Is it advice to bring a one to five years old child when going to vacation?
By bulastika
@bulastika (5966)
Philippines
January 24, 2013 7:55am CST
Sometimes husband and wife need vacation to relax and free from stressful work and house related stress. But problem with this is if you have a child that is below 5 years old and if you break your child with you its hard to enjoy the vacation without worrying. Since you can go out late or shop or even swim at the beach without worrying or putting extra care.
Also 5 years old and below are prone to sickness and deseases. So I'm just wondering is it advisable to bring your child to vacation or is it okay to leave your child if a husband and wife want to have some RR.
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@LovingMyBabies (85290)
• Valdosta, Georgia
24 Jan 13
Our first vacation as a couple my husband and I are not going to take our children. We want it to be a relaxing time for him and I to rekindle our love. We are hoping to go once our taxes come in around our wedding anniversary in April. My older sister will be watching our kids. Not sure where we are going to go, but all that matters is we will be together. =)
The kids first vacation was last year and we all went to a nice place where the kids had a great time but this next vacation will be just for him and I to enjoy. Although my kids will have a great time at my sisters because they don't go there much and they have cousins to play with there too!
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@Dominique25 (9464)
• United States
24 Jan 13
That is awesome that you and your husband are planning a vacation. I'm sure that you will have a great time. It's nice that your kids will be able to stay at your sisters and play with their cousins. In a way they are taking their own little vacation. I'm sure they are going to have a lot of fun. You will have to keep me posted on where you decide to go when you two decide.
@LovingMyBabies (85290)
• Valdosta, Georgia
24 Jan 13
Yeah my husband said we really need to get away for a week so we decided once we get our tax money we will take some out of it to pay our behind bills and some to go on our vacation since we have never even had a Honeymoon or a vacation (by ourselves) in the 9 years we have been together!!! It is loooooong overdue! Lol.
That is what I was thinking too, my sister owns a Preschool and they go on field trips to the park, zoo, museum too so I am sure they will be doing something fun and enjoyable! So, my kids will have their vacation while we have ours, and I know my sister will take amazing care of them...
I will definitely keep you posted on that. =)
@bulastika (5966)
• Philippines
27 Jan 13
That's good vacation. Me I'm thinking that its much better not to bring a child if its less than 5 years old. For this reason. One children that is below 5 years old are prone to sickness. So just imagine if you go to some far place for vacation like an island and your child get sick. Secondly the cost. Since as adult we can adopt but our child need to have constant care and we need to bring a baby sitter so that we can enjoy our vacation also. And worse after a year our child can't even remember the place that we visited. lols.
@aquinoma05 (162)
• Philippines
24 Jan 13
Bringing a toddler on a vacation depends on what itinerary you do have. You need to plan your vacation ahead. I think bringing a 5 year old and below kid in a vacation is ok as long as you plan all your itineraries ahead of time, making sure that the activities that you wanna do on your vacation will be enjoyed and can be shared with your kid. If you wanna do some activities that won't allow you to bring your kid then you should have someone with you to look after him/her or might as well don't bring your kid with you.
@bulastika (5966)
• Philippines
27 Jan 13
That's true. Its depends if the place you want to vacation is child friendly. But in term o monetary sometimes best just to leave your child behind especially if they are just less than 5 years old since they can't even remember when they grow up that they went their. lols.
@bulastika (5966)
• Philippines
27 Jan 13
Just thinking if you want to go to Amazon. Or do some mountain climbing in Mt. Everest. I think its not good to bring a child. But same time we must understand that having a family means sacrifice. So its really good to do this thing if we are still single and forget about it when we have children already.
@doroffee (4222)
• Hungary
24 Jan 13
I think if the right precautions are taken, a 5-year old could be taken to a vacation. Just the parents need to be careful to choose a child-friendly accommodation and basically programs that a kid would enjoy, too.
Actually, about the whole thing, my opinion is that if the couple can have someone to babysit for their kid, they can go vacatianing alone... sometimes you need some romantic activities. But it can give you a whole another kind of enjoyment, family bonding, if the kid is there, too. It's up for the couple to decide.
@bulastika (5966)
• Philippines
27 Jan 13
Its can be done and also if we can afford we bring a baby-sitter but one problem is that what if you want to go diving or mountain climbing. I think its not good to bring a 5 years old kid right? Its okay if you going to go to a beach or something like that. But what if you going to go some place in which you need to be in a walking frenzy?
