Steve,
I think the limiting belief you need to work on is the idea that you can't take the kids with you. According to your own principles, if you start believing that they travel well and treat them that way, then that will become the reality.
Two years ago I was on a trip with my family (kids were 5 and 3 at the time). We made several stops in various parts of the country, and through poor planning, wound up facing a 10 hour drive on one leg of the trip. The kids had never endured that many hours of driving in one day, but we decided to go for it and threw in a bunch of stops where we would play or explore a small town. The trip was enjoyable, the kids did well and we didn't have a single meltdown. We just decided to do it, made it as fun as possible for everyone, and ended up exceeding our own expectations.
Don't leave the kids out. Bring them with you. Whenever that presents a conflict, try knocking down the other wall first. |