State and Longer Trips Tonja Evetts Weimer is an award-winning author of music albums, books and videos for children. She gives speeches and concerts in the U.S. and abroad. Out of state travel and longer trips require more detail planning than we covered last week for short trips. Parents and grandparents need to start preparing a few months in advance, if possible, to maximize the benefits a child will gain.
Children profit from travel because it increases their awareness of their world.
It helps them understand the food, customs, landscapes, architecture, arts and crafts, and people from other regions of the country. Interest in geography, history and social studies is increased, and retention of material is heightened. This is the second of a three part series. Next week, we will look at how to enjoy foreign travel with children. My husband and I took a memorable trip to Florida with our four children when the oldest was seventeen and the youngest was eight.