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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Many of you are missing that OP has older kids. Thus they cannot tailor the entire vacation just around the 5 yr old's needs -- they also want their older kids to do things that are ages appropriate for them.

To everyone saying it's terrible to put the 5 yr old in a stroller so they can do a long day of sightseeing, would you be fine with cutting short excursions that were interesting and engaging for a 10 yr old because the 5 yr old is complaining about walking? Earlier in the thread someone suggested just staying near some playgrounds and not sightseeing. So I guess your older elementary kids don't get to take advantage of this rare opportunity to wander around Paris or Rome because you think it's sacrilege to let a 5 yr old spend an hour in a stroller so that you can go walk the check out the Louvre or the Tuileries on your last day in the city.[/quote]

This was exactly our situation....four kids ages 5-12. Our big kids had stuff they wanted to see--and heck, there was stuff I wanted to see. We likely wouldn't make it back to these cities again. The solution: our 5 year old in a stroller. And, just so you can all super judge me, we did hand him a tablet a few times so that I could actually enjoy a museum or a walk.

And, those of you saying why don't you tailor the trip to the 5 year old's needs: If someone came on here and said they did that, you'd probably all say, "Don't cater to a 5-year old or they'll never learn that the world doesn't revolve around them" or some other nonsense.[/quote]

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