Is it advice to bring a one to five years old child when going to vacation?

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!

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.

It is ok to do it either way. when our children were young. we would try to make time for ourselves and have someone watch the kids for a weekend. but if we planned anything longer it was always a vacation that the kids came along with us.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.