09-07-2006, 07:38 PM
http://www.transitionsabroad.com/publica...dren.shtml
When our kids were still in their single digits our family travel was taken up with basic survival issues, such as eating and sleeping. Now that Andy is 14 and Jackie is 11, the big challenge is making our trips educational and fun. Our kids are at the age when traveling with Mom and Dad isn't cool; friends at home are the preferred vacation partners; and we can no longer thrill the kids just by loading them into the car and saying, "We're going on an airplane today!"...
When our kids were still in their single digits our family travel was taken up with basic survival issues, such as eating and sleeping. Now that Andy is 14 and Jackie is 11, the big challenge is making our trips educational and fun. Our kids are at the age when traveling with Mom and Dad isn't cool; friends at home are the preferred vacation partners; and we can no longer thrill the kids just by loading them into the car and saying, "We're going on an airplane today!"...