@ZoeJoy (1392)
• United States
24 Jan 13
Enjoy the vacation with your child because you LOVE your child. And your child is your number one priority in your life. My parents never took a vacation without their children. My husband and I never took a vacation without our children.
Sorry, I don't understand why people have children and only want to do things with them at their own convenience. Your poor child, he/she doesn't have parents who have unconditional love toward their very own child.
Go on a child-centered vacation such as Disneyland. Your joy is seeing the joy of your child. There is lots to do that is for parents as well at Disneyland. Children are not frail little pitiful things, they can handle life.
You can go to the spa once a week for a couple of hours, when your child is in school. Take mini vacations, like when you go shopping, let your husband look after your child.
Your child is young for a very short time - enjoy his/her childhood WITH your child. Don't miss out - you will have regrets.
If you leave your child behind he/she will resent you and you will be worried the whole time you are on vacation anyways. Because what guarantees that whoever is looking after your child is doing a very good job.
So, take your child with you and enjoy being parents.
@bulastika (5966)
• Philippines
27 Jan 13
Even if that child is less than 5 years old? I guess its true. We need to sacrifice what we like to do and enjoy just for our child. But what if your dream is to visit Sahara dessert? Or go to Antarctica? I guess its hazardous to bring your child in their.
@olivia2013lovelife (65)
• China
25 Jan 13
hi, that's a good question and i think many parents have met this problems in their lives. For vacation, i think it's different from our daily life , we need to have happy mood and enjoy everything in the journey, with child beside may lead both of you to feel tired as normal as they are at naughty age and need you to take care. so my suggestion is to ask someone to take care of the child for you for several days, after the vacation, you may misss your child and the atmosphere will be better.
@bulastika (5966)
• Philippines
27 Jan 13
But problem sometimes is that children at that young age feel abandon when they are left behind. That's why its hard to leave when you have a child. But same times sometimes its best that we also take some vacation. But no matter what we really can't have both worlds.
@maximax8 (31047)
• United Kingdom
27 Jan 13
I am very keen on traveling to different countries. I used to travel on my own happily when I was a young person. Now I have my children I love to travel with them so they can have exciting adventures too.
My son was born in 2007 and when he was 4 months old I took him on a vacation to Portugal. We visited the coast, an inland town and the capital city. When he was 13 months old I took him on a trip to Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia. Next I began thinking about taking him to long haul destinations. So when he was 20 months old we traveled to South Africa. There we visited Cape Town and the Garden Route. On that trip I was 18 weeks pregnant with my daughter.
It was even more fun traveling when my daughter came along. When she was 11 months old and my son was 3 years old we traveled to Vancouver and the area around it. At Victoria on Vancouver Island we celebrated my daughter's first birthday. Then I had my 38th birthday in Vancouver.
In 2011 we went on a trip to the Caribbean Coastline of Colombia. We had delays, missed connections, late arriving luggage and some luggage got lost. Then my children had sickness and I had to extend the time we spent in the first city due to that. When they were better I took them to a town four hours along the coastline. I fainted whilst on a day out in that location. My daughter was under two years old on that trip and it was our last trip with a low airfare for an infant.
Last year we got a return flight to Argentina and took buses around South America. We were able to visit Argentina, Chile, Brazil and Uruguay. I didn't feel safe in Argentina's capital city. We almost got mugged there.
This year we are planning a train adventure across to Eastern Europe. I advise wear a hidden money belt. Bring essentials in the hand luggage on a plane like children's spare clothing, wet wipes and some child friendly snacks. I couldn't leave my kids with anyone else. My son is disabled and in a wheelchair. He has specific medical needs.
@Dominique25 (9464)
• United States
24 Jan 13
Yeah it all depends on the purpose of the vacation. If it's a family vacation then the child should go. If the couple hasn't been on a vacation in a while without their child then it would be a good idea for him or her to stay with a family member. There are a lot of people who take their young children with them on vacation. It all depends on the child as well and how he or she behaves.
@bulastika (5966)
• Philippines
27 Jan 13
I guess that's true. But same time if I have a child I'm really not comfortable bringing them especially if its out of town vacation if they are less than 5 years old. For me they are just prone to get sick and are prone for accident.