The Pros and Cons of traveling with a Toddler

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Taking your kids on a vacation can be one of the most positive things you can do to improve your family bond. No matter how tightly knit you are with your family, a vacation taken together always works the best to create lifelong memories. So, have a glance at the pros and cons of traveling with young kids:

·         First let’s talk about pros: 

• Family time:

This is the key factor in taking your kids on a vacation with you- being able to spend some quality time together as a family. Amidst all the hustle and bustle, parents aren’t able to give as much time as they are supposed to. So, take a break, plan an itinerary that lets you reconnect, bond and grow as a family.

• Consider your style of travel:

Nothing beats a road trip, especially during the toddler ages. Your child might get car sickness but once you pick the signs, as a parent, you’d prepare for the better and can easily pull over. The flexibility of road trips compared to flights is comparatively high- slower travel, ability to carry more luggage. It surely is a win-win for toddler travels.

• Traveling gets affordable:

Toddler travel can still be cheap as they’ll often be allowed to enter for free. Also, hiking is much easier with toddlers. You can literally wrap them around in a hiking backpack and take short hikes along with them. It’s said that toddlers get used to traveling and starting at an early age always works.  

·         And the Cons: 

• Undergoing transition: 

Toddler stage is full of drastic transitions. It’s the age where your baby learns to move from cot to big bed. Therefore, it involves a lot of emotional development. As parents, you’ve to understand and be careful about these things, especially when you’re traveling. 

• Keeping an eye on them is a must: 

 You’ve got to watch them carefully. What if you’re unpacking and your li’l one just trips off the upper bunk or just vanishes from the hotel room? Scary, right? 

• Unwilling to follow the travel flow:

Usually, toddlers are not always keen on following the travel plan. They have their day-time nap to cover. So, as a parent, you need to be more flexible and be OK with the fact that you may miss a couple of things and you cannot do everything you ideally had planned. If you desire it enough, you can withstand any challenges and with these traveling tips with young kids, we hope you make the most of your family vacation with your li’l one.