Top 7 Reasons Why Travel is Not Wasted on Young Kids
Is my child to young? What age is the best for traveling? Should we wait until [fill in the year]?
These are questions I often get from clients when they come to me for help with planning their vacations.
Every age is the PERFECT age!
While some may believe that traveling with kids is a waste of time because they won't remember any of it, that's not always the case.
Many don't realize that traveling with kids is just like any other experience—be it reading to them or going to the playground.
You're creating priceless character-shaping possibilities, learning opportunities, and unforgettable memories.
These are questions I often get from clients when they come to me for help with planning their vacations.
Every age is the PERFECT age!
While some may believe that traveling with kids is a waste of time because they won't remember any of it, that's not always the case.
Many don't realize that traveling with kids is just like any other experience—be it reading to them or going to the playground.
You're creating priceless character-shaping possibilities, learning opportunities, and unforgettable memories.
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Here are seven compelling reasons why it's worth every moment:
1: Travel enhances a child's developmental milestones
From the moment they're born, babies and young children never stop learning. Traveling opens the door to many colors, faces, languages, sights, smells, and sounds. Your child might say their first word during a trip or discover that they love the feeling of swaying in the water while on a cruise.
From the moment they're born, babies and young children never stop learning. Traveling opens the door to many colors, faces, languages, sights, smells, and sounds. Your child might say their first word during a trip or discover that they love the feeling of swaying in the water while on a cruise.
2: Traveling helps children become adaptable and flexible
Traveling helps children feel comfortable sleeping anywhere from beds to on an airplane to outside underneath a blanket. They'll adapt to eating while sitting on your lap to in a highchair at a restaurant. Exposure to a variety of cuisines also helps prevent them from being picky eaters. Nearly all cruise lines offer children's clubs and activities to help keep young ones engaged. (... and it doesn't hurt that parents can sneak in some adult time too!).
Traveling helps children feel comfortable sleeping anywhere from beds to on an airplane to outside underneath a blanket. They'll adapt to eating while sitting on your lap to in a highchair at a restaurant. Exposure to a variety of cuisines also helps prevent them from being picky eaters. Nearly all cruise lines offer children's clubs and activities to help keep young ones engaged. (... and it doesn't hurt that parents can sneak in some adult time too!).
3: Travel teaches children that a fun way to experience the world is through multilingualism
As you travel more with your children, they'll become more inquisitive regarding the language locals speak when visiting different countries. Your child learns that people speak different languages throughout the world. Even with other languages children always find a way to relate to each other.
As you travel more with your children, they'll become more inquisitive regarding the language locals speak when visiting different countries. Your child learns that people speak different languages throughout the world. Even with other languages children always find a way to relate to each other.
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4: Travel shows children that we are all the same even though we all look different
Traveling offers an excellent opportunity to teach your child about diversity. Young children might ask why people have different skin colors. Use this opportunity to teach, even though people look different outside, we are all the same on the inside. Exposing children to diverse cultures, landscapes, and people at a young age fosters open-mindedness and curiosity, shaping them into global citizens from the start. |
5: Traveling makes children curious and instills a love for adventure
Traveling with your child helps ignite their imaginations and engage in creative play. While it might seem unnerving to travel to a foreign country with children under age five, their imaginations run wild once you explain what's on the agenda. Did you know that the Gold Coast of Australia is a popular destination for families with young children? The Gold Coast offers a perfect blend of sun, fun, and relaxation for families with toddlers and young children.
Traveling with your child helps ignite their imaginations and engage in creative play. While it might seem unnerving to travel to a foreign country with children under age five, their imaginations run wild once you explain what's on the agenda. Did you know that the Gold Coast of Australia is a popular destination for families with young children? The Gold Coast offers a perfect blend of sun, fun, and relaxation for families with toddlers and young children.
6: Traveling encourages children to try new things
Traveling with your children encourages young children to say yes to new experiences more often and try new things. No matter if it's camping in the desert or ziplining in the jungle, there are endless possibilities to become open to new ideas and not be afraid of trying new things. Costa Rica is the top destination for families with an eye for adventure or ecotourism with 29 national parks, 19 wildlife refuges, 8 biological reserves, and more.
Traveling with your children encourages young children to say yes to new experiences more often and try new things. No matter if it's camping in the desert or ziplining in the jungle, there are endless possibilities to become open to new ideas and not be afraid of trying new things. Costa Rica is the top destination for families with an eye for adventure or ecotourism with 29 national parks, 19 wildlife refuges, 8 biological reserves, and more.
7: Traveling increases a child's interest in airplanes, geography, and world maps
When you travel with your children, that means you're exposing them to airplanes, geography, and world maps early in their lives. From the beginning of their life, they understand that there's much more in this world than their surroundings.
When you travel with your children, that means you're exposing them to airplanes, geography, and world maps early in their lives. From the beginning of their life, they understand that there's much more in this world than their surroundings.
How much your child enjoys traveling has everything to do with your mindset.
Plan for hiccups,
don't expect perfection
and focus on creating life-long memories.
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Of course, one of the best reasons: Memories
I love going through pictures from when my son was a baby and we visited the beach or Washington DC.
My clients love reminiscing about their trips around the world while their children were young, sharing the stories to their kids now that they are older. And many have made plans to revisit those destinations again to share new experiences.
So, don't hesitate to embark on unforgettable adventures with your young ones – the journey is just as rewarding as the destination!
I love going through pictures from when my son was a baby and we visited the beach or Washington DC.
My clients love reminiscing about their trips around the world while their children were young, sharing the stories to their kids now that they are older. And many have made plans to revisit those destinations again to share new experiences.
So, don't hesitate to embark on unforgettable adventures with your young ones – the journey is just as rewarding as the destination!
Ready to plan your family's next adventure? Contact me today for personalized travel experiences tailored to your family's needs and interests.
