Everyone loves the idea of a family vacation. Of course, who doesn’t? It’s a vacation: a time to relax, get away from the stresses of your life, and have some real fun. And it’s something to do together, that everyone agrees is important.
So there is this idea of a wonderful vacation with your loved ones, which appeals to everyone. But what happens when you start making plans for it? Let’s say you want to go to the beach, so you start looking for “family-friendly” beach resorts. You find many beach resorts, and they all have beautiful photos with beautiful scenery and smiling children, and you say to yourself, “This is going to be great! Let’s have a good time in one of these places.”
So, start taking a closer look at these beautiful kid-friendly beach resorts. And it’s great: they have tropical pools with slides, spas, boogie boards, oceanfront restaurants. Now you are really starting to dream!
But then you look at what they say about being familiar.
And do you know what they say? Do you know what these beach resorts offer that they think makes them kid-friendly? childcare Activities for children. So on your family vacation, your kids can keep busy and you don’t have to worry about them. Someone at the resort will watch them for you and make sure you have fun.
Is that what you wanted for your “family” vacation?
I think that’s horrible! A family vacation shouldn’t be a time to be apart! That happens too much at home! Between work, school, and extracurricular activities, mom, dad, and each of the kids go their own way all the time. A “family” vacation should be a time when everyone does things together! It is the only time when he gets away from all his regular activities and obligations. You shouldn’t waste this precious time just filling it with more activities where each person does their own thing!
If you go to the beach for your family vacation, you should play together on the beach. They can play in the waves together. You can build a sand castle together. They can take turns burying themselves in the sand. You can search for seashells together. You can ride boogie boards together.
Or you can go on tour or explore together. Gold shopping. You get the idea… but do it together!
That’s what makes it a true family vacation. That is what everyone will remember, with pleasure, for years to come.