Would you let your toddler travel without you?

It’s say it’s a no for me

My kiddo didn’t stay the night with grandparents at their house till 4. So I wouldn’t have let her travel with them. Not because I don’t trust them, but because she hadn’t stayed away from me overnight at all.

Are they traveling by plane or is it a 5 hour drive?? That would determine if I would let her go?? For me by plane NO way!

I did! I was a single mom and my parents took my son EVERYWHERE! They took him to Oshkosh for a fly-in when he was 2ish (mom took his baby food jars with them so she wouldn’t have to go shopping when they got there). If it wasn’t for him getting to travel with my parents, he wouldn’t have seen the many wonderful things he has.

Nope, never. They want to met her so bad, they can travel. That is a strong no for me. If we can’t travel together, we don’t travel.

It’s up to you. I have let my parents take my daughter for a trip 5 hours away for 3 nights when she was 3.

How comfortable is she with the family she is traveling with? My oldest daughter frequently traveled with my parents and we travel with my grandchildren

Have you lost your mind?

I allowed my daughter from a young age to travel with family.
She is now about to be 7 and still goes on trips without me.
As long as you trust whoever is taking your child, there shouldn’t be any issues.

I let my children go with my parents to my grandparents when they were small. Actually the 4 and 5 year olds stayed for 2 weeks with my grandparents. The experiance was amazing for them. They were on a farm. Chickens, cows, pigs, gardening, orchards, playing in the fresh air and sunshine. And my grandmother was the most loving caring person in the world.

No. But I’m paranoid and don’t even like my son spending one night at my parents house cause I don’t want anything to happen on the car ride or anything lol (they only live 55 minutes away :sweat_smile:).

Me personally, no I would go with

I have let my toddler travel with my parents to visit with elderly family members when I was unable to go.

My folks sent me with the grandparents to the Lake House at Fox Lake every weekend. Best times ever. Outhouses, pumps for water… it was so memorable! Of course, I am ancient.

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NOPE. Absolutely no.

I wouldn’t let my 2 year old go without me . A lot of things can happen specifically at her age .

My youngest daughter is 6 and id never let her travel with anyone, she doesn’t know her dads parents and that’s just the way I like it. :relaxed:

I take my grandsons I’m there grandmother and my kids trust me. My granddaughter was a baby and traveled with me. Went like 12 hrs on the road. My grandson went on a plane with me and he was two. So guess it depends how much u trust who they are with.

I have many times with my mother in law to France and with my husband to Germany. No worries whatsoever.

I honestly wouldn’t think 2 still to young. I couldn’t I would be a mess without my children.

I wouldn’t let
My child travel that far without me at that age or have them meet several people they have never met without me. That’s a lot of stress on a 2 year old not to even mention the other factors.

Is she going with someone she knows well? Like grandma?

I am an anxious mumma so I wouldn’t let them go with us, personally.

I have take my grand kids many times on 2-3 hour trips. But I totally understand how you feel, You need to do what you feel is best.

If you trust the people she will be with it sounds like a great opportunity for her & break for you. Personally I don’t know anyone I would trust my children with. I thought I did once. I allowed her to take my child & she tried taking my child from me permanently. I’ll never trust anyone again. Not even for an hour.

Definitely a hard no.

Other than grandparents who my children are close to…nah

Nope. 2 is too young imo. If you want her to meet her family you should be going with her as well. The world is full of too many sick individuals.

I don’t see the harm. She is traveling with her grandparents. Just before she leaves talk to them about your concerns. Let her know what is going on.

For me it would depend on who it was. Mine stayed with grandparents and certain family members at 2mo old overnight. Depends on your comfort level.

I think it depends on how much you trust the people who want to take her. I would depending on who it was.

Depends where they were traveling to and with who. If it was with my parents then yes. Anyone else in my family it’s a hard no.

Who are they traveling with? Grandma and Grandpa, if they have no obvious issues, yes.

if you trust them then yes… my kids have always stayed with my parents and also have travelled accross the ocean for a couple of weeks.

Nope :-1:t2:. Not without mom and dad.

No. Children that age experience separation anxiety a lot.

I 100% trust my parents in law and I’m super close with them. If they wanted to take our son (he’s 1) out of state, then we wouldn’t hesitate. We have full trust, and he’s so close with them. They’d be the only ones to take him though. We don’t trust anyone else.

