How Long 'Til Bedtime? | Sleep and Parenting Podcast · Allison Egidi | Pediatric Sleep Coach

213. Holiday Travel Sleep Survival Guide: How to Help Your Baby, Toddler, or Big Kid Sleep Away From Home

November 11, 2025·25 min·2 clips

Allison Egidi reveals a step-by-step plan to turn holiday travel meltdowns into restful family memories.

This episode provides a practical guide for parents managing children's sleep during holiday travel. Host Jess offers a step-by-step plan covering various travel scenarios. The goal is to preserve family memories and prevent sleep debt. The plan addresses car rides, flights, and hotel room setups. It also covers strategies for handling time zone shifts. Jess discusses managing expectations from extended family during visits. She introduces the concept of a "meltdown montage" as a common travel outcome. The episode promises actionable advice for each of these specific challenges. Jess shares a personal anecdote about a friend named Erin. They discussed color analysis during a walk two and a half years ago. Color analysis is a consultation to determine one's most flattering colors. Jess was initially curious but hesitant to try it alone. She agreed to go with Erin for a fun, shared experience. The analysis revealed black was not her best color, leading to new clothing choices. She now prefers a plum sweater and chocolate-colored workout pants. Jess also lightened her hair based on the analysis results. The host highly recommends the experience to listeners contemplating it. The tone is conversational, instructional, and warmly personal. The style blends direct advice with relatable storytelling from the host's life. Parents planning holiday trips would find this episode immediately useful. Listeners seeking purely scientific sleep content might skip the personal tangents.

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