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[quote=Anonymous]We know a few families with teens who travel internationally a lot - every spring, summer, winter break. Several long weekends. Cruises to the Galapagos and Alaska, trips to Europe and Asia, etc. etc. But none of the pre-teens/teens seem all that special or interesting. They stare at their phones, barely make eye contact or speak, even basic pleasantries which IMO are the bare minimum that should be drilled into kids. We have a toddler and preschooler so not in the heavy traveling stage yet, though we will be in a few years. And we are fortunate to have enough disposal income to travel abroad frequently, as we did before kids. But I am not sure if we should - would it be better to stay home and teach basic manners instead? I know plenty of people (including pre-teens) who don’t travel much but they are very interesting to talk to. I would rather have my kids be like them.[/quote]
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