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How to do vacations (with small children) (lemmy.world)

submitted 6 days ago by derjules@lemmy.world to c/parenting@lemmy.world

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I’m looking for any hints on how to go on enjoyable and relaxing vacations with two small children. The kids are 4 and 10months and the four year old is very energetic. Somehow so far everything we tried wasn’t in a way that both parents enjoyed it too much. So we’re happy to learn from your experience. Bonus if it’s not too expensive.

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[–] Hello_there@fedia.io 4 points 6 days ago

I'm writing this, sitting in a hotel room with the kids as my wife is outside chatting with her family.
Family or friends with can help quite a bit. Just someone there to take up some of the kids attention is really all you're asking for. If they want to do more than that, that's good too.
10 mo old is rough. I'd say, plan to be within 15-30 mins of a hotel for most of the trip. A lake/pool seems like a good option.