Here are words that strike fear into the hearts of parents around the world: "Mom and Dad, I'm going to spend spring break in (fill in the name of a destination that is not your home address) with (fill in the name of your child's peers you kind of know), and we're going to be staying in (fill in the name of a skeevy-sounding hotel or the home of someone's first cousin once removed)."
You've worked to make your child independent, to help him or her develop critical thinking skills, to encourage a spirit of adventure.
What could go wrong?
Oh, maybe something like this, heard by my sister in a frantic phone call from daughter No. 4 on spring break: "Mom, I need money to get (name of best friend) out of jail."
That was a U.S. destination. The complexities multiply if it's a foreign destination. Here are some topics you and your child (and really, any traveler who wants to be well informed) need to consider before taking the trip abroad:
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