Why Travel With Kids? The 8 Benefits Of Travel On Children

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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.

Travel is not just for adults, there are many benefits to travel for kids.

I was determined to prove the naysayers wrong and prove that travel would do wonders for my children.

I wanted to be like the family I had met on the slow boat from Laos to Thailand, who had an active 3-year-old and a nine-month-old baby carted around prams and backpacks. It looked challenging, but they managed.

And most importantly, they were happy.

Why Travel With Kids? The Benefits Of Travel For Children

Here are some of the benefits of travel on children…

1. Close Family Bonding Time With Happy Parents

When you go on a family holiday, you leave all the worries of your everyday life behind.

There are no schedules to adhere to, no toys to pick up, no errands to run, no school to attend, no bosses to answer to, and no end of day exhaustion that leaves you barely able to mumble a “Hello, tell me about your day,” to your child.

You can even live a little dangerously, like having an ice cream every day, or staying up past 10pm.

What your children need most is loving, happy parents who spend quality moments with them. When we travel together we strengthen our family bond with shared memories of adventure, carefree living, exploration, laughter and play time.

2. They Learn to Value Memories, Not Just Possessions or Achievements

There is nothing wrong with owning things, or achieving; it becomes an issue when we rely on them for meaning or identity.

When children travel from an early age they learn to live in the present.

They learn to get out of their comfort zone, do what scares them and have a childhood that they can look back on one day and appreciate (although they might not appreciate it at the time).

Life is about enjoying experiences and accumulating memories — it’s what…