WHY TRAVEL WITH KIDS? THE 8 BENEFITS OF TRAVEL ON CHILDREN

When I was pregnant with my first daughter, Kalyra, I felt as if those around me were celebrating something other than the life growing inside me. They would say, “so that’s the end of the travels, hey? You can’t travel with kids now.” I felt as if I was walking a path to the gallows.

Little did they know that we had no intentions of stopping our travels because we had kids. In fact, traveling as a family was something we were looking forward to.

I was determined to prove the naysayers wrong and prove that travel would do wonders for my children. Here are some of the benefits of travel on children…

Close Family Bonding Time With Happy Parents

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They Learn to Value Memories, Not Just Possessions or Achievements

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The World Becomes Their Classroom

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Anyone Can Be Your Friend

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Travel Is Character Building

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