Comments on: Slacker Parent and Travel-Friendly Child — Yes, they go hand in hand. http://www.familyhack.com/2007/07/30/slacker_parent_travel_friendly_child/ Get the most out of your time, money and mobility. Mon, 01 Dec 2008 18:41:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Michael Davis http://www.familyhack.com/2007/07/30/slacker_parent_travel_friendly_child/#comment-1169 Michael Davis Sat, 05 Jul 2008 19:37:53 +0000 http://www.familyhack.com/slacker_parent_travel_friendly_child/#comment-1169 Thanks a lot for your comment Jeana. I love that a school allows this and your idea about letting the kids direct the trips is priceless. I love it and hope you'll share more here on the site. Thanks a lot for your comment Jeana. I love that a school allows this and your idea about letting the kids direct the trips is priceless. I love it and hope you’ll share more here on the site.

]]> By: Jeana http://www.familyhack.com/2007/07/30/slacker_parent_travel_friendly_child/#comment-1168 Jeana Sat, 05 Jul 2008 18:47:57 +0000 http://www.familyhack.com/slacker_parent_travel_friendly_child/#comment-1168 Our kids go to a "progressive" school where they can actually be counted as present if they miss school, as long as they are willing to share their experiences with the class when they return, so missed days are not a big deal for us. We travel when we want, where we want, and have the kids do the bulk of the planning for the itinerary. They find neat places that we would never think of. How many people can say that they played mini golf in cornfield in Illinois? Judging from the non crowd there... not many! Also for lazy women like us... we don't have to spend useless energy finding placed that we think kids will like, and then forcing them to enjoy themselves. They choose most of the places, and are so busy exploring the things they thought were neat in the first place, or know they chose the horrible place we are at and don't have any reason to whine about it not being fun. LOL! I do have to say that I have been shocked at the number of museums, aquariums, and science centers our kids have chosen. Those places have never been a dud, and our dual zoo/ science museum membership makes most reciprocal zoos, centers <strong>***FREE*** or extremely low cost for a family of 9. Our kids go to a “progressive” school where they can actually be counted as present if they miss school, as long as they are willing to share their experiences with the class when they return, so missed days are not a big deal for us. We travel when we want, where we want, and have the kids do the bulk of the planning for the itinerary. They find neat places that we would never think of. How many people can say that they played mini golf in cornfield in Illinois? Judging from the non crowd there… not many! Also for lazy women like us… we don’t have to spend useless energy finding placed that we think kids will like, and then forcing them to enjoy themselves. They choose most of the places, and are so busy exploring the things they thought were neat in the first place, or know they chose the horrible place we are at and don’t have any reason to whine about it not being fun. LOL! I do have to say that I have been shocked at the number of museums, aquariums, and science centers our kids have chosen. Those places have never been a dud, and our dual zoo/ science museum membership makes most reciprocal zoos, centers ***FREE*** or extremely low cost for a family of 9.

]]> By: Weekly Roundup - July 30th - Aug. 5th « Family Hack http://www.familyhack.com/2007/07/30/slacker_parent_travel_friendly_child/#comment-23 Weekly Roundup - July 30th - Aug. 5th « Family Hack Tue, 28 Aug 2007 14:07:59 +0000 http://www.familyhack.com/slacker_parent_travel_friendly_child/#comment-23 [...] Roundup - July 30th - Aug. 5th Published August 5th, 2007 Weekly Roundup Slacker Parent and Travel-Friendly Child — Yes, they go hand in hand. “I used to think I was a complete unorganized miserable failure of a [...] [...] Roundup - July 30th - Aug. 5th Published August 5th, 2007 Weekly Roundup Slacker Parent and Travel-Friendly Child — Yes, they go hand in hand. “I used to think I was a complete unorganized miserable failure of a [...]

]]> By: Adam Kayce : Monk At Work http://www.familyhack.com/2007/07/30/slacker_parent_travel_friendly_child/#comment-10 Adam Kayce : Monk At Work Wed, 01 Aug 2007 20:17:54 +0000 http://www.familyhack.com/slacker_parent_travel_friendly_child/#comment-10 Geez, that's hilarious! I agree completely, by the way... our kids are homeschooled/unschooled, and while it can be a challenge at times, when I weigh it against the multitudes of problems/disgruntled comments I hear from other parents, I smile broadly at our chosen lifestyle. Have fun in San Diego (my old stomping grounds; born and raised there, plus UCSD)! Geez, that’s hilarious!

I agree completely, by the way… our kids are homeschooled/unschooled, and while it can be a challenge at times, when I weigh it against the multitudes of problems/disgruntled comments I hear from other parents, I smile broadly at our chosen lifestyle.

Have fun in San Diego (my old stomping grounds; born and raised there, plus UCSD)!

]]> By: Tab http://www.familyhack.com/2007/07/30/slacker_parent_travel_friendly_child/#comment-8 Tab Wed, 01 Aug 2007 17:36:41 +0000 http://www.familyhack.com/slacker_parent_travel_friendly_child/#comment-8 Brilliant, great outlook. I hope I can be as relaxed and thoughtful. Brilliant, great outlook. I hope I can be as relaxed and thoughtful.

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