Travelers with young children will want to plan for amusements and distractions for long waits, drives, or flights. Having a few "surprise" novelty items to hand out at intervals is a good technique to combat boredom and fussiness. Since children (and adults!) tend to be more anxious and stressed when hungry, bring along some snacks (preferably of the non-sticky, non-melting variety) and a bottle of water. Don't count on the airplane meal appealing to your child's tastes or even being served when you'd like it, if there is even a meal option. Likewise, plan for long highway stretches and traffic jams, which mean you won't have instant access to food vendors. Another advantage is that you yourself won't fall into the trap of becoming cranky due to hunger pangs.