Staying with relatives, visiting a theme park or resort, taking a road trip or cruise ship—either planned or impromptu, the best family vacations have some key elements in common. Good behavior leads to great memories.
Enjoy Responsibly
The main rule of a family vacation is to make sure you and yours aren’t a nuisance to others. It’s great to be excited to be on vacation with the entire family, but that’s no excuse to forget manners while around others.
If staying with friends or family, this means being respectful of others’ belongings, so no unauthorized “borrowing” of toys, bikes, or other gear. While at theme parks, museums, or other public venues, children need to be polite, saying “please” and “thank you,” and resisting the urge to run or yell. Parents need to require their kids to behave, rather than shrugging it off as “they’re just having fun.”…