Ep. #32 - How-Tos for a Better Holiday - Part I: Traveling Over the Holidays

Making Sense of Parenting by Kelly K Shoup

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Are you traveling with young children over the holidays? Then this episode is for you! Today, Kelly is offering tips to parents who feel nervous about traveling with young kids, and it all begins with managing expectations. Where are you traveling? How long are you staying? How old are your kids? A successful trip hinges on the answers to these and other questions that Kelly is asking you today.

“I don’t call it a vacation… I like to call it a memory-making adventure.” - Kelly Shoup

‘Vacation’ implies relaxation - maybe the first way to improve your expectations is to replace that word with a more accurate term, like “memory-making adventure.” Kelly also suggests that you keep the environment similar to your usual environment at home. Rent a house rather than a hotel room. Keep your child’s nap schedule intac ... 

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