Though it presents its own challenges, family travel can be an amazingly enriching experience for you and your children. Traveling with your kids creates memories that will last a lifetime and an enduring love for learning about new places, cultures, and ways of life. Travel is something that will undoubtedly give your kids a different perspective on the world outside of their own life, and it's totally worthwhile. No matter what the sitcoms and slapstick films try to tell you, traveling with your kids can actually be fun!
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Of course, how you travel will be different than before you had kids, and how you travel with your kids at different ages and stages will vary, but there are certain things you can do to make the experience as seamless and pleasant as possible for everyone, no matter your mode of travel, where you go, or how long you're away.
So if you and your family are ready to take on the world together, click through our gallery to see 40 indispensable tips and tricks for traveling with your kids. We've broken everything down by different age groups–from infancy all the way through the teen years–so you can read just what you need now and save the rest for later.