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By Janine

How To Travel With The Family But Without The Stress

Filed Under: BLOG, Guest Post, Vacation Tagged With: Family Vacation, guest post, travel

Anyone who has traveled with their family at any point in time will understand how easily stress can build up. We love our families but there is always something that makes people fight and get stressed out. You go on a holiday so you can relax and unwind so you don’t want it to have the opposite effect. 

You can travel with your family and have a great holiday without bad feelings, it just takes a little bit of extra work and planning. Something as simple as taking the time to get a travel insurance policy can help alleviate the stress of anything unforeseen happening on your trip. There are a lot of different methods you can try to lower the tension on a trip and it is important to understand your family dynamics and how to approach particular situations. 

Continue reading for some solid advice on how to enjoy your next family holiday without letting stress get the better of you.

How to Travel with the Family without the Stress

Know Your Family

Before you start thinking this is common sense, there is more to it than meets the eye. Of course, you are going to know the ins and outs of all of your family members, their behaviors and what makes them tick. From the moment you start planning your holiday, it is important to keep these family dynamics front and center. The main point here is that it isn’t enough to know and understand your family, you need to be proactive in your planning to avoid stressful situations. It takes a little bit of extra thought and work, but that is going to be much better than being stressed out during your trip.

Keep Everyone Busy

This is especially true if you are traveling with young children, you need to keep them entertained or they get bored. We all know what boredom means for children, so plan to keep the kids running around and entertained as much as possible. Resorts are great for families in this regard as there are usually daily activities put on just for the children staying there. Take advantage of any of these free services while on holiday.

If you are traveling with adult members of the family this is still solid advice. These days when you travel there are a lot more options for just about everything and choices are going to make stress easier to manipulate. You can keep everyone’s stress levels low by keeping busy with relaxing activities. Sometimes a nice meal and a few games of cards are all anyone needs to stay distressed. You and your travel companions should be able to find some relaxing activities that you all find enjoyable.

Watch The Length Of Stay

Everyone does it at some point and it’s easy to get overly ambitious when planning a trip. However, it’s a good idea to try not to get too ambitious when planning the length of your holiday. Sometimes more time away doesn’t always turn into a better holiday. People can start to get uncomfortable being so close to other members of the family for extended periods and can end up wanting their own space.

Planning Will Help More Than Anything

Traveling with the family can be a memorable and rewarding experience, but it can also be an emotion-fuelled rollercoaster if you don’t prepare properly. As with most things in life, it pays to plan. There are so many more options available for travel nowadays that it is going to be much easier to keep everyone busy and entertained while on holiday.

Pack Smart

Traveling with a family with young children is hectic enough; you shouldn’t add more things to keep track of by packing a lot of stuff. One way you can reduce the stress of traveling is by packing smart. Only bring what you will need for your trip. The kids won’t need all those toys if you keep them busy with lots of fun travel activities. You can also do without the extra luggage to check-in if you use a backpack designed for travel.

Enjoy Your Holiday

If you take the time to make yourself aware of every family member’s wants and needs and plan your trip accordingly, there is no reason why your family trip can’t be relaxing and enjoyable for everyone.

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About Janine

Janine is a published author of the books, The Mother of All Meltdowns and Only Trollops Shave Above the Knee. She has been featured on The Huffington Post, Mamapedia, Today Parenting Team and SheKnows. She also runs her own graphic design company at J9 Designs.

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