There are a lot of factors here for me. Potty trained? Weaned? Who is she going with? Does that person spend A LOT of time with her, know her well, and have experience with a 2 year old? Does that person willingly and easily follow family rules (i.e, gentle parenting, dietary restrictions, screen limits, CAR SEAT SAFETY, etc)? How long will she be gone, if it’s a 5 hour trip? If it’s overnight, does she do well by herself or still need a lot of bedtime care and specifics?
ALL of this would need to align perfectly for a trip that far without me and it’s not happened for either of my kiddos.

My dad and I took my grandson couple states away when he was baby baby. Daughter had no problem, she knows as her mother, I would protect him with my life if needed. Gave her a much needed 3 day break.

If you trust that the person /persons she’s traveling with will provide superb care and will treat her as their very own
It’s ok

I think it depends how much you trust who she will be travelling with, and your relationship with them etc. There are certain family I’d let my kids go with and certain ones I wouldn’t, especially that far away. And my kids are 6 and 7 lol.

NO a 100per cent NO!!!

Yes? If she’s with someone loving and safe I’d let my kids go.

My daughter was about 2, when her aunt started taking her several hours once a year up to vermont (from CT) to go see her great gram. Shes almost 11 now, and has only not gone-1 year since she was 2, and that was because of covid at the time.

kids usually adjust pretty well. If its someone shes already comfortable with, she should be fine. Maybe send a picture of you along with her, and talk on the phone while shes away.

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Depends on who they are traveling with. I take my granddaughter age 2 back and forth from Cali to Phoenix on the regular. I have been doing this since she was 9 months, I am her sitter in Cali but when I want to visit my other 7 grandchildren we pack and go

Patricia Ocasio you make it sound like this toddler will be traveling on a plane all alone. That’s absolutely not the case, and I bet that’s what she’s laughing at. Any adult the toddler is traveling with, such as grandparents or what not, can tend to the toddler. And I don’t see anywhere where it even says they’ll be traveling via airplane.

Definitely not, too young, go visit them!

If it was my mom taking my kids , then yeah probably. But not a chance for anyone else lol

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When my son was 3 he went to Mexico without me or his dad. He went with his grandma (paternal), great aunt, and some cousins. He had an absolute blast. He was able to meet his dads side of the family and spend time at their ranch. He was gone about 3 weeks in the summer. He’s 8 now and still talks about how fun it was.

A minor got stuck in an airport for a week with no phone and they didnt even contact anyone… if your ok with that than go right ahead.

If you trust who she is going to be traveling with yes by all means but if you got a gut feeling that something maybe off trust your gut! You got this momma

Nope. Earliest I would let them travel without me is around 10 depending how mature they are

Who will she be traveling with?? Do you completely trust that person? I let my two travel with their grandparents this past summer. The grandparents drove about 20 hours to come get them, stayed with us a few days, and then drove 20 hours back home with my kids. They stayed about 2 weeks and then brought them back. I was a nervous wreck the ENTIRE time. They were ages 3 and 8.

Absolutely! My daughter was two when she traveled with my in-laws for two weeks across country.

It depends on your relationship with them. I’d let my in laws take my kids to see family 5 hours but I have absolute trust in them and respect for them.

my son was 2 when he went 7hours away with my parents to my old hometown to visit family for a long weekend.

My girls went on trips with my parents and were gone for a week at a time. :woman_shrugging: They were a year old when they started going on the trips . As long as the ppl they’re with are ppl who you can trust to care for your kids there’s no issue in it an also it’s a good way to ward off separation anxiety issues and teaches independence. An the plus is that you get kid free time and one on one time with your partner. I see nothing wrong with it. #momof6 #allgirlmom

If they know your family who is going then absolutely…both my sons traveled often all over the country with my Mom and Dad starting with the oldest going 2,000 miles away when he was 18 months old for a week.

I let my children at that age travel with my parents three and a half four hours away to go camping my parents were very involved in my children’s lives on a regular basis when they were growing up. I didn’t really have to do much pack what they needed to take with them they were already comfortable with their grandparents so it wasn’t a big deal to the kids when they would go. Make sure you pack the favorites toys blanky whatever you think might help and is she traveling with people she’s around and with on a regular basis? Because if she is it’ll probably go just fine but yeah just packed her comfort things favorite toy favorite book favorite PJs whatever to help ease things.

