RTW year with your little one?

I've been following the stories of a couple of families that are doing RTW travel years with their kids (in one form or another). Some of these families are doing their travel year with preschoolers. It's something that I had considered with my teen and even my nephew (teen as well). What a cool educational experience it would be. But a preschool age kid?

I can understand not wanting to stop your travel lust because you've become a parent. Fine. I can completely relate to that because I've always been a firm believer that just because we become parents, we still need to have "ME" time, activities, interests etc.... But would it not make more sense to wait until the kids are a bit older so they actually get something out of the experience?

Just my 2 cents. I know we have some seasoned travelers on here, and some that are parents too.

Very curious to see what you guys think. :)

By babygirl on Nov 30, 2008, 20:55 in Travel with kids forum.

Peter (Moderator) (Trustee board) (Dev team) (☼Travelguide writer) says on Dec 1, 2008, 10:54: I'm not sure. On the one hand, when one kid is the perfect age, the other one may only be 3. And also, I heard people say that, even though very young children don't remember anything consciously, they have still had the experience of being with their parents for a year in a fun environment, so I'm sure that has all kinds of benefits (as opposed to being at home in daycare with parents stressed from work). And: even if they don't remember a thing, you will still show them the fotos for years to come, so they'll still be able to identify with the trip somehow... Poor but snappy 0 funny, 0 helpful.

Peter (Moderator) (Trustee board) (Dev team) (☼Travelguide writer) says on Dec 1, 2008, 10:54: ps: we have the same thing now with going to Goa with our baby, but I'll just take lots of pictures and make sure she feels great :) Then I'll show her the pictures later.. Poor but snappy 0 funny, 0 helpful.

Peter (Moderator) (Trustee board) (Dev team) (☼Travelguide writer) says on Dec 1, 2008, 10:55: But yes, I think most people prefer to wait until they're a bit older, it'll definitely be more educational for them then! Poor but snappy 0 funny, 0 helpful.

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