Two-year-old child has never been outside the town we live in.

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Anonymous wrote:I do think that traveling is important as is exposing your child to as many things as possible at an early age (before five). You still have time, OP.

Which they then forget, because that is how their brains work.

OP, just pretend you took her places. She'll never know.

The brain synapses are there from travel, PP. Has nothing to do with memory. Travel is great for little kids.

This is BS.
Read to your kid. Sing to them. Bring them outside in all seasons. To performances. Sports. You don't need to go far.

But it would be good to teach her to chill for more than 20 minutes.

"need" has nothing to do with it, PP. Toddlers and young children benefit from travel. No BS about it.

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Toddlers may benefit from travel, but toddlers who don't travel can also be completely fine.

OP, its no big deal. Your kid will be fine. You can accomplish all these big deal developmental things by taking her hiking or camping nearby.

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It is far more important that she just get outside, not outside of your town.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I do think that traveling is important as is exposing your child to as many things as possible at an early age (before five). You still have time, OP.

Which they then forget, because that is how their brains work.

OP, just pretend you took her places. She'll never know.

The brain synapses are there from travel, PP. Has nothing to do with memory. Travel is great for little kids.

+1 as well as emotional pathways. A baby learns he/she is safe in a totally different environment with different sounds, smells, and sights. Promotes self-sufficiency and well-being as well as risk taking.

Like PP wrote, retrievable memory has nothing to do with it. The baby's senses have all been enlivened.

I'm a clinical psychologist and these posts are 100% bullshit.

Take your kid for a hike, to the beach, to a museum, to mommy and me classes, etc. and they will be just fine. They're two years old.
Plenty of people are brilliant without ever having been to Hawaii or Russia or Cuba etc.

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My 3 year old has never been on a plane or out of the country because we've always been either short on money or short on leave or both. I'm not worried at all, he'll appreciate it more when he's older.

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OMG,seriously? My untraveled (at least in our youth) siblings and I are all highly-compensated professionals in stable marrriages despite our neglectful parents who never had the money to take us on any vacations. We attended ivies and are doctors, lawyers, and a CEO. We are happy and thriving. You’re child will be fine.

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Anonymous wrote:OMG,seriously? My untraveled (at least in our youth) siblings and I are all highly-compensated professionals in stable marrriages despite our neglectful parents who never had the money to take us on any vacations. We attended ivies and are doctors, lawyers, and a CEO. We are happy and thriving. You’re child will be fine.

*your child

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We brought our kids to Europe and Asia from when they were infants because our parents and other family members live there, OP.

Otherwise we would have stayed cozily in town, believe me

Don't worry about it, and worry about hyperactivity and appropriate parenting instead.

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Anonymous wrote:OMG,seriously? My untraveled (at least in our youth) siblings and I are all highly-compensated professionals in stable marrriages despite our neglectful parents who never had the money to take us on any vacations. We attended ivies and are doctors, lawyers, and a CEO. We are happy and thriving. You’re child will be fine.

Yes, everyone on DCUM attended the "ivies". I have do clue how the Ivy League universities admitted so many parents who are now addicted to DCUM! It is a miracle we all found each other again on DCUM.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I do think that traveling is important as is exposing your child to as many things as possible at an early age (before five). You still have time, OP.

Which they then forget, because that is how their brains work.

OP, just pretend you took her places. She'll never know.

The brain synapses are there from travel, PP. Has nothing to do with memory. Travel is great for little kids.

+1 as well as emotional pathways. A baby learns he/she is safe in a totally different environment with different sounds, smells, and sights. Promotes self-sufficiency and well-being as well as risk taking.

Like PP wrote, retrievable memory has nothing to do with it. The baby's senses have all been enlivened.

This PP probably uses the line that she is "enlivening her baby's senses" while she drags the kid everywhere b.c she doesn't want to change HER lifestyle.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I do think that traveling is important as is exposing your child to as many things as possible at an early age (before five). You still have time, OP.

Which they then forget, because that is how their brains work.

OP, just pretend you took her places. She'll never know.

The brain synapses are there from travel, PP. Has nothing to do with memory. Travel is great for little kids.

+1 as well as emotional pathways. A baby learns he/she is safe in a totally different environment with different sounds, smells, and sights. Promotes self-sufficiency and well-being as well as risk taking.

Like PP wrote, retrievable memory has nothing to do with it. The baby's senses have all been enlivened.

I'm a clinical psychologist and these posts are 100% bullshit.

Take your kid for a hike, to the beach, to a museum, to mommy and me classes, etc. and they will be just fine. They're two years old.
Plenty of people are brilliant without ever having been to Hawaii or Russia or Cuba etc.

You are a clinical psychologists and you have never heard of the benefits of travel and experiential learning? I am very surprised.

Also it is strange that you, as a psychologist, took the unfounded leap to the converse proof - that because there are brilliant people who never traveled that traveling therefore does nothing to further brilliance.

Very strange leaps for a clinical psychologist, of all people.

The posts are not bullshit as they are not exclusive positions. Yes, travel does benefit young children for the reasons provided. No one ever stated that the lack of travel hurts a child.

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Stop attacking parents who travel, DCUM. It makes you look insecure and weak.

And OP, I don't think you have anything to worry about. DC is a major city that bring travel to you.

Because travel is good for a child it doesn't mean that not traveling is bad for a child. This is where DCUM ALWAYS fails. As a PP pointed out, in raising children and learning, the opposite doesn't always hold true. Learning music, a second language, to dance - all these things are good for a growing brain. However, the lack of these things are not BAD for a growing brain.

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Maybe she hates riding in the car b.c she gets carsick? I can't ride backwards at all and maybe she is the same way if she is Rear facing still?

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Anonymous wrote:Stop attacking parents who travel, DCUM. It makes you look insecure and weak.

And OP, I don't think you have anything to worry about. DC is a major city that bring travel to you.

Because travel is good for a child it doesn't mean that not traveling is bad for a child. This is where DCUM ALWAYS fails. As a PP pointed out, in raising children and learning, the opposite doesn't always hold true. Learning music, a second language, to dance - all these things are good for a growing brain. However, the lack of these things are not BAD for a growing brain.

This is so true.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Stop attacking parents who travel, DCUM. It makes you look insecure and weak.

And OP, I don't think you have anything to worry about. DC is a major city that bring travel to you.

Because travel is good for a child it doesn't mean that not traveling is bad for a child. This is where DCUM ALWAYS fails. As a PP pointed out, in raising children and learning, the opposite doesn't always hold true. Learning music, a second language, to dance - all these things are good for a growing brain. However, the lack of these things are not BAD for a growing brain.

It's the attitude of the traveling parents and the thinking that traveling hundreds or thousands of miles is by far the best ways to introduce young children to different sounds, smells, tastes, faces, activities, etc. If you have the means to bring little kids traveling and the kids enjoy it, that's great.

But with creativity and resourcefulness you can give your TODDLER 99% of a faraway experience close to home, especially in the DC area.