The schedule is sacred

We book the session for your toddler’s best hour — usually mid-morning, post-breakfast, pre-nap. Not golden hour, not after sightseeing, not “we’ll see.” A rested toddler gives twenty golden minutes of cooperation; a tired one gives a documentary about injustice. Everything else in the plan bends to this.

The toddler-proof toolkit

• Snacks in reserve: deployed strategically, never all at once; crumbs invisible at portrait distance.
• Bubbles: in my bag always — thirty seconds of bubbles buys genuine wonder on every face, parents included.
• The chase game: “run to mama” produces better family frames than any arranged pose in history.
• The sacred object: the current favorite toy rides along; it appears in some frames and history will love that it did.
• Grandparent reserves: if traveling with backup, they entertain between chapters and join the finale.

Locations that cooperate

Kampa’s lawns (run-friendly, swan entertainment), Wallenstein Garden (contained, peacocks as staff entertainers), and the Old Town at 8 AM (empty enough for wandering feet). We stay one snack away from a café at all times — professional standards.