How Do Family Holidays Benefit Your Child’s Development

1. How Do Family Holidays Benefit Your Child’s Development?

2. Have you ever wondered how holidays benefit your child’s development? Whether it’s a staycation or a more adventurous foray abroad, any trip to a new destination gives children the opportunity to experience and process new surroundings, meet new people, and engage in different activities. These experiences can broaden their horizons and significantly boost their development extending the benefit of family holidays far beyond a child’s infant years. If you have ever wondered if your hard earned cash as a single parent benefits your little ones who you think might not remember the pristine beach in the Caribbean or your older kids who moan about every aspect of your city trip to Stockholm tracing the footsteps of the Vikings, read on and find out how making travel an important aspect of your kids’ childhood can support their development in later life. Holidays are a sensory experience According to a recent US study many adults say their most vivid and happiest childhood memories are of family vacations. This comes to no surprise: Our senses are strongly intertwined with our memories explaining why children’s first memories are often of holidays spent with family.

3. Holidays inspiring a love of travel Taking your kids outside their safe home environment and allowing them to explore new cultures, people, and places when young, can greatly benefit their personal development. It will not only broaden their horizons but also instil a feeling of freedom – that the world is their oyster! Taking family holidays can forge a lifelong love of travel and an affinity to travel has many advantages: Holidays broaden your kids’ horizons There is no doubt that travelling increases awareness of other people and cultures in children, broadening their worldview and inspiring curiosity. Through experiencing activities and environments outside the home, they gain a greater understanding and respect for different cultures and ways of life. Holidays teach life skills Whether at school or in the home, there are plenty of opportunities day to day for children to hone some of the important skills they will need throughout their lives. However, heading to new parts of the worlds presents a wonderful chance to really bring these skills to the fore, increasing their confidence and giving them a greater sense of responsibility and independence – important qualities for those who want to succeed in life.

4. Conclusion Naturally, there are many more ways in which travel can benefit your children’s development. Sharing quality time with them, getting them away from the screen and out moving, boosting their confidence, and building their character are just a few more that spring to mind. It doesn’t mean you need to travel to far flung or even remote destinations. There can be just as much value in going on a UK city break or another part of the country – there are plenty of summer staycation destinations in the UK. Here, you could encourage your children to try some of the traditional delicacies, go to the local museum and try out new fun activities that you can’t or haven’t been able to do at home. It will be all new and exciting to them, whether you have travelled hundreds of miles or just taken a train to a nearby city. About the author: Single Parents on Holiday offer family holidays for single parents and their children as well as solo ski holidays for mature solo travellers and single parent empty nesters looking for adult company on holiday. FacebookTwitterEmailShare

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