asking for the room key and permission to venture out alone.
If you’re staying put for a while, kids can become fully integrated into new communities and adopt new habits in a very short time.
Even after you return home, those memories linger and influence what your children say and do, as well as how they treat others. Travel builds confidence as they make their way through unfamiliar territory, both physical and psychological.
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5. Increase their tolerance for discomfort.
You don’t have to be roughing it to hear the complaints. Maybe the pillow is too lumpy or there’s no ice for the soda.
Or maybe there are mosquitoes buzzing in your ear all night or no tweezers to take out the splinter in your toe. Or perhaps the plane is just very, very late.
All of these anomalies are within the realm of possible travel experiences, and they’re not necessarily bad. The challenges of discomfort will allow kids to problem-solve, to practice patience, and to express gratitude in new ways.
So, in all, book the flight for you and your little one. They’ll thank you for it later.
Jasmine Browley holds an MA in journalism from Columbia College Chicago, and has contributed to Ebony, Jet and MADE Magazine among others. So, clearly, she knows some stuff. Follow her digital journey @JasmineBrowley.