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Family Vacation Overtime

Posted on April 17, 2020 by Barbara Mascareno

School absenteeism might often be related to students who skip school or don’t care about school. However, parents might not realize that missing school days has to do more with family travel.

Of course, you want to take advantage of those sunny days during Spring Break or long two-week Winter Break. While your kids need to reenergize, you need relaxation from the daily routine as well.

So, you might extend those extra days as vacation time. What most parents don’t realize is that those additional days can turn into unexcused school absences.

Make sure to contact the school ahead of time, plan schoolwork, and avoid unnecessary absences.

Family Vacation or Excused School Absenteeism

Many times you plan those long family vacations without perhaps taking into consideration school absences. Nothing is more disappointing than planning a great family getaway only to find out you can’t go.

That is, you might need to consider school break days and schoolwork. Also, if you have more than one child in school, you probably have to think about each child’s school absenteeism and schoolwork.

Before booking that cruise or family travel, talk with your child’s counselor about your options. If you’re taking a family vacation that will take extra days, then ask about excused school absenteeism.

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

Posted on April 13, 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.

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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.

Life-Changing Ways to Prevent Parental Burnout

Posted on December 18, 2019 by Barbara Mascareno

Parental burnout is sometimes inevitable. You most likely have to take care of the kids, the household, your kids’ schooling, and meal planning. All those mental activities take energy to deal and make decisions about them.

Usually, when you have a family, you need to consider more than taking care of your household. Of course, you might overlook this critical step. You have to take care of yourself so that you can take care of others.

Not every parent has it all figured out. That is why parental burnout often happens more than you can realize.

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