It all depends on who she would be traveling with ? If you trust them and thier judgment in emergency situations then it should be fine .

Absolutely not! If I don’t go they don’t go. I don’t care what family it is. I wouldn’t care if they were dying, no one is worth the safety of my child. Kids shouldn’t even be allowed to travel without parents.

I personally NEVER let my kids out of my sight until they started kindergarten. I never let friends or family have my kids without me except for their grandparents every now and then. I was way protective.

You can’t send a 2 year old off with people she has never been around. That’s crazy. They would just have to wait until I could take her myself.

I didn’t let my daughter spend the night with my mother until she was 5. So I definitely wouldn’t. Also she was still breastfed at 2. People do it, it’s not for me.

No bc she never met them and may be uncomfortable with strangers bc family or not to a toddler they are strangers to her. No Way.either we all go or nobody goes. My kid my rules. Maybe in a few years but Definitely Not a toddler.

My parents took my 11m old daughter overseas for 4 days. I trust them 100%, she loves her grandparents and saw them multiple times a week. However now that I look back I am surprised I let them take her lol but she had a blast, met family she had never before and I knew she would be safe.

Don’t do it. The kid will have no memory of it and is too young to be without mom and dad. If they want to see her they can come to you.

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How can you send your child to a stranger??? You may know the person but your child doesnt??? Imagine how scary that would be. Imagine traveling alone at 2 years old… In a foreign place with foreign people… Not seeing a familiar face when u are scared… I actually cant believe you would be willing to do that… Two years old is seriously way too young!!! And with the world as it is… I certainly wouldn’t let my child out of my sight!!!

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Omar Fathallah :joy::joy::joy::joy::joy::joy::joy:

I have got my niece every year since birth with out mom I say it’s fine

Make sure medical card goes a letter starting youre name and number in case of medical emergency also state it’s okay to treat and you must be notified any er will follow that paper I did it with my niece and my own when they went to wv from ohio with their grandparents

It would be a case of who is taking her! Who would be looking after her is this a person she knows/trusts and who would protect her? Then sure I don’t see an issue it’s no Different to having a weekend away where she would stay with that family member If your child isn’t comfortable with that family member or if you have doubts then no don’t send her! You know in yourself if you are comfortable or not no one else can tell you what’s right for your family!

With my parents or sisters yes

I wouldn’t trust it at that age-the airlines are so disorganized now and there have been times where kids were not escorted as they were supposed to be…

I traveled with family as a young girl, my kids traveled with my family and paternal grands when they were young children.

If you trust them and she is close with whoever she’d be traveling with and already spends time with without you or dad being present, she’ll be fine.

My heart goes out to those that don’t or can’t trust their immediate family to look after their children.

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If it was my mum absolutely I would and did many times when my son was small. If he had to be with another family member other than my sister I’d worry my head off. He never went that far at all without me but I’m a single parent and didn’t trust many with him. If the parents are happy then it’s ok but if there not don’t push the issue because it’s there child and what they say goes regardless of who you are to them.

ABSOLUTELY! One of the best things we ever did for our kids. I also NEVER sent them to their grandparents with a huge mandatory list of do’s and don’ts for my parents and in-laws. Didn’t even cross my mind. They were good parents to my husband and me. We knew they would be great grandparents and they didn’t need us telling them what to do. We were a military family for 25 years. Sent out first son to stay with my parents for 2 months when he was 2. He didn’t want to come home. :joy:Had a blast. My kids spent summers at my parents farm and with my husband’s family. We’d meet halfway to drop off or put them on a plane and send them to Louisiana. The boys had wonderful adventures and truthfully were never homesick. Only wanted us to come get them when they got mad at our parents. :joy: Our children are adults now. They thanked us for NOT being overprotective helicopter parents and said their childhood was amazing. They want their kids to have the same thing. My husband and I live in the house I grew up in on our family farm. My son called me the other day to tell me he wanted my granddaughter to come stay with us by herself like he did. The tradition continues.

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At 2 years old kids are scared and want their parents with them wherever they go. Don’t put the child through this. ! It’s going to be confusing for the child. Not a good thing to do to a defenseless child. Don’t care if they are relatives