WHY VACATIONS ARE BENEFICIAL TO CHILD DEVELOPMENT

We look at why a family holiday is so important in shaking offthe past two years of pandemic disruption, refreshing and re-energising before the new school year starts.

The most memorable parts of childhood are often the memories we create having adventures on family vacations. Children will always remember moments like being on a boat ride and seeing playful dolphins popping out of the seas alongside the boat; snorkelling under the water and for the first time ever, discovering a whole new world of colourful corals and marine life; jumping offwater slides or coming out of the front door of your holiday villa directly onto a sandy beach and crystal clear, warm sea right in front of your door. The places you went for meals, discovering new foods and buying local souvenirs that they keep with them through their childhood.

Some of children’s best ever memories come from their best ever family vacations, where the sense of true carefree happiness and togetherness will live forever in their memories. But more than this, studies have shown that a family holiday can be beneficial for the overall development of your child. Here are some ways that a holiday can benefit your children:

WHAT DOES THE SCIENCE SAY ABOUT VACATIONS?

Research has proven that a holiday makes a child happier and smarter.

Helps brain development

Vacations are the best way to nurture a child’s natural desire to learn new things and children are always up for new adventures.

It has been proven that practical experience is a better way of learning new things. In an article that appeared in the UK Telegraph, Dr Margot Sunderland, child psychotherapist said that a family vacation provides the child with a rich learning environment with new experiences in social, physical and sensory interaction.