Can we take toddlers to the mountain?
But of course! It is even recommended. But try if you can, go off season to avoid the crowds of school holidays, a little aggressive for children in infancy. Go in March or April, so you can enjoy longer days and warmer. If you want "as" taking a vacation, choose a station that provides care for children is increasingly common and children (from 3 months) are often received and pampered like little kings. Again, you have to book in advance because it is in high demand.
At what age begin?
In general, from birth to one year, they say it is wiser not to exceed the 1200 meters. Higher up your little one might suffer a bit of oxygen depletion and changes in atmospheric pressure. From a year, you can go up to 1800 meters. After 2 years he can enjoy the snow because it is more autonomous.
How to manage the trip?
Feel free to make many breaks during the climb to the body of your toddler adapts to changes in altitude, give him his pacifier and plenty of water to avoid earaches and then anticipate motion sickness by giving the Cocculine ® the day before departure and again upon leaving, and regularly during the trip.

How to protect from the cold?
It's great to take your little walk, he loves it! Caution, however, should NEVER ski with him on his back, even to cross-country skiing. You are not safe from a fall or a collision, even if you think you're a great skier. Children cool faster than us, they can get frostbite in the feet and hands! Bring warm clothing to the weather, jacket (or rainsuit with hood), gloves, hat, scarf, of course, but also bodysuits, tights, wool socks, under-shirts, etc.. Take a blanket to protect baby's knees if you walk in a stroller. No walk too early or too late in the afternoon, temperatures are often too low.

And the sun?
It is imperative to protect them from the sun with appropriate creams. There are many brands, it's your choice. Do not forget to protect the lips with a balm. When they have less than six months, it's better just to avoid the sunlight, they are too sensitive. You can of course take them out, but with a peaked cap and an umbrella attached to the stroller. From their six months you can put on a cream "special baby" scent-free, with SPF 40 at minimum, it contains a mineral screen protection (a white film remains visible on the skin). Remember that the infra-red and ultra-violet are very dangerous because they are less filtered by the atmosphere in the mountains. Finally, think of his little eyes, also very fragile! You can set it glasses from the age of three months! Buy them at an optician, they must be marked "CE" Class 3 or 4, with the security standard for UV protection UVA and UVB. You can add nuts leather to protect his eyes on the sides. If your baby does not like to have something on the nose, return to the good old cap with a long visor, so that exposure is at least indirectly.

Go to the mountain: what interest for the child?
From the point of view of health: nothing better than nature and the outdoors for the appetite, promote sleep and renew their little cells! You will find that children are rarely sick in the mountains. The freshness and purity of air, free from pollution, kill germs! From the perspective of enlightenment, is formidable snow brings new sensations, touch, taste (and yes, you did not prevent him from swallowing a little curiosity is too strong). According to age, they will discover the pleasures of skiing, sledding from two years and skiing at three years. Think also of sled dogs if you have the opportunity, it is a magical experience for toddlers who love animals.

He is afraid, how?
It depends on the structure you have chosen to introduce him to slip! Today, there are resorts that offer genuine great clubs for kids, with snow stages specially designed for toddlers to learn skiing playing. Everything is in their measurements tracks, slides, lifts. And pedagogy has jumped forward 20 years. It is now very focused on learning through play and investigation of instinctive movements. So the children quickly feel confident. If your baby is still very scared, that it is perhaps still too small. Come back to softer activities and wait for next year. Why the rush?
It's a daredevil, how slow?
So, I think that autonomy is acquired through taking risks and thrive in the confidence of parents in their child. If you spend your time prevent him from doing things, it might inhibit it is a pity. Be attentive and try to anticipate. There will be some wounds, some bumps and become wiser and more prudent. In a word, trust in him, but tell him in case of danger. Explain that risk even when if ever he does not care!