REGRETS: TRAVELING WITH KIDS

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We recently went on a Staycation in Minnesota that was a bit of a fail.
Would I do it again? YES!
Did we learn a lot? ALSO YES!
I think it's super important to do these trips with our kids. Yes, it's a lot of work for us and yes, they might not remember. But what they will learn is how to be patient, how to improvise and how to find a great adventure out of a nature walk.
Highly recommend doing this (and learning along the way!)
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00:00 Regrets traveling as a family
00:12 @heyshayla on Instagram
00:49 I want to travel as a family!
01:38 Our Staycation FAIL
02:35 Planning things to look forward to makes me happy
02:54 Shift work makes a quick family trip HARD
03:23 DO not book a studio with kids
04:37 TONS OF MOSQUITOS
05:25 Kids SLEEP on vacation
05:50 Go with the flow is hard with kids
06:58 It's okay if you go home a day early
07:25 Consider your partner
08:03 your children will follow your vibe
08:23 Don't need EPIC things for kids to have fun
09:02 Figure out what YOUR "family travel" thing is
09:58 Your kids don't know everything is going wrong
10:15 What I learned traveling with my family
11:17 DO IT!! TRAVEL WITH YOUR FAMILY!
12:08 I hope this gives you confidence to travel with you family!

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@stephanieruddock1386 Жыл бұрын

I’m a single mom and when my son was about 5 weeks old and my daughter was 2.5, I decided we HAD to get out of the house for the night. On a whim, I rented a hotel room a couple hours away that had a cool pool area indoors and we headed out. My son cried most of the ride there, but when we arrived, it was a blast. There were a lot of things that were tricky like the fact that I had to lay my son on a pile of towels (he was totally happy with it, and we were the only ones in the pool area) so that I could help and play with my daughter in the pool. He also wanted to nurse the entire time we were out to eat, which made managing the 2 year old and feeding myself tricky 🤣 There were tears on all ends, but my daughter is now 5 and she STILL talks about how cool that trip was. So worth it ❤

@abigail9791 Жыл бұрын

This is a great example ! You're so brave !

@stephanieruddock1386 Жыл бұрын

@@abigail9791 Thank you! It was a little scary, but super fun. I would do it again in a heartbeat.

@CJ2023Incognito Жыл бұрын

Montana girl here 🙋‍♀️ We’ve gone camping multiple times with a 3 month old and 2 year old. Things that have worked for me: 1. Bring as many diapers you think you will need, and then some. Also keep one or two reusable diapers on hand for backup. 2. The more the merrier. More hands more help with little ones. I want to relax too, not just do my normal SAHM work in a different location. Bring the whole village. Lol 3. Having pumped milk prepared so others can help with feeds if I wanted to go on a mini adventure, needed a break, or to enjoy a beer. 4. Keep meals simple and easy. My kids gets their veggies most the time. While camping I’ll offer but I’m not going to argue or push it. We are all here to have a good time. 🌭 5. You don’t need a ton of toys. Kids will find things to play with. 6.Sun-hats and a rain coat on standby. I’m sure there is more! But these came to mind first!

@taixribeiro Жыл бұрын

Definitely a room with a door! 😂 I love your perspective on this. My husband and I thought we would be the parents that travel the world with our kids and we realized we don't really like it 😂 maybe when they are older

@ThisFaithfulHome Жыл бұрын

We tried to take our 1 year old camping on two different occasions. Both times we were supposed to stay two nights and both times we left after 1. But i don’t regret trying each time!! It was a wonderful experience both time even though it was chaos!

@Fefirl Жыл бұрын

Same happened with us. Tent camping twice with my 13 month twins at the time,and one night was more then enough

@gracewalton5479 Жыл бұрын

Great job having an adventure even when things aren't perfect! Kids make things crazy all the time, but they also add this wonder and joy that you don't get with just adults. We love doing all the things we used to without kids, hiking, biking, camping, flying, road trips, and we have just adjusted our expectations and enjoy what we can do. We've noticed that the people who start doing those right away with their babies are the ones who keep doing it. The people who say that they are waiting for their kids to be in whatever future stage always find a new future stage when they reach it. Don't let kids change who you are! Sure, you're miserable a lot of the time, lol, but is everything really perfect at home? No! The chaos comes with the territory, don't let it ruin your chances to enjoy the things you love.

@RachaelMorton95 Жыл бұрын

^This! Also thanks for saying that Grace - it's encouraging to this Mama who has tried to keep hiking/biking/roadtripping since baby girl was born. Now just to find some family buddies who don't mind a magical train wreck too. ;)

@essemmbee Жыл бұрын

Love this ❤ the point about “is everything perfect at home?” is such a good point! You’re going to have ups and downs anywhere, might as well be on an adventure during it!

