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5 Benefits Of Taking Family Trips According to Experts

Let’s be honest! Traveling with children is not a “vacation“. As parents, it typically becomes an opportunity for growth, learning, and connection. Experts agree! There are key benefits of traveling with kids, which explain why family travel is one of the most valuable investments you can make for your family.

Creates deeper bonds through Shared Experiences

According to a study from Texas AM University, family trips offers more than just a break from routine. It could play an important role in strengthening relationships. According to Durko and Petrick, shared travel experiences with children, help increase family bonding through positive shared memories, and improve communication. For children, travel can also support emotional development. As modern families face a growing need for quality times, trips forces all members of the family to stop routine in it’s track, and connect.

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Promotes Empathy, Understanding, and Accepting Diversity

According to Psychreg, family trips can have a powerful impact on a child’s emotional, and social skills. When children are exposed to new environments, cultures, and situations, they develop stronger  greater empathy. When you expose children to words that extremely different from theirs, you are actively forcing a part of their brain to become more open-minded.

Traveling teach kids Important life skills, like budget and planning.

Although the classroom touch upon subjects like those in theory, it is proven that our human brain assimilate information better with practice.
Putting kids in charge of planning, setting up a trip budget or finding a new activities that suits the whole family, when a cancellation happened, help children practice skills beyond what is taught in the classroom.
A great way to do that is to let kids plan a part of the trip or a “day out” with an app like GoWhee. The app is private and secure so you know that photos and information are age appropriate and being a closed platform, they can’t wander off the internet.

Little boy using the Gowhee App on a phone

It's a great way to build their confidence.

In an article on thecut.com, Amil Niazi, a mom, shares that navigating new environments and overcoming challenges during travel can enhance a child’s confidence and independence. She mentions that a family trip to London helped her shy and socially hesitant son helped his confidence, and brought him out of his shell. She said that the experience of being in new places and being surrounded by unfamiliar people helped her child develop independence and self-assurance.

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It provides educational opportunities that stimulate critical thinking

A report of Study International explains that navigating unfamiliar environments encourages kids to solve real-world problems, and promote critical thinking. For instance, following maps, interpreting new social cues and customs, or adapting to cultural differences (i.e food). These experiences engage the kids’ curiosity and challenge their assumptions of the world. Experts call it: “transformative learning”. Parents can can help develop their child’s ability to think independently by encouraging children to ask questions, reflect on their day, and explore with intention.

These real-world experiences contribute to well-rounded personal growth in ways that traditional classroom learning alone cannot provide.

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