Are you flying for the Passover holiday?
5 tips for a successful family trip
Passover vacation is a wonderful thing, vacation abroad - even more, flying after two years of Corona is a dream at all. But every parent knows that sometimes even the best vacations can turn into a disaster. Well, not this time. That way you can enjoy a vacation with the kids
Judith Oliver
08/04/2022
Friday, 08 April 2022, 07:28 Updated: 07:42
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Passover is another moment here, and these days the airport is really filled with cheerful families who are going on a very long-awaited vacation.
A family vacation can be a nurturing and empowering experience for parents and children, but it can also be a daunting challenge.
So that you can enjoy your Passover holiday properly, we have collected 5 tips to help you get exactly what you need from this holiday.
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1. Coordinate with the children expectations
in which the whole family is together, at a predetermined time, and invite the children to think: what they would like to have on vacation, what is important to them, what they are willing to do for it.
Demonstrate a discourse from "my place" - for me it is important, I would like, and not demands from the other such as "Jonathan will not bother me on the trip".
Explain that there is room for everyone's desires, there is no more important or less important, everything fits.
Yes, this is a conversation that can be made with children of all ages.
2. Share with the children the programs
Tell the children where to go, how many days you will stay everywhere, what can be done, where to eat.
Show them on the map, invite them to gather information, come up with ideas for things that can be done.
What games can be taken on the road and what activities can be done while traveling.
When children are involved and take part in planning, they feel meaningful and influential.
Do not expect the perfect, so as not to be disappointed.
Three children on family vacation (Photo: ShutterStock)
3. Maintain realistic expectations
This is the same family, and these are the same children, who just move to another place.
The expectation that the children will not compete with each other, that there will be no disagreements because traveling abroad for a vacation that costs a lot of money, is unrealistic. Adapted expectations will help you be less disappointed with the children and your family.
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4. At the airport and on the flight
, prepare for long waiting times and explain this to the children, this is also part of the experience.
Evaluate with games that can be played with the children, booklets and colors, objects that the children love and that will be used by them while waiting and flying.
Listen to the children, their feelings, if they express concern about the flight, express understanding and empathy, do not dismiss: "Nonsense, it will be fun", and think together with them what can help them.
5. Look at the big picture
Eventually the children will remember the experiences of your "togetherness", this is what they will put in the backpack of their lives and take with them further.
The optimistic part is language you, the parents, have an influence - what sounds you will make throughout this holiday, how much humor and creativity you will use, what the atmosphere will be and what the children will see in you.
That's what's really important.
Yehudit Oliver is a parent counselor at the Adler Institute
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