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10 Tips To Empower Your Children Through Travel
Giving your children responsibility during your travels will allow them to feel empowered and included. It will also impact the way in which they remember the trip... Having a hands-on experience will help them remember the trip more vividly and more positively.
Below are 10 ways in which your children can participate in your upcoming family trip and also give them the opportunity to strengthen their social and reasoning abilities as well as math and reading skills all while having the time of their lives!
Below are 10 ways in which your children can participate in your upcoming family trip and also give them the opportunity to strengthen their social and reasoning abilities as well as math and reading skills all while having the time of their lives!
- Let your children be in charge of their own bags – Whether you are flying or driving, if your children are able, let them roll or carry their own bag in the airport or to your hotel room. Allow them to find their bag as it comes around the conveyor belt.
- Let them find your flight number and gate number – Show your children how to find the flight number on their ticket and then let them find the flight number and the gate number on the screen. Then have them take you there!
- Give your children their own airplane ticket once you enter the plane and let them find their aisle and seat.
- Let them order their own drink on the flight – This is a great way to teach them independence and practice good manners.
- Let them be in charge of pushing the elevator floor button – Make sure to warn them about the red button!
- Let them locate your hotel room – Give them the number and let them find the room.
- Let them open up the hotel room door – Give your children the key card and let them open up the door. One of my son's favorite things!
- When going to shows, theme parks or museums let your children hand the attendant their own ticket.
- Let them pick their seating choice when possible – This works well in movies, rides or concerts with general seating.
- Let them order their own food at Restaurants.