7 Reasons Why Single Parents Should Travel with Their Kids

You’ve heard it: “I guess you won’t be traveling anymore!” My husband and I heard it when people found out we were pregnant. People were completely shocked to learn that I was still planning to travel after he died so tragically on a flight home from a trip. The truth of the matter is, however, that travel is therapeutic. It’s so good for our brains and our souls. Vacations have been shown to improve travelers’ mental and physical health. Why wouldn’t you do something that’s good for you, especially when people keep telling you to “take time for your own well-being” since becoming a single parent? Here are seven excellent reasons to keep traveling–for yourself and your kids–even as a single parent.