@MarianneMedlin-dz4dz Жыл бұрын

Aaliyah’s reaction to the trip is adorable! It reminds me a lot of how our daughter sees things. My wife & I try to go on frequent short trips & adventures with our daughter Emerson. Things seldom go according to plans, but they always work out great. We recently went on a trip to Holden beach & her favorite part was probably that we had a big bathtub in the corner of our hotel room & she got to play with her Tonka truck in it. She loved the water running on her hands. ❤ Kids are amazing!

@SaraMougeot Жыл бұрын

This video is super helpful. I really appreciate your perspective on traveling with kids. I’m feeling a lot better about traveling with my little guy now. Thanks for reframing the events into a positive light. ❤

@rettathompson1222 Жыл бұрын

We are tent campers, and I knew I wanted to take my 10 month old camping and start building memories this summer. It was suprisingly not as hard as I thought it would be. I know he won't remember it but it gives us good practice traveling with him and I'll have the pictures later! You definitely have to be very go with the flow though, the 4th of July trip we just went on didn't go super smooth, but he enjoyed being in the outdoors especially our hikes!

@emmamele7683 Жыл бұрын

Shayla I love this!! We just took my 2 year old and baby camping for the first time and I kid you not everything went wrong 🤣 booked the wrong day and had to find a whole other campground, it was far too hot so we were literally half naked in our camp site and went and took a cold shower, kids didn’t go to sleep until 3 hours after their bedtime, chocolate for s’mores had turned to liquid, and we left first thing in the morning lolol. But it was MAGICAL and I can’t wait to do it again hahaha

@heyshayla Жыл бұрын

Hahahahah EXACTLY THIS!!!

@nicolevdb6301 Жыл бұрын

Your encouragement is sooo perfectly timed! About to go on a 5 week trip, 6 plane rides and 3 sleeping locations with my 14month old 😁

@amandatyler Жыл бұрын

Your timing is impeccable!! Next month we're taking our first road trip since baby was born and he's a year and a half old 😅 It's going to be hard AND it's going to be great! I'd rather try and figure out how to do challenging things with my son than wait around for things to get easy and watch his childhood pass us by ❤

@catdt8920 Жыл бұрын

Can I suggest picking up some puppy pads? They're great for protecting car seats during diaper changes (emergencies happen). We also used them as emergency bibs. If your kiddo struggles with being carsick, they can be used to protect the seat.

@aliciaanderson3622 Жыл бұрын

My husband and I fell in love traveling too! We did more weekend traveling where we would hike 10 plus miles at a clip. We haven't done anything that long since I got pregnant, but this weekend we finally got back out there. Our baby is 16 months and he actually did really well. We were a little under prepared and there were ups and downs, but you are so right- do the things that you love with your kids and eventually you will learn how to get good at doing them again.

@dana8208 Жыл бұрын

Loved this video! Thank you for the reminder that adventures can be anything that is out of the ordinary and not some big planned event.

@CrystalNeri Жыл бұрын

Thank you for being such an inspiration Shayla!

@bridget6672 Жыл бұрын

This oast September we went on a 2 week camping/road trip with our then 3 year old and 1 year old and there was so much disaster but also one of our favourite vacations to date!

@lanawells9644 Жыл бұрын

This SO happened to me recently. I took my son on an adventure to the river to “fish”. He has a fishing pole that has like a little plastic fish on the end of it that he can cast and reel into the water. Well 1. The fishing pole broke almost immediately. 2. It the blazing hot. Like blazing. And the river water in Arkansas is absolutely frigid so you can’t like get in and swim to cool off. 3. Alllllll of the bugs 4. I was starving 5. We left after 45 minutes.

@CassieDeJarnett 11 ай бұрын

Great video! I’m gearing up for a 10 day trip with my 18 month old without dad to visit some different family and I’ve been minorly stressed! It will also be her first flight so taking these tips for sure!

@jocelyntrishell Жыл бұрын

Love it! Took my 4 month old on a short flight to see family and it went way better than expected. Last week went camping 3 nights and baby is 6 months. It was colder than I thought and so I didn’t get much sleep keeping baby warm, but still had lots of fun!!

@lauramacw5638 Жыл бұрын

this is exactly what I needed to hear before a 3 hour road trip with a 3 month old who hates the car!

