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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]“Permanently improve?”  Trust me, teens can be sulky and obnoxious.

Just plan vacations that meet their developmental needs, abilities and interests; you should be fine.[/quote]

Well this gets to the other issue - when you have other kids and are trying to juggle the developmental needs, abilities and interests of all of them.  Traveling with elementary, middle and high schoolers is like putting together a challenging puzzle and hoping it looks good in the end.[/quote]

I took my four kids on very long road trips (6 weeks to 10 weeks long) with a 9 year age difference between oldest and youngest a number of times.  There was really never any problem with everyone being engaged at museums, national parks (do Junior Ranger, etc.)  But we weren't doing fine dining or shopping.  Lots of living history museums, specialized art museums where we prepared in advance (Getty, etc.), outdoor activities, etc. [/quote]

Oh, and month long trip to Europe ages 9-18 was really fun!  But my kids love history.[/quote]

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