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- 2013, camino frances
2019, camino frances
My wife and I will be doing the Camino with our 2-year old daughter. Does anyone have advice they can share?
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You are talking about the Irish vegetarian family, right? They've taken them down.I was looking for the youtube series from the couple who walked with a baby called Indigo.
But couldn't find them.
Maybe someone else has the link?
So did I as I stood on the side of a path with a six year old stomping her foot and screaming about how unfair it was that I had squeezed the toothpaste onto her toothbrush three hours ago when she had wanted to do it - all with a steady stream of pilgrims walking by!I recall that when I first saw a post from @Kiwi-family about walking the Camino with family, many years ago, I was also very negative. But wow, did I feel a fool later.
I was looking for the youtube series from the couple who walked with a baby called Indigo.
But couldn't find them.
Maybe someone else has the link?
... I am used to babysit my grandchildren (yes yes I know that that is a bit unusual ) but I would not thinki of taking a 2 year old on a long Camino.
I agree that this is not a parenting forum. The need for proper hydration for the child and parents is very necessary and as much as I only drank water while walking I do miss that fresh squeezed orange juice with my Gin, best Screwdrivers ever in Spain, what a treat.I’d be carrying water for a toddler rather than juice, but then my kids didn’t have any sugar apart from whole pieces of fruit and occasionally a thin spread of honey until they were 3 or 4. Even then, it was more about letting them fit in socially at other people’s places rather than from a conviction that sugar would be good for them.
But this is a Camino forum, not a parenting one (which I would avoid!)
So did I as I stood on the side of a path with a six year old stomping her foot and screaming about how unfair it was that I had squeezed the toothpaste onto her toothbrush three hours ago when she had wanted to do it - all with a steady stream of pilgrims walking by!
And a few days later I stood at the top of a hill waiting for Daddy who was taking his turn with the grumpy girl at the bottom of the hill (our strategy is to not force walking but to wait until they are ready to walk without fussing) - by that stage that steady stream of pilgrims knew us and I got an update from each one as they created the hill!
In those moments I wondered if all the naysayers had been right - but at the end of the day, a hissy fit in Spain is more fun than a hissy fit at home! No regrets, but more humility.
I was looking for the youtube series from the couple who walked with a baby called Indigo.
But couldn't find them.
Maybe someone else has the link?
When I go there now, all that is viewable in their Camino playlist is their Camino FAQ. All of the videos from their camino have been marked "private" and are not viewable.It’s under ‘beyourpotential’. That child Indigo has grown so much!