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[quote=Anonymous]My 2 cents.  I have almost 7 yo twins.  Traveling with children 0-2 was much easier than traveling with children 2-4 yo.  From 0-2 they will enjoy themselves as long as they have you, the parents.  They can have fun climbing up and down a park bench or running in a field wherever in the world it may be.  You can plan what you, the adults want to do, and bring them along (as long as it is child-tolerent; you aren't going to be bringing your toddler into the Louvre).  However, when they are 2-4, then you need to plan some destinations that are child-oriented, because they have advance enough to appreciate those things that are designed for children and to become bored of things that are not designed for children.  When our kids were under 2, we got to pick our destinations based on where we wanted to go.  When they passed 2, we had to be more careful of our destinations and ensure that we planned some regular kid outings to keep them from getting bored.  The problem with them getting bored was then we'd have out-of-character behavioral issues.  But if we planned regular kid-stops, even short ones, then the behavior stayed manageable.  At 5+, they are easier to handle.  You can plan for events and let them know that "we're going someplace Mommy and Daddy want to see today, but we'll go someplace you'll enjoy tomorrow" and they're more likely to put up with it.

I would try to plan a vacation as soon as possible before your child gets too much older and you have to work harder to entertain them when traveling.  [/quote]

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