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[quote=Anonymous]I have traveled with my now-18-year-old since she was a month old and travel has mostly been fun at all ages. When she was very small it was a lot of work -- so much stuff! -- and over time it got much easier.  (Big milestones included no longer needing to bring a car seat on the airplane, no longer needing a stroller, pulling her own carry-on bag, happily reading by herself on plane trips ....) But that work didn't make it not fun, and I found the fun part really depended on my attitude. When I was happy hanging out at a playground in London, or taking a kid-scaled hike at Mt Rainier, or doing the "family trail" of paintings with animals in a famous museum, traveling was lots of fun. When I pushed to do a longer hike, or wanted to spend more time in an art gallery, or insisted on going to particular historical sites, things could get less fun quickly. So managing my own expectations for a trip was important. It was also important to adjust to traveling with a surly teenager and get them excited about where we were going/what we were doing, but that stage is a ways off for you.

I agree with PPs that another big factor is how well the kid travels and if they enjoy or abhor new experiences -- and luckily my DD is a good traveler -- but I found managing my own expectations was the key to enjoying travel with a small child.  Hang in there![/quote]

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