Traveling with the family: Here are some important reminders
While Cashier Myricks recommends traveling to strange and exotic lands to everyone, he mentions that safety should always be the top priority. If people don’t feel like traveling to a certain place is safe, they shouldn’t go.
On that note, Cashier Myricks devotes this particular blog for parents everywhere who plan to take their kids on an adventure with them. Below, he shares here a few important reminders for fathers and mothers who are about to go on a trip with their kids.
Research on the place as much as you can.
While Cashier Myricks has always mentioned researching the destination as being an essential step in preparing for a trip, this goes double for parents. And before any of you moms and dads start groaning, it’s actually not that difficult to research a place. A few clicks, swipes, and taps can show parents all they need to know about a city and the many areas in it meant to be visited by tourists. They can also learn about places that are child-friendly and those that are not.
Give children important instructions in case they get separated during the trip.
Depending on the ages of the children in the family, parents should be able to set up important protocols in case they get separated. That being said, toddlers should never leave their parents’ side. Kids who can fully express themselves should be instructed by their parents in advance to look for the nearest authority figures such police or park employee, in case they get separated from the rest of the family.
Parents should use every bit of technology they have.
Cashier Myricks urges parents to lend a mobile phone to children who are old enough and responsible enough to use it. Parents can set up tracking apps that have GPS capability on their electronic gadgets in case the need arises. There are also electronic gadgets available in stores that can be attached to kids’ clothes or wrists that would make them easier to find in case they do get separated during the trip.
What about you? What are your best parenting tips while preparing for a family vacation? What about when you’re on a vacation with kids? What are your best vacation memories with your spouse and kids? Feel free to share them with Cashier Myricks in the comments section below.
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