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Top Ten Family Holiday Handbag Essentials The most stressful part of a holiday with children under the age of five is keeping the kids happy and well-behaved on the journey. 36.5% of 350 parents polled by ranked this as the biggest cause of holiday stress while 28.2% said ‘packing all the stuff needed’ was the second most stressful activity. It stands to reason then, that packing a handbag for the journey is something that requires considerable planning.The same parents were asked for for the most essential things to pack in a handbag when travelling with under fives. The results, in order of importance, are listed below and serve as a handy guide for parents when packing for the upcoming summer holidays:   Article continues below advertisement   Wet wipes Drinks Snacks A spare nappy A dummy or comforter of some description Toys (quiet ones!) A change of clothes Books Portable DVD player Calpol Other suggested items included travel sick pills, sweets/lollipops for sucking on during flights, crayons and colouring books, sick bags, a first aid kit, tiny toys from Christmas crackers and a camera. Perhaps most telling of all were the suggestions of ‘painkillers for the parent’, ‘earplugs’ and as one father eloquently put it: 'My wife'! May 2008 Back to Summer Section Poll commissioned by Tots to Travel     SUMMER  Tips To Survive The Summer Hols  Top Tips To Take the Hassle Out of Summer Driving  Family Friendly Holidays Not Always Safe  Real Mums' Top 10 Travel Tips  Packing Checklist for Baby  more.... BACK TO SCHOOL  Starting 'Big School'  First Day In School  Packed Lunches  Giving Your Child A Head Start  Shoes For School and Nursery  more.... Seasonal Features  Halloween  BACK TO SCHOOL  SUMMER  more.... Latest Forum Discussions just been back to butlins again lol Disneyland holidays!! Rabbits going on hol too lol ideas for holiday in december anyone been to lapland uk plane journey with a 5wk old baby  Top Tips For Children's Parties  Holiday Heartbreak  Top Tips To Take the Hassle Out of Summer Driving  Read some of the latest baby news  Killer Undies, Solid Poo, whatever next?  Dave's Having a Laugh  Show off your little one....