 Boarding School!
Steve,
Two words: Boarding School. There are a few American ones that start as early as third grade.
(Kidding ... sort of. Boarding school was one of the best experiences of my life, but I started in ninth grade, not third.)
Why not hire a nanny to travel with you? That way you can be together as a family, but you and Erin are free to get away for dinners and longer side trips without the kids. Many of my friends grew up accompanying their parents around the world and are much better people for it. In contrast, those of us who were raised by nannies at home while our parents were trekking across the globe missed out on both seeing the world and seeing our parents. I'd take the former any day.
Marina |