Beyond the iPads and other must-have gadgets, maybe giving the gift of travel tops it all for our older children. And whether for your own teenagers, or a niece or nephew, I love the idea of giving the gift of travel to a high school or college student. Here’s six valuable learning experiences one writer remembers from his early travels as a teenager.
As parents struggle to find just the right gift for their children this holiday season, let me make a suggestion: I’d give the gift of independence.
In this age of “helicopter parenting” — our unceasing hovering over our children — it’s not always easy to instill in them the joy of independence and its corollary, self-reliance. Do we really want them to leave us behind and embark on some other journey, separate from our care?
Yes.
Read “The Gift of Travel: Priceless” via The Los Angeles Times.
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