Why You Should Have Suitcases For Kids

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March 13, 2008

Why You Should Have Suitcases For Kids

When you travel, do you pack everything in one or two suitcases which a parent carries throughout the trip?

� If so, you could be missing out on teaching your kids important travel techniques; not to mention that you could be making travel harder on yourself!

� Consider having a suitcase for each of your kids from the time that they are old enough to walk on their own so that they can learn travel skills and ease the burden of travel.

� Having their own suitcases will make the kids feel like an important part of the travel process and will help create that family travel experience which is so important to making a memorable trip.

� Having their own suitcases to take on each trip helps kids learn important travel tips which they will use throughout their lives. � Through the experience of packing the suitcase, carrying it along on the trip and using the items it contains, your kids will learn about how to appropriately pack only what they need. � Of course, you’ll be overseeing the packing of the suitcases but the fact that kids are directly involved and responsible for some of their items will help them to gain the skills they will use on their own travels one day. � Letting kids have suitcases of their own will also ease some of the travel burden for you as a parent. � You’re probably already going to be carrying a lot of items with you; purses and your own bags and shopping items and all of the other necessary trip things are going to fill up your arms. � If your kids can carry important items like their own snacks, you’ll have your hands freed up a bit and they’ll be able to easily access what they need without having to dig through all of your stuff. � Keep in mind, though, that kids do get tired while traveling and you may need to hang on to their suitcases so never allow them to bring more than what you’ll be able to carry if you need to. � And make sure that you have extra needed items (such as diapers) in your own suitcase in case your child accidentally loses his or her suitcase. � By having their own suitcases and being able to access what they need from them, kids feel more involved in the trip. � Taking care of their suitcases gives them a focused activity to keep travel more relaxed and being part of the family travel process helps them to feel more involved in the trip. � Some families get matching suitcases or all decorate their suitcases together to enhance this shared trip feeling. � Imagine the excitement that your kids will feel when trying to find your personally-decorated suitcases together at baggage claim. � It is this feeling that will stick with your family when the trip is over. � Before you know it, you’re going to be standing at the gate waving to your grown child as he or she embarks on solo travel. � You’ll be more comfortable if you know that you’ve given your child the travel skills that he or she needs to travel safely. � That starts with knowing how to pack for the trip which you will have taught them by giving them their own suitcases as kids. � Just imagine, one day, you’ll be standing at baggage claim with them and their kids, looking for those personalized suitcases that your family knows and loves!

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