A mother ponders the best COVID-compliant holidays to take with her teenage daughters
, they really just want some level of freedom in the company of friends. Until we let that happen, they’ll settle for us.
The family-travel writer Alyson Long says escaping their comfort zone has done wonders for her two teenage sons, helping them develop a world view independent of what teachers or newspapers tell them. “And I think it’s good for kids to know more than what they’re told,” says Long, who’s behind the World Travel Family blog.
The boys graduated to AirBnbs in Whistler, B.C. and Portland, Ore. One nearly missed Christmas when his car broke down in Kamloops, B.C. “These things happen,” Laroye says. “From a parental point of view, you’re letting go. But you could also argue things can happen when they’re out at the store.” “The hashtag #vanlife has really contributed to this desire to escape to nature,” she says. And though capturing that exhilaration on Instagram or TikTok can be half the fun, “kids I’ve talked to are turning away from social media, getting off their phones. They don’t want to be filming all the time,” Holeman says.
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