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Pediatrician's
name,
regular and emergency phone numbers.
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Extra eyeglasses or
contacts if you have them.
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Medications and
prescriptions. Be sure to carry the generic
names of medicines with you since the brand
names of many medications may vary by
region.
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An address book with
your child's friends?names and
addresses so they can send out postcards.
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A nightlight to help
light up an unfamiliar room.
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If your child uses a
step up to see the bathroom mirror in your
house, you might bring it along.
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Items to childproof a
room, such as outlet plugs and pipe
cleaners. Use pipe cleaners to hold up
curtain cords or close cabinets.
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If you are traveling
with an infant, don‘t forget to bring a
bottlebrush and some dish soap.
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Baby wipes are good to
bring in the car, as well as little bottles
of water.
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If it's small
enough, bring along your child's favorite
toy.
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Their blanket, if they
are still of the age where a blanket is a
close personal friend.
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Updated pictures of
your children in case they wander off. You'll
need recent pictures so others can help you
look for them.