full timing with kids

[debsaintb]

I have 3 kids (7, 7 and 9 years old).We are considering full time M/H travel for 6 to 9 months. We would stop where we pleased and home-school the children. It seems like an opportunity to see the USA and Canada (it could be very educational). I can see lots of good and some big questions???
Has anyone ever attemped this?
Deb

 

[Butch]

full timing with kids

Well I haven't and I wouldn't. Being a man, like most men, I doubt I would have the patience for such an undertaking. Now having said that, I do have friends that are doing just that. Rounding out their childrens education and all enjoying their lives. Seems to work for them. Happy motoring, Butch - Nancy Lake, Alaska

 

[debsaintb]

full timing with kids

Butch, thank you for your reply.
Do you friends have any suggestions? Anything important they have learned from their experience?
Any special destinations?
Deb

 

[Lisa]

full timing with kids

We haven't full-timed but have traveled/moved quite often for most of our marriage. We moved all the time and traveled extensively with one child. I will say that my daughter is now 15 and we have settled down so she can attend high school (we did homeschool at times) and have that experience. She asked us for that, saying that we had traveled so much, she just wanted to settle down for awhile and have long-term friends and attend high school and we agreed.

All told though, I believe (and she will grudgingly admit) that she is a better, more mature, more worldly child than most of her peers. She is much more knowledgeable than they when it comes to geography! Every time her class starts speaking about a certain area of the country, most of the time she can say that she's actually been there, done that.

The only drawback was that she was an only child and was lonely often. I think if she had had siblings, it would have made traveling easier in that regard. Either way, it is definately an experience that, in hindsight, was very beneficial for my daughter in many ways. Your children are not all that small (my daughter was about 4 when we started traveling) and I don't believe it should be a horrendous experience for you and can only have a positive affect on shaping the rest of their lives.

 

[Isabel Nicu]

You may connect with the Fulltime Families community website. You can find a lot of RVing families there and get suggestions from them.

 

[Mthomas]

I have 3 kids (7, 7 and 9 years old).We are considering full time M/H travel for 6 to 9 months. We would stop where we pleased and home-school the children. It seems like an opportunity to see the USA and Canada (it could be very educational). I can see lots of good and some big questions???
Has anyone ever attemped this?
Are you an educated teacher? What makes you think you can teach everything a school could do as good or better? Remember, they are our future.

 

[mainzain]

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[ALEXBROOK12]

Traveling full-time with kids honestly sounds like a huge challenge, but also an amazing opportunity for real-world learning. I really appreciated the point about how geography and history become much more meaningful when children experience different places firsthand, rather than just reading about them in books. Keeping a stable routine while still allowing flexibility for exploration is probably the key to making this lifestyle successful long-term.

Even small things like keeping devices, online learning tools, and family entertainment systems running smoothly during travel can make a big difference, too. That’s why understanding overall system performance compatibility becomes surprisingly useful when families rely heavily on laptops, tablets, or mobile setups while on the road. Overall, though, experiences like this can teach independence, adaptability, and practical life skills in a way traditional classrooms often cannot.