Guest guest Posted February 7, 2010 Report Share Posted February 7, 2010 I love to travel. Where do you live? Both my daughter and husband have panic attacks often though about travel. But we have worked somethings out. We have had luck staying at residence inn hotels. They have a nice kitchen and internet assess. We get one with a separate bedroom to make it more like a home setting. Residence Inn seem to be in pretty good shape. My daughter will freak out in a hotel that is run down in anyway. I have to be careful about the place we stay. We keep to a routine we have breakfast in the hotel or in the room. We go out from 10am - 3pm sightseeing and make sure the travel in the car is short and back to the room for dinner and relaxing. Sometimes I will go to dinner myself in the resturant at the hotel and my husband and daughter will eat in the room. At least I get to get out with them on some level. Any kind of a family resort setting will allow the rest of the family to do things and the child can get back to the room when they feel overwhelmed. Often with us it is my husband that wants to go back to the room first. I also try to pick places that we can go to often in the summer for an overnight to get her use to a place an expand places she will go. I love to go places so I have really worked on this. I also a few years back found a campground that was a trailer campground. These park models are like little houses. I love it. We have a kitchen, bathroom and shower two bedrooms and cable (for them). There are campgrounds like this all over the US. They have organized events for the kids. I have managed to get my daughter to participate more and more. My husband even shows up at some of the events. These activity has worked well for me in the spring, summer and fall. I am not so isolated. People are regulars. We picked a family oriented spot. You don't want one with noisy teens or drinking adults. I can make a campfire at night and get them to break away from there computer or TV to socialize alittle. The campground has a ceramic night. There were some issues with perfectionizing the little figures ..oh boy ....I have had to work on that that it is for fun or else no ceramics. There are so many stories about the campground. I guess I really just love to get out myself and I have experienced all kinds of issues with both of them. I think it is worth it to try to lead a more social life. We have a vacation coming up to. I was going to suggest we travel to Phili but then I thought she would enjoy an overnight closer to home and a local musuem and I would be happy to eat out. And my husband and go home if he wants too. I just want to relax with them not torture them. I hope you have a good time. Pam > > Has anyone out there with an OCD teen gone on a family vacation . I need one BADLY! Any suggestions, tips,pointers, warnings, etc? Need to go the week of 3/27 so all my childrens schools have off the same time. > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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