At some moment, you might be confused about what present that you should give to birthday children or celebrating something. Stop to think that present is always a thing. In fact, you can give experience as a gift.

You can invite your child to travel with you. It seems complicated at first, but if you consider and make a plan, it is possible. If you still hesitate to give a travel present, you should read this. Here are some reasons why travel is the best gift for your child.

Memories last longer than objects

Objects could be broken or it feels less related as your child grows. However, memories last forever. Perhaps some details will fade, but you will create some core memories. Nowadays, technology really helps to frozen our moment. You can have traveling family album on your digital account. Or else, just sharing it to your social media.

Travel makes us grow

I think we are all agree that if we want to open our perspective, we must see many things from any perspective. That’s what we have if we go travel. Traveling makes children open mind, respect to others, independence, adaptable, and resilience. They will face situation that not faced every day.  

A gift that can be enjoy together

If you give an object, such as shoes, your children will appreciate for the first time. After some time, they might not associate those shoes to you, as parents. It differs with traveling. All of family enjoy the moment together and keep those memories.

It can be customized as the child’s passion

If your child like sport, you can ask to go to the football stadium and watching matches in some city tour. You can ask your artsy child to go to gallery while visiting Singapore. In short, you can add any activity or experience that they love to do. That is the best way to celebrate them.

You do not need to give travel in any birthday

For some people, travel is exclusive. That’s why, you do not need to give travel gift in every birthday. Think about some milestones. For example, on 10 or 17 birthdays. A milestone that makes the travel gift more special.

Of course, you do not have to wait until birthday to give a travel gift. Any celebration where needed special gift, such as graduation, winning a sport trophy, celebrate new baby, or something like that.

You also can bring your children, while you have a business trip. My husband sometimes brought us to his business trip, if the city or place might be interested for children. Therefore, we can wait at the museum or park near his meeting place. After the meeting, he will join us. However, you should check your office regulation before doing this. Sometimes it's just a matter of budgeting, which are personal expenses and which are business expenses.

Send them on trips without you

At some moment, send them to trip without you. You can arrange a short visit to your family or friends that live near you. My nephew starting around 10 or 11, travel alone to grandparents who lived in other cities without parents. His mother sent him at airport and entrust him to the airline. The stewardess accompanied him while in the plane. At the destination, his grandparents were waiting at the arrival gate. This successful will uplift their confidence at early age.   

When they are older, give them longer travel experience 

The older of their age, give them a longer travel experience. You can try to send them abroad to your family or friends. Otherwise, you can challenge them to follow students exchange, any scholarship or short course, volunteering, or just traveling in a group. Many of them are free of charge, but there will always be some requirements to do so.

They can experience live alone without parents, learning new culture, got new friends and family, and problem-solving skill. They will tasting a little real life outside their house.

Exchange student bring rewards of travel for you

However, if your children can not go abroad, you can be a host for exchange students. There are some programs that can make you a foster parent for exchange students. By accepting them, your children will expose with a new perspective, culture, and might be a new friend. in short, you bring the advantage of travel in your house.

You can give the gift travel at home

Traveling is not always expensive or going abroad. The important is bringing a new perspective to your children. Try to explore your neighborhood. Perhaps you will find something new that broaden your perspective. Knowledge is everywhere, even in your backyard. Be creative. You can follow any program at your city, such as art gallery, communities, city library, museum, or your children school. Tasting new restaurant is the simple way to explore something new.

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