Single Parenting

Travelling alone with kids can be a nightmare, but doesn’t have to be.  If you have more than one kid and you’re the only adult, it can be daunting.  But that shouldn’t stop you from doing it. After all, memories are made on trips and kids with single parents deserve those memories too.

There is nothing like the “remember when” times whether you take a trip to a local apple orchard or a faraway island.  Getting out of your element gives everyone a new point of view.

If it doesn’t send you to the funny farm.

I always cursed being single, when, away from hom, my kids had to go to the bathroom.  I have a son and a daughter. So, my son had to go into the recesses of a men’s room alone, OR I had to leave him alone to take my younger daughter into the ladies room.  There was no getting around it.

Honestly, when he was younger, I’d have him sit on a suitcase with one on top of him as well.  Just TRY, you crazed kid-snatching maniac, to lift up a boy sandwich on Samsonite and run through the airport.  When he caught on that he didn’t really have to sit that way, I attached him to the luggage like a tag with distinct instruction NOT. TO. MOVE.

And it worked.  He’s almost 15 and still with me. 

As for sending a boy into a men’s room alone, well, you just have to tap your foot, and if he takes too long send someone else’s dad in there to check on him.  Believe me, I’ve had one foot in the men’s room door before, hand over eyes, and - relief - out he comes.

For some great Single Parent Travel tips and trips, check out SingleParentTravel.net.   Even if you’re not in the market for a week in Jamaica or a weekend in the Berkshires, the resource is timeless and invaluable. 

Do you have any tips on travelling alone with children?