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[quote=Anonymous]We lived in Europe from the time our kids were 1, 4, and 7, and traveled a ton with them for 4 years. It wasn't always easy, but it was totally worth it!

The key is to have really low expectations - you can't do more than one scheduled stop/museum/event per day, and you have to build in a lot of time to chill. We would always find a playground or park, try to stay in a hotel with an indoor pool, have lots of ice cream breaks, just so the trip would feel fun for them too.

Also - don't stress about packing; you can buy anything you need (this was a key thing for me to realize).

Kids are more resilient than you think. We were slaves to a schedule for our first, but realized that kids learn to sleep almost anywhere. Our baby learned to nap in his stroller and to this day (he's 7 now) can sleep anywhere.

The worst trips for us have always involved staying at someone else's house for a visit - inevitably my kids get sick/scream all night, and the stress involved with that is much worse.[/quote]

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