Let’s be honest, holiday travel can be super stressful, especially when you have little kids.

Here are some helpful travel sleep tips

Accept that they are in a new environment and it is totally normal to have some setbacks or an adjustment period to their new sleep space
Ignore any family judgment of making sleep a priority for you or your little ones. “Will you be up with them at 3am” type of joke can suffice but YOU DO YOU!
Be ok with flexibility if it will stress you out LESS - timing out a car ride for a nap or opt for a contact nap when need be.
Remember being a little off schedule is OK! Just adjust nap or bedtime accordingly (let nap 2 go a little longer if nap 1 was a hot mess or if babe skips a nap, do a cat nap or move bedtime up 30 mins to an hour)
Try not to let them sleep past our allotted daytime sleep hrs just to help with sleep pressure / less protest time at night (dm me if you need this info)
You can go a little gentler the first night to help them acclimate then utilize the method or strategies should you need them to get them to sleep
Recreate the environment at home the best you can where you are
Use portable blackout curtains if room isn’t dark enough
Toddler parents, consider a reward for sleeping in the new space all night
So many more but those are what came to mind. Give yourselves grace and try your best to enjoy your holiday!

Here is my Travel Guide Freebie for you to use this holiday season. You got this!

We’re very grateful for all of our clients and wish everyone a happy and restful holiday.

Take Care,

Jackie & Team