@cariiinen Жыл бұрын

Stay calm! Love it

@kristenmicula9337 Жыл бұрын

Shayla, I love your videos!! You always make me laugh!! ❤🤣

@cheesey42dude9 10 ай бұрын

It's so interesting to hear you say Seth, because my husband is also named Seth so part of me is like," wait what did my husband do? Oh wait hehe 😹"

@ameliaduden488 Жыл бұрын

I've taken my daughter camping 3 times and she's 1 year old and we are planing a backpacking trip this month! I love getting out with my kiddo

@sharniejaeschke52 Жыл бұрын

Great timing for this video.. we are about to take our 5yr old and 2 yr old on a months holiday to England from Australia. I'm dreading the 2 8+ hour flights to get there! 😬

@ginapurcell1732 Жыл бұрын

Driving to Glacier National Park for 8 days of hiking in a month with my 13 month old. A little nervous but so excited!!!

@Everycloudgold Жыл бұрын

Omg Shayla! Me and my husband are due to fly to Greece from England later today with our nearly 4 month old for the first time! I’m so nervous about the flight and holiday, also nervous about breastfeeding in another country! You are totally right it will be an experience we can learn from ❤

@karahope8249 Жыл бұрын

This literally sounds exactly like something that would happen to us 😂 love your attitude and can totally totally relate to the winging it while your hubby doesn't feel well!

@jordyndoucet3442 Жыл бұрын

I just got home from our first trip with our 1 year old. 600 miles split in 2 on the way there and drove at night.. it was great. Tried to go straight through on the way home and that was a bad idea. Baby cried and threw up all over himself and there were no open gas stations or vacancies at any hotels for miles. I'd did learn a lot.

@austynmazzola3348 Жыл бұрын

Minnesota mosquitos are NEXT LEVEL!

@MrsYoung-in9ov Жыл бұрын

About to book Disney with an 11 year old and 3 month old… this video was right on time! lol

@MrsYoung-in9ov Жыл бұрын

And a confirmation to splurge for the one bedroom hotel lol

@tslilorlev2509 Жыл бұрын

Thank you whay a gret vidieo. Today i took my 4 years old and 1 year old to the swimming pool for the first time. What ypi say is so rigth. And just to do the dam thing anyway

@liter81 Жыл бұрын

We took our 2.5 mo old camping and it was great. She had a few melt downs on the trails but honestly she slept as well as she does at home. We've got our first flight booked for next month which I'm nervous about for sure. Hopefully we do ok.

@zeew.8137 Жыл бұрын

We went on 2 vacations this year with a 5 year old, one year old, and pregnant 😂 it was awesome our summer vacation was the best vacation I've ever been on

@dessiemason2365 Жыл бұрын

Lmao I am momma from Southern MN.. this story is so relatable Thank you for always sharing your mom advice our baby #2 is going to arrive any day now!

@timberdoodle2 Жыл бұрын

Went on a 10 day camping trip with a 18 month old. It was pretty terrible, but not because of the kid. It rained the whole time and there were 10s of thousanda of spongy moth caterpillars everywhere. Turns out I have an allergic reaction to their spines. 😒 We just got back from a 7 day trip to 3 different cities and 7 fun things. It was a work trip for me. They are 3.5 and 17 mos. My sister came to mom while I was working. My parents, despite raising 2 humans, don't know a thing about toddlers and are not willing to try. They came on the trip and it was fine as well. I cooked dinner for 4 nights in a hotel room kitchenette for 7 after working and doing super fun things with my family. Did i sleep? No! Did my kids have the best trip ever? Yes! We floated in a lazy riger, did rides, fed giraffes and budgies, pet elephants and stingrays, raced cheetas, climbed climbers, swam in hotel pools, hiked trails, saw dinosaur bones, met paleontologists, visited nature centers, hiked, played in fountains, went up in a helium balloon, learned about black resistance in Indiana, and drove a total of 20 hrs with kids mostly content.

@juliedoherty6894 Жыл бұрын

Loved this video!! My girls are 2 and 1. Haven’t been brave enough yet to go overnight with them. Soon we hope. 😂 co sleep so we feel sleep should be ok. Where in Ireland did you visit? We’re in cork, quite near Kerry ❤

@kariatwell3434 Жыл бұрын

We are currently on our first trip with our 6 month old! Had it mostly been amazing? Yes. Did she cry for ten minutes before napping just now? Also yes 😂

@war5561 Жыл бұрын

I have to travel (plane) with my 6m old. Aaand I just broke my ankle. 🫠🫠

@jesseferguson3205 Жыл бұрын

Getaway house❤

@danicajokic2373 Жыл бұрын

About to go on a road-trip with a 3 month old… fingers crossed 😅

@rettathompson1222 Жыл бұрын

We went on a fall color tour when my son was almost 2 months old. The drive took a lot longer than usual because of stops to feed him, but it was 100% worth it! Hope your trip goes well!