Holidaying abroad: practical advice for a young family

Try to tailor your advice to the individual family. Keep it simple and practical. Find out who is going, where and whether the family has any particular health needs. Encourage the family to plan ahead, finding out as much as they can about facilities for young children at their destination. Likely discussion points are vaccinations, infant and toddler feeding, managing the journey, avoiding sunburn and diarrhoea, and contraception. Depending on destination it may be advisable for the family to take some items with them from the UK, e.g. infant formula and feeding equipment, contraceptives, sun protection and insect repellents.