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Vacation After the Coronavirus: How Families Can Prepare for Travel After the Pandemic

Posted on April 13, 2020April 11, 2020 by Barbara Mascareno

Now, a couple weeks into the stay at home orders, and you want to dream of summer vacations. After talking with friends, family, and co-workers center around the question, “What will our summer look like?” Will pools open and summer vacations good to go?

Family-friendly companies throughout the travel industry, such as Disney and Classic, predict that domestic travel will be the first to recover. Then, locations such as Mexico and the Caribbean will follow, finally reaching international destinations.

Soon your family will be able to use their airline vouchers, vacation once again, and start making those priceless memories. In preparing for your family’s travel after this pandemic, there are 3 things to do to stay healthy.

Quick Ways to Boost Family Indoor Activities

Posted on April 1, 2020 by Barbara Mascareno

Family indoor activities are not limited to watching television or playing video games. There’s a world to explore.

However, when the weather doesn’t cooperate or you need to stay in, you can create fun and quick indoor family activities. In this way, you build bonds between family members and have fun.

Key Benefits of Outdoor Play

Posted on January 8, 2020 by Barbara Mascareno

The lack of outdoor play for children is increasing in many parts of America. Many children spend more time indoors or with technology.

Rather than exploring nature, children focus on excelling at video games. These drastic changes from outdoor to indoor generated a movement called a nature-deficient disorder or less outdoor playtime.

Author Robert Louv established the term nature-deficient disorder to raise awareness of the importance of outdoor play.