Another reason: Because Mummy wants some alone time with each kiddo. This is especially common among my friends with multiple kids.
Juggling the daily crazy routines of several kids can exhaust any mum, so it feels extra special to take one kid on a trip and lavish all your attention on him or her.
Jelaine Ang, 44, a mum of four kids ranging from four to 14, has a wonderful plan to take her kids on solo trips before they start primary school, because it is easier to take the kids out of childcare to suit her work schedule.
So far, she has toured America with her eldest son, and South Korea with her second son. Unfortunately, COVID-19 grounded her plans and her third kid, a daughter, has since started primary school.
But Jelaine has Plan B. “I’m encouraging my hubby to take my two youngest girls on his own solo trips with them!”
In fact, that’s just what local blogger Mr Brown has done. He took his son Isaac on their first father-and-son trip to Japan back in 2015 after Isaac completed his PSLE.
Here’s how to go about planning a mum-and-kid trip:
MAKE SURE YOU PLAN FOR YOUR KIDS TOO
After getting my toes wet with several short trips and the nine-day Turkey tour, I felt ready to take Ayden out on my own. He was 11 when we visited Kota Kinabalu in Sabah in December 2019.
The highlight of our itinerary was to take the North Borneo Railway, a lovingly restored steam engine train that is over 120 years old.