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There were a few reasonable posts which got derailed by the nitwit insisting that the only "haves" were the ones with a 8-figure trust fund.

I don’t know if it is the same person bragging about how their kid has been to 30 countries.

We go away every long weekend and school break. If we wanted to visit 10 different countries per year, we could. That is not what we want to do. We do some some domestic beach trips both driving and flying. I love Arizona and Maine. We will visit nyc, Philadelphia and Boston to visit friends and family. My 7 and 9yo have only been to probably 20 countries, maybe 15. Who really cares? No one is keeping tabs.

Who cares about your very mundane and boring trips to Maine, Philly, Arizona, etc?

If I want to die slowly of boredom, I’ll follow your vacation recommendations. Please enjoy your meals at Cracker Barrel while on your beach vacations in Virginia Beach. You’re so klassy!

My kids have also been to Monaco and Amalfi Coast. Most of their international travel has been to the Caribbean and Mexico. We don’t go to VA Beach.

We live in an affluent area and surrounded by wealth. Several of our neighbors leave their 10,000+ sf homes empty for the majority of the year because they have multiple other homes in other countries. I have only met one neighbor once. They spend most of their time in Europe.

Get off your high horse. You are not the only family who travels. To say that is the norm is obnoxious though. I can at least admit we are rich.

Elementary school children who have traveled to 30+ countries is NOT the norm—that was the entire point of my post (which flew right over your head).

Btw, you’re trying way too hard here. Stay klassy!

Why is visiting 30 countries a big deal? One could take a Caribbean cruise and knock off five, and another 10 in a single visit to Europe. I am sure many kids, and even more parents, have done that. Am I missing something?

My goodness you’re dense! Reading is fundamental—please read at least some of this thread before commenting.

Btw, i[b]f extensive foreign travel for an American child (age 10 and under) is so commonplace, then why don’t you know more children that age who have done so? Btw, the PP’s children have traveled to 5 continents. How old were you when you landed on your 5th continent? I doubt that you were anywhere near 10.[/b]
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Extensive foreign travel before age 10 is wasted for most children.  I wouldn't take young kids to lots of places until they are old enough to understand and appreciate more about where they are going.   [/quote]

Extensive foreign travel at that age is probably wasted on your children, but definitely not mine.

I consider regular international travel to be part of my children’s global education.  Your sheep-like way of thinking is why we don’t often encounter other high SES children who have traveled as extensively.[/quote]

If your kids have been to 30 countries, I’m curious to know how many countries you and your husband have visited, and when you started traveling internationally. Is this something you enjoyed together before the kids, or did you ramp it up for their benefit? I do agree that it probably has more value than a lot of what is taught in the public, and even the private, schools in this country. [/quote]

I appreciate that you seem to be asking out of genuine curiosity, so I’ll answer your questions.  I have traveled to well over 100 countries (my husband is at about half of my total).  We traveled extensively before we had children, and we saw no reason to stop once they were born.  Btw, my children love to travel, and now they even offer their input as to what they want to do and see on our upcoming trips.  I have traveled a lot more than my husband because my father’s job required a few stints abroad.  I was born in the states, but I lived in several foreign countries before returning to the U.S for high school.

I find it sad and ill-informed when people say that international travel is wasted on young children.  We have all been shaped by our childhood experiences, in large and small ways.  Voluntary foreign travel shapes children in positive ways, even if you don’t understand how or why.  My children haven’t just read about historical events and sites, they have experienced these things in person.  Those memories are the foundation of a first class education.[/quote]

All that foreign travel isn’t going to make up for the fact that your kids and their SO’s are going to hate you later for being a judgmental, neurotic twit. [/quote]

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