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Dec 2023
20m 58s

5 Skills kids learn from traveling

DR. MONA AMIN
About this episode

Traveling with kids can feel overwhelming, but it does provide many benefits to kids and your family. I welcome Preethi Harbuck who is a mom of six, avid traveler, and creator of @localpassportfamily a blog and social media platform to support families as they travel to discuss: 

  • How travel changes our kid’s world for the better 
  • What they learn by travel (both locally and internationally)
  • The one thing not to forget when traveling with kids 

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