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Ok parents, real talk now. We know it can be hard going to public places with kids, especially when they are young and unfamiliar with their surroundings.
One of the biggest anxieties as a parent is that your kids will do something that will either cause them harm, make them upset, or embarrass you and make you feel some form of shame in your parenting skills.
We’ve all been there, it’s totally normal to feel that way.
But you shouldn’t keep your kids at home for fear of these things. Sometimes they happen, and sometimes they don’t – it wouldn’t be fun if every day was the same, right?
So if you’re worried about taking your kids to public places and want them, and you, to enjoy it – below we share our tips on how to do just that.
But before we do, allow us to share a story about one time we took our young girls to a public event…
Our Experience Taking Our Kids to Public Places
Allow me to paint this picture for you.
It was a hot day – 41 degrees celsius (105 F). We were achieving a bucket list dream – attending the Aussie Tennis Open in Melbourne.
We thought it would be great to take the girls with us and brought tickets before we knew the brutality of the weather forecast.
The girls were pretty good considering; we spent most of the time indoors in the AC watching the games on TV. Keen on getting some value for our money, we decided to sit in the stands for some of the Del Potro game and see how the girls went.
Luck struck and we nabbed some seats in the shade. Kalyra sat and played on our phone, and Savannah amused herself quietly on my lap. I was impressed.
Some time later, during change of play, Savannah made some sort of noise that was barely audible above the sound of those talking around us, and a lady in front of us turned around, deathly stared at us and neighed like a horse.
I was shocked.
I hadn’t seen her for the entire 30 minutes we had already been sitting there so she must have just walked in and one noise from our 2 year old and she was ready to make her, “children are a pain and should not be seen in public” attitude known.
“What’s your problem?” Craig and I both arced up.
She grumbled and muttered with a slightly coherent “I never took my children to events like this,” and buried her face back into her…
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