Reasons why you shouldn’t put off travels with little ones?

No matter what age your children are, it's a great time for taking them on travels near and far. The surprise for many parents is that the amount of preparation and effort put into a day trip with preschoolers to a lake or on a picnic isn’t much different than for a month-long trip to places farther from home. You just have to be prepared to take kid-sized steps and expect to restock on “essentials” as you go.

Traveling with preschoolers is really fun – they are so wide-eyed and ready for adventure, with few, if any preconceptions. You already know what great ice-breakers kids are, they talk to anyone and see other small kids as potential playmates.

More reasons why you shouldn’t put off travels with little ones? Preschoolers have a wonderful ability to conveniently drop off into naps during long train and plane rides – and the cost of taking them on those trains and planes is usually far cheaper than for teens. They’re also often a golden ticket to special favors and attention from strangers everywhere. Traveling in Europe? Don’t be surprised to find waiters greeting kids with a small plate of crackers and cheeses to keep them content while orders are taken and prepared (how smart is that?) In fact, all over the world, restaurants are used to indulging finicky little ones, easy to do since little kids’ tastes usually run to the plain and unadorned.