yes, my husband and I made the ambitious and risky decision to take a trip to Japan when my son was eight months old.

Wow. Emily, that is ambitious. How did that go?

It was actually really fun, but I think part of me has been scared to do it again because I'm worried that it was just a fluke that maybe next time it'll be totally terrible.

So I wanted to talk to people who've done travel a bunch with kids and get some professional helpful advice.

Yes, please. I would love that.

In this episode of Life Kit, Emily's taking a journey with some parents who've traveled with their children almost since they were born.

And we'll give you some tips on keeping your sanity, maybe even have fun, when you're on vacation with them.

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