Teen Vacation Tips from Lynn Horton, Worldview Travel
Involve your teens in planning. Put them in charge of the camera or making interactive maps.
Let them bring a friend. If you invite another child, it’s usually proper protocol to pay for him/her, though you can certainly ask his parents to pay for incidentals.
Dedicate one day to their interests.
Compromise. Let your teen sleep late one day; let her know you’ll do X if she’ll do Y.
Know your child. Don’t force her on a bus tour if you know she gets car sick.
Book two rooms so you get two bathrooms. At the end of the day, the bathroom factor is big, but sofa beds are fine.
Laugh about mishaps. This is a vacation, after all.
Sam Hannigan 11/12/07
If teens are so fussy that they can’t enjoy a vacation—free food, nice scenery, no homework or chores, then we have reached a sad state. This is just bending over backwards for kids and kids should be grateful for what they get.
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