A mum has suggested taking one child on holiday and leaving the other at home.
She says that she does this, and then repeats the process with the other child, so that she can get more quality time with each child. The mum adds that it's not about saving money, it's just about giving each child her full attention during a holiday.
The mum is called Julie Cook and she works as a freelance journalist. While she loves a trip away, Julie says that she isn't overly keen on the whole family affair when it comes to holiday as it can make what should be a relaxing experience a whole lot more stressful.
It's not any one person's fault that it can become tricky to keep everyone happy on a family trip, rather that just tends to be the nature of keeping multiple people who want to see and do different things happy. To avoid this Julie opts for a more personalised approach with her little ones, reports the Mirror.
Discussing a time that she visited Venice in 2018 with her 14-year-old son Alex but without daughter Adriana, Julie told the Metro : "I was able to listen to him talking without being interrupted. By the end of our four days I felt like I knew him – properly – all over again."
The parent was inspired by David Beckham, who took daughter Harper to Venice for a bonding trip without any of her brothers or mum. Both children get trips with their mum - last year Julie took Adriana to Paris while leaving Alex at home.
Any parent will know that when it comes to holiday planning, there can be a fair bit of guilt-tripping and admin involved. One mum recently revealed that she was feeling guilt-tripped for wanting a cheap family holiday - and fellow parents were quick to help try and come up with some alternatives to pricier all-inclusive options.
Writing on Mumsnet, the parent explained how she had been looking at booking an October half term holiday for two adults and three kids, aged four, two and four months.
Originally she had looked at holidays in Portugal or Tenerife with all-inclusive, poolside holiday options, but was shocked to find that most holidays came in at about £4.5-£5k.
She admitted that she'd considered taking her young children away during term time, but felt 'guilt tripped' by other parents who disagreed with the choice.
"The four-year-old starts reception in September," she wrote. "I had considered taking her out three to four days, but was been totally mum shamed on another thread at it disrupting her routine, she'll just have started etc, so I am guilt tripped!"
On the thread fellow mums flocked to give their advice and suggest alternatives, with some revealing that they too had since £5k costs for holidays. Some suggestions were opting for self-catering holidays instead of all-inclusive, especially with young kids who may not get full use of the buffet, while others recommended sticking to a staycation for a budget-friendly break.
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