035: Summer Vacation

Parent Driven Development Episode 035: Summer Vacations Welcome! 00:35 Summer vacationing as a kid vs. adult The hosts reflect back on their experience of summer vacation as a child vs. what their kids experience now. How much do kids actually remember on these family vacations? Loads and loads of driving!! 06:52 Flying vs. driving The views! You can either see more of the places in between or more of the place you’re going to What does your family value more? Is the classic road trip only nostalgic? 10:20 KWu's travels KWu becomes a foodie in Paris! Winter ski trips KWu thinks it’s a good start to travel domestically before going internationally with her own children 12:06 Involving the kids in travel plans Get the ideas of what the kids are actually interested in to make for a better vacation 14:13 Take the kids anyways Kids may end up being grumpy anyways, so let's take them along regardless 14:50 Older kids remember more Super rewarding as a parent to hear positive feedback from the kids on a successful vacation Playing name that tune on the car ride home - the feeling that may actually last in our kids memories. 17:11 Yearly vacations and sporadic trips Chris plans a yearly beach trip with family as the designated time to get together Annual cousins week Josh’s daughter gets real about wanting to go to new places and experience new things during summer trips JC takes the kids on an annual beach trip but mixes it up with locations 20:13 Let your kids bring friends on vacation Josh finds success having his daughter bring a friend on a weekend getaway Built in play buddies when friends come along 23:01 Sporting events with kids and friends Built in getaways with friends Typically less drama Other parents around to mingle with and relax 23:43 Vacationing with another family Allow the kids to be with kids, and adults to be with adults Share responsibilities of who is caperoning #parentinghack But do the parenting philosophies match up?! 26:50 Different screen time rules Josh’s daughter is a mini Zuckerberg while her comrades are a bit behind A friend to Chris's kids ican't seem to put his phone away during bowling night JC had a TV in the mainroom on a vacation and it became the default daily wind down 29:40 Setting ground rules for phone time before vacations Josh’s daughter follow suit and uses her phone for taking pictures Assigning family time without phones is best to keep everyone on the same page 33:01 Keeping things fresh during family vacation Dice roll for a fresh activities Some of the best memories come from impulsive detours 34:36 Genius / fail moments KWu’s son went out and got eaten by tons of mosquitoes causing so much itching that they eventually bleed Bath time is now a nightmare #fail Chris and his wife volunteer to help out a family friend’s twins! He soon realizes the horror of having multiples Josh’s daughter has been having loads of sleepovers and he’s been sending a bottle of wine for the watchful parents. Definite notion of being invited back #genius JC’s oldest graduated high school, planning for college and is working hard over summer break. #proudparent Follow & Support Please follow us @parentdrivendev on Twitter or email us at [email protected]. Our website is at ParentDrivenDevelopment.com. Support us via Patreon and get access to our our Slack Community. Panel Chris Sexton KWu Josh Puetz JC Avena