- Pro: Baby will get to spend some time with different scenery and people. Whether you’re traveling from the city to the country, or just spending time with far-away family or friends, Baby will enjoy looking at all the new things around them.
- Con: At this age, and during the time of the trip, Baby may not care about much of what they see, and may not remember it later.
- Pro: Baby is more portable than a 12-year-old or a teenager.
- Con: Baby might be lighter, but their stroller and highchair sure aren’t.
- Pro: Baby is fairly easy to please and doesn’t need as much entertainment – the whole world entertains them!
- Con: They will still monopolize a lot of your attention on the trip, since they can’t do much on their own.
- Pro: You’ll get to see some new scenery without having to find a babysitter for Baby first.
- Con: We’ve all been on a flight with a crying toddler. It’s even harder being the parent of a cranky traveler, so prepare to be at the end of quite a few travel tantrums.
- Pro: You’ll do a lot of bonding.
- Con: You’ll also do a lot of planning and work!
At the end of the day, the choice that is right for you really depends on what you want out of the experience. If you’re invested in bringing Baby on a trip and you suspect that you’re up to the task, then it’s totally worth it to start planning one. But if you don’t like the idea of going on a vacation where you’ll end up focusing your attention on Baby more often than you focus your camera, you might want to wait a little bit longer to introduce them to the vacation experience.
Even if Baby does enjoy a trip, they probably won&;t retain much of what’s going on. So if you are set on traveling somewhere with them, make sure you consider your own feelings as well. There’s plenty of time for Disney World in the years to come, so if it’s not exactly the destination of your dreams, don’t force it. Baby will probably have just as much fun on a brewery tour or at a